Less Than a Month to Go

     As I was returning keys to my Uncle Tim, he asked if I was going to keep a blog while in Dubai.  I suppose he asked because I kept one in Korea.  It was also a way for him to extend the invite to keep a relationship through the digital medium.  Despite the well-found arguments and observations of negative impacts on personal relationships, communication, and general civility caused by the digital boom, I have found that a blog is an excellent way for me to catalog and reminisce about past adventures and happenings in my life. Sentimentality aside, I hope that a few of my friends and family might find it pleasant to peruse on occasion.
     This first entry will be relatively short but important.  Important in the fact that I plan to establish rules for myself in regards to the blog: 1) I promise myself that I will post weekly starting when I arrive in Dubai, August 16th.  2) I promise to have at least one picture for each post and hopefully many more.  I will start with my smart phone but am hoping to upgrade to a camera for the primary reason that I will be more inclined to practice and enjoy photography.  3) I promise to use this blog as a classroom tool, if only to show that adults continue in the writing and discovery process.
     Enough promises and structure!  I truly hope that you will find this blog informative, entertaining, as a means to continue my relationship with you, or at least as a welcome escape from common drudgery and ennui that clouds our lives.
     And as always, I'll miss you 'Murica