Start somewhere. Anywhere.

I set up the blog account last week and have since been awaiting inspiration for a poignant first post. It may escape the untrained eye, so I will let you all in on the secret: the poignancy has not revealed itself. Or maybe it has and my untrained eye I missed it. In any event, the longer I wait to get started, the farther I'll fall behind... Same ol' story.

I never understood why people blogged. I just didn't get it. There are probably oodles of reasons. But, now that I'm starting my own, perhaps I have an inkling of at least one reason.  

I reckon if I can keep a regular account of what I'm up to, and put it out there for anyone and everyone on the worldwide thingamajig to see, then maybe I'll feel a little extra bit of responsibility for keeping up with what I'm up to. Every little bit helps.

If you're the curious type, then you're probably wondering "What's this guy up to that he wants our help keeping up with?'

So, what's this guy up to?

The short answer is that I'm finally heading to Nashville to try and pitch some songs. 

The long answer is a lot longer. And perhaps one that I'll really just be discovering for myself along with you.

And, with that in mind, calling this blog post "the beginning" is a teeny bit misleading. So I'll likely be following up with some flashback/retrospective posts as well as regular to-do and what's-done lists, etc.

When it's all said and done (supposin' it ever is), it'll be a nice little journal for me to look back on when I'm writing my first Grammy acceptance speech.  

Now some of you are probably thinking "Pfft. This guy's pretty full of himself." To you I ask: what would be the point of aiming to not write a Grammy acceptance speech? I think we've all got that one covered.

So it begins...