It is late afternoon here and it is dreary outside. It is the kind of day that you just want to cuddle up with a good book and a cup of hot tea. Now that I have finally sat down to post something my mind has gone blank. I had so many thoughts I wanted to put down and now they seem to have disappeared. They were really important thoughts - probably would have changed the entire world. Maybe they will return another day. In the mean time I will do the best I can.

I want to thank Eva for being my first follower and I must warn you it may be a bumpy ride. I have definite opinions and it seems that I think all the time - never take a coffee break.

However, I am OK with that because it seems there are too many people that never have a unique thought of their own. There is nothing more exciting than the free exchange of ideas and opinions between people that actually use that brain that the good Lord gave us.

I do want to say that my heart goes out to the family and loved ones of the people who passed away this past year that were not honored during the Oscars. If it was a time issue I think most people would have been willing to give up some of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin's time to honor these people. They entertained us and were a part of our lives and I think they earned that honor.

It is unusual for me to be able to work at the computer and not have one of my two rescue cats up here helping me - they like to sit on the keyboard and watch the screen. It would be wonderful if they could actually type their thoughts. I know they have them. You can tell the level of intelligence when you look into the eyes. They amaze me at times because they know how to get me to do what they want. Like I said I serve at their pleasure. But that is OK the joy I get from them is totally worth making sure they are happy. I was always a dog lover but when I lost my last little bundle of job I decided to stick with cats - you don't need to walk them. My one concession to getting older.

I feel my blog will get better. There are so many things that I want to put out there. It will take me a little time because I am such a private person. The anonymity will in time allow me to get things out that I have kept inside for a very long time and perhaps those things will actually help someone else.