I’ve been thinking about The First Post for a while now. I wanted something grand and imaginative that explained why I felt the need to send my thoughts off into the interwebs. Along the way I came up with plenty of ideas for posts, but nothing I thought was ‘enough’ for The First Post. General observations, eating new foods, top ten lists. None of these ideas made the cut.

Last night I got pretty frustrated with myself, so I thought about why I’m actually doing this. A few weeks ago I went down to the Mall and sat on a bench enjoying a fresh funnel cake while watching families fly kites. It was a beautiful day, I was very happy, and I wanted to share it. I posted it on Facebook, but realized I had more to say. And that’s about the time the idea of this blog came along. Adding to that the awesome excuse to try new things and revisit past favs (‘I really need to eat this giant turkey leg and a drink ale from a pewter mug while watching people walk around in Renaissance costumes. FOR THE BLOG.’) and here we are.

Of course life isn’t always sunny days with cute kids flying penguin kites and puffs of wind covering you in powdered sugar, but often something cool happens when you reach a little outside what you know. Maybe something small, but still. So in the end The First Post hopefully reflects what I want for this space. Nothing fancy or cerebral or following a specific path. Just a journal of sorts, a place to share what I think about what I see. And now I think there’s a cheeseburger in my near future. For the blog, of course.