So..My blogging journey begins

A few weeks ago I was smitten by the notion that it might be fun to have a blog.  I solicited suggestions from several friends as to what title I should give my blog, and they pitched in their ideas with thoughtful interest.  I had only the vaguest of clues of what direction I wanted to go with the project. What I failed to factor in was the actual mechanics of the thing. My grand plans came to a sputtering halt.  What on earth did I want to talk about?  And how on earth do I start?  I am not an "expert" at anything, really.  I have written a few book reviews, but don't want to devote all my time to that sort of thing.  Same with films.  I don't live anywhere interesting like a farm or New York or in some exotic locale like a tropical island.  I live in a modest suburban house in a rather pedestrian Southern town. I haven't traveled in years. I have no exciting career.  I don't have any dreams of learning to cook like Julia Child, and I don't have the next Great American Novel in the works.  I love my dogs, but my training of them is strictly by the seat of my pants, and while rescuing dogs is of great interest to me, about all I can contribute to the cause is cash.  Doesn't sound very promising does it?  But, I've seen a lot and experienced a lot...and I've thought about all of it.  I have plenty of opinions, passions and humor.  Perhaps that will be reason enough to have a blog.

I finally came to the conclusion that I should simply jump in.  Start typing and see what comes out.  As they say...any journey begins with a single step!  Here goes!