Hello to you all.

 Hi,

      This is my first attempt at a blog and is a personal venue to respond to all of what I see daily every time I open social media or take in the news from any source.  There seems to be a great deal of negativity out there and a serious intent to lay blame on someone or something for everything.  Naturally, there are a number of issues out there that seemingly make no sense and are so far-fetched that they seem to almost be jokes.  This has been a growing trend for years now and the increased popularity of social media as a platform for the everyday person to voice their "opinions" and "thoughts" seems to have made this a pandemic in its own right.  I'd like to address any number of topics as they come to me and am setting this up to do just that.  What you won't find, finger-pointing and spins of the wheel for the "blame-game."  These are just thoughts and I welcome other views and feedback that can avoid the personal drama that infests Facebook and Twitter every time I look.  Here's hoping that this is working out the way I want and that I can really start posting soon.

R-