First Blog Post

OK, first things first. Why call my blog 'Late to the Game'? Certainly not that I'm a sports-minded individual (if you know me you'd laugh at the thought). Rather my blog name is inspired by several recent news articles (in Newsweek?  On-line?  I don't recall...) speaking to the general decline in blogging in recent months. Wikipedia.org is seeing a decline in active new entries and in entry updates. Huffingtonpost.com is starting to see a fall-off in new contributors (AKA 'free labor').

So, starting a blog in a 'post-blog' environment makes me a bit 'late to the game', if you will; thus the name. We'll see how I do at this 'new' form of communication and if I keep it up.

Next thing is this: what exactly am I supposed to post on my blog? Some blogs I read are a bit more open with personal information than I'm comfortable sharing. Do I post exciting news about the family? Details on my health and well being? My exploits as I seek employment in an extremely competitive environment or looking back on some of the events and situations of my life that I might find interesting enough to share? Someone much wiser than I once told me when it comes to the little problems in life, there are over a billion Chinese that really couldn't care less. I'll try not to whine. Perhaps I'll post selected little bits of all of the above as I tend to be rather reticent about really opening myself up, especially to strangers.  

Which reminds me, I was sitting in a medical waiting room earlier this morning when a woman plopped herself down in the chair right next to me (forget that there were 10 other empty seats nearby). Immediately I got the sense that I wanted to be called-back for my appointment more quickly than expected. This concern was validated when the woman started to ask questions about what it was I was doing at this particular medical facility -- and then pushed for more information about my very general non-specific answers. SORRY, you didn't get the answer you were looking for because that is MY BUSINESS. Nor did I inquire about her reason for being there. I guess I'm not a very social being.

Anyway. Here it is, my first post to my very own blog. Hope there is not a major lag between posts, just in case there is anyone out there that actually reads this. Right now it feels as if I'm writing to a cricket chirping somewhere in the quiet distance.