First Blog w/ Substance

Note to self, create blog.
Oh wait that's what a blog is, in some context.
This is my first blog and I've been fumbling through how to go about it .....
- What is the ultimate purpose? A diary; a networking forum; is there a hope that maybe others can relate and therefore take something away from it.
- What should be in it, or more importantly what should NOT be in it? Do I stay focused on the athletic related parts of my life; is it appropriate to include my political/religious views; my wife and extended family and friends may/will view this so do I ensure not to offend any of them.
- How much will I commit to it? Daily; weekly; only when I have time; only if there's some major event or thought in my head; what happens if I fall into some long-term depression and drop it all together, or if I'm offended or hurt by someone's comments.

So, as typical w/ my process, I read many a blogs, looked up the definition, read about the history and made mental notes along the way; all in an effort to get organized, and focus in on how I would create a blog. When reading others, I compulsively wanted to comment as I related to their fears and struggles or when motivated by their triumphs. But then it came up, how would my comment be signed? I wanted an identity. A specific, unique label that, if desired, others could respond back to me. And if I was going to do that, then I wanted to put some part of me out there, so that others could have a sense of my background, my goals, and from what perspective my comments come from. Well there in lies the conundrum. How much do I expose. I imagine we all have skeletons in the closet or have things in our past that we regret and would rather not re-live or carry around. This probably wouldn't be a problem for most, but see I'm the type that wears my heart on my sleeve. Bree, my wife, laughs when she catches me tearing up when all the Real World roommates are saying goodbye. I could totally see myself going too deep or too far off subject and end up using this as some means to resolve a childhood trauma or get fired from my job after revealing some stupid crap I did as a teenager. So, after all the mental gymnastics, my only answer is to, as in my desire for racing, just go for it, cautiously, educated and aware that I will mess up but just by doing, I will succeed.

That is my first blog! Feels a little goofy talking/typing to myself but hey, there's worse things to do.

Next, I'll answer my initial questions and put on the table, my background and my goals.