Actually, I don't really think I want to add to the great morass of people who are so anxious to 'share' their lives with the 'public.'

I might come up with some nice pictures, or even bring a 'story' to tell, but just having a blog to voice my smartassery seems like a big waste of my, and perhaps other people's, time.  Besides, there are millions of other people who are interested in expressing their opinions about real or imagined facts.  I don't need to clutter up the 'meta'verse.

This present feeling of reticence may pass, and I may sooner or later by an urge to share, but for now, maybe a sentence or two on FB will have to suffice.

Feel free to argue me out of this stance.



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