here we go...

I have been considered blogging for...oh...several months.  Why?  Because all day long thousands of thoughts, ideas, questions, comments, and opinions roll around in my head, and I feel compelled to put them somewhere.  Sometimes I put them on my husband, who patiently listens most of the time.  Sometimes I put them on the pages of my journal, but that could be problematic when, after my death, the journals are found and scandal ensues.  Sometimes I put them on my fabulous girlfriends, who listen intently, get enraged with me at just the right moments, and then sweep in with comfort and affirmation.  (Girlfriends are brownies to my soul.  Not chicken soup--especially not chicken soup from a can.)  But ulimately, after spewing forth these words onto aforementioned husband, journal, and girlfriends, I am still left with approximately 7, 853 words a day (rough guesstimate) that have nowhere to go.  Hence, a blog.

Wow.  I feel relieved already just getting these words out.

So, off I go!  (That's sounds British, doesn't it?  I love those Brits, their emphasis on tea, and their period dramas.  I do not care for their teeth, however.)

What can one expect from my blog?  I shall tell you immediately.  One can expect many adjectives, for those I love.  One can expect food, for the prepation and consumption of food is one of my life's chief joys.  (That love was passed to me from my precious late father, who consumed food in the manner of Bill Murray's character from "What About Bob?")  One can expect talk of my swarthy Italian husband, my exhuberant little daughter, and my charming & naughty cat.  One can expect talk of movies, artsy things, and celebrities.  Because, you know, the Oscars are my Superbowl.  One can expect analytical, psychological talk, because I have a couple of degrees on that stuff,  it's what I do for a living, and I find the human psyche endlessly fascinating.  One can expect opinions on many exhilerating topics, because, well, I have opinions on most stuff.  Sometimes they are scandalous.  (Well, like twice in my life I have posted scandalous opinions on Facebook.)  So those are the main topics.

I vow that my blog will include no discussion of sports (except for how bewildering they are), cleaning (because I don't really do that.  Scott Ticen does.), politics (because I just don't wannoo.) or...well that's it.  All else is fair game.

Eeek!  I am uber excited to spew forth the weighty words that swirl around homeless in my head all day!  Onward!