The Beginning

I have tried this before, multiple times actually. It's always gone the same way. Step one, get into a 'writing mood.' (Whatever that is) Step two, get real excited about it. Step two and a half, think that people will want to hear what you have to say. Step three, write your first blog. Step four, promptly run out of ideas and never write in it again. When that process is taken you have a high likelihood of running out of steam, which is what I did, again, multiple times. This time will be different(I will discuss that theme later) to you I say. I know that none of you have ever read anything I have written, mainly because I have kept it all to myself. This time will be different, not because I am a different person, but because I have matured and grown. Basically, I have gone through a lot more shit than that nineteen year old boy who thought he knew everything. Fear, lonliness, anger, jubilation, disappointment, love, all these things and more are things that have been highlighted by my journey.

This blog is named 'The Grassroots Fool' because I am homegrown and I created my own brand of foolishness. There are no pranks, no hysterical comedy, only mistakes, high points and low points. Mistakes that have turned out ok, mistakes that have turned out horribly and threatened to ruin me. The only question is, 'what have I learned?' Ok, that may not be the only question but that is probably one of the main ones.

Disclaimer time! I don't expect people to think that I have it all together, because, well...I don't. Shocker, I know! There is nothing new under the sun and old teacher once said, but I do feel as if I have a unique perspective on some of those things. There will never be a time when one looks around and says 'I've seen it all." I only hope that when my time comes I can say, 'That's all I need to see.' There are always new experiences to be had, places to see, computers to buy because the one I am on now is crap, and people to meet. I hope you come and meet all those things head on with me.

The Grassroots Fool is about one guy who has gotten it wrong more than gotten it right. It is about being able to grow through those things and about being able to transfer lessons on to those who hopefully won't laugh to hard at me. Knocks and bruises about, so much so that the weak not need to follow. I cannot wait to share all of this with you. It will be fun and it will hurt, but we can endure. Lets go trudge through the muck so we can come out spotless.