Thursday, May 22, 2008

What A Difference A Year Makes

It has been nearly a year since I have tapped out a blog post. Since then, radical changes have been made to my life, and I feel that I can finally get back into the groove of posting my thoughts about and impressions of the world around me. After spending nearly five years blogging about politics, the last year has been strange. I checked out of the scene altogether, barely reading the news at all, and focused my attention more on getting my life back together after the previous year, one that would beg for any semblance of sanity.

In this last year, I have written dozens of songs, worked on my novel, battled a debilitating illness, and enrolled in nursing school. Today, my head is more clear than it has ever been, so it seems prudent to get back into the swing of things, and do something that I love...write. My previous blogging endeavor was strictly politics, but my interests and my life engulf much more than that, so this blog will be more well rounded. However, given the season that we are in nationally and the mess we are in locally, it wouldn't be prudent to ignore my political obsession.

So, look forward to posts about Kansas City, its politics and its nightlife; the nation and its direction; going back to school when you are the oldest person in the classroom; the life of a music junkie; and random writings from poems and songs to short stories and essays.

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