My First Time...

…he mused out loud to no one in particular while finishing the last drag on his cigarette.
“First time for what…?” asked the voice behind him.
Startled, he whirled, dropping the still smoldering cigarette to the ground to find… Nothing… No one… The street was empty… Only a few leaves blowing along in the gutter.
Squinting, his breath showing in the cold night air, he peered more closely down the street. Was something there?
“Um, excuse me, I don’t mean to be rude, but first time for what…?”
Again, the voice right behind him, once more making his heart leap as he spun to see… Nothing…

Well, duh!!! I mean, come on... When the voice talking to you is inside of your own head, what would you expect to see???

Have you ever had cause to contemplate all of the “first times” that have occurred in your life? I mean, you can be a few minutes old and already have an impressive count of “first times.”

But as one grows older, the number continues to rise… And eventually, one is hard pressed to really remember the plethora of events that qualify for being counted in the “first time” category…

The first time...

…I realized if I make a mess in my diaper it’s yucky!
…I took my first steps.
…I said my first words.
…I went to school.
…I rode a bike.
…I fell in love.
…I had my heart broke.
…I made it with the really cute girl from band.
…I found out I was going to be a parent.
…I drove a car.
...I left home.
...I got my first job.
...I lost a parent.

And the list could go on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and... Ok... You get the picture.

But this very day, November 3, 2005 is my first time I have ever posted in my very own blog! Come to think of it, it is also the very first time I have ever posted in ANY blog. That isn't to say I haven't read a few from time to time, and I've thought about posting before, but for some reason I just simply never did get around to it. Just like I have resisted the urge for quite some to actually have my own blog. But now... It's too late... I have past yet another "first time" milestone... Sniff...

So... What will I do now with my little blog? Engage in titillating conversation with anyone and everyone? Perhaps... Dazzle the masses with my charming, and witty discourse? Rectify the problems of the other denizens of this electronic forum? Perchance, could I even dare to enlighten the world with my profound comprehension of and Answer To Life, the Universe, and Everything!?!?!? Could I STOP having these delusions of grandeur...????

No... I think for the most part I will simply share some of my thoughts from time to time, and look forward to a different perspective from others than that which I am accustom.

Greetings to you all...