I have been thinking about all sorts of ways to get back to revamping this website and the reasons for doing it always outweighed the reasons for not doing it. But it wasn't until I saw my friend Michael Billig out on the streets of our neighborhood that I finally started to formulate a plan.
Or, as they say, “get my shit together.”
Michael is one of those guys who makes gets you excited after 30 seconds of talking to him. His enthusiasm and energy are really infectious and since he wanted to see more content on this website, well hell, that’s a good enough reason for me.
So, I'm going to relaunch this.
There is a plan in the works. Sort of. I mean, who really has a plan. We just have ideas and if the ideas piece themselves together after a while, then maybe we can call it a plan. But in the interim, the “idea” is to make this a bit of a multimedia extravaganza. Let’s go ahead and call it an explosion. As I continue with this, the idea is for all sorts of different types of posts. A podcast is in the works. There will be essays, reporting, interviews and things like that. So, stay tuned. It’s all going to come together.
I’ll admit that I’m a little rusty at this. I’ve been out in the netherworld for a little while, far away from proper civilization in places called York, Harrisburg, Lancaster. Believe it or not, they have running water and internet access out in those places. There is lots of space for proper social distancing, too, so for those of us who like to go out and wander around, this fact bodes well.
As we get into this relaunch and I start to shake off some of the rust, there likely won’t be too much warning. I’m just going to keep it low-key like that. Since I have the time and I’m not going anywhere for awhile, I think I’ll just try to shake off the cobwebs and loosen up my brain a little bit.
That’s the plan, anyway.
I hope I come up with some interesting stuff to make it worth it for everyone out there. Or, perhaps, maybe I just hope I can make myself feel good. Hey, let’s not kid ourselves – this is self-aggrandizing as hell. Just look at the name of the site, for pete’s sake!
Anyway, thanks for the indulgence and thanks for checking in. I’m going to be coming at you really soon.
xoxoxxoxox,
jrf