To Blog or Not To Blog.....

So, my friend Christine suggested I start blogging.....mostly because my son, Travis (age 5) says a lot of humorous stuff that I tend to post on my Facebook Page.  But I started to think about her request.......I did, after all, at one point want to be an author.  Plus, I already had title of my first book picked out.  So I decided, "Why not?"  The chances of the book every coming to fruition are pretty minimal, and I really should record some "stories" to look back on.  Life is so short....and this could be a fun adventure in recording things, right??

You may be wondering about my title:  Between Oxygen and Glamour.  That WAS going to be the title of my first book.  I came up with it several years ago (ok....about a decade ago) while torturing myself on an eliptical at the gym.  To my right was a woman in FULL makeup.....hair perfect......outfit totally trendy and form-fitting.  I had the feeling that she would have worn high heels had she been allowed.  Of course, her body was perfect, and as I watched her work out I couldn't help but notice that she hadn't even broken a sweat........the integrity of her pristine appearance remained intact.  As I was thinking about what her life must be like, I glanced over to my left.  On a recumbant bike sat an elderly man.......probably in his 70's.  He had an oxygen tank sitting beside him, with tubes leading from the tank to his nostrils.  So I finished my workout pondering this little arrangement........ending up with more questions than answers.  Why do we value the things that we value?  What is really important in our lives......the external appearance of being "together" or the will to never give up improving ourselves?  And....in all of my wonderings.....this is what I came up with:  that I am between Oxygen and Glamour.  Not only that....some days I'm a little closer to one end of that spectrum than the other.....and then back again.  But then again.....I think we all are........if we're honest with ourselves.

So there it is............my first ever blog.  I have a feeling this WILL be a fun endeavor.