Blog Focus: It's my Birthday and I'll Blog if I want to

Imagine Weird Al singing "It's my birthday and I'll blog if I want to" in a falsetto to the tune of "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to" . . . .

Yes, it's my birthday, and today I'm blogging briefly on what I don't blog on.

Blogs need to be somewhat focused. Yes, bloggers can and do blog on whatever they feel like, as they should, but some overall theme or focus is usually desirable. I'm assuming my millions of readers (I'm exaggerating, do I really need to point that out?) are much more interested in what I have to say than interested in me. Now if I were a celebrity, say Mick Jagger or Madonna, that might not be true(for my younger readers, Mick Jagger is The Godfather of Soul or the lead singer of The Rolling Stones or something similar. Soul is a type of music and food, and The Rolling Stones are a really really old rock band. History lesson over!).

Most blogger's readers are the same. My thoughts, opinions, & analyses are far more interesting than me as a person, especially to people who don't know me personally.

There are many things I'm passionate about that I don't blog much or at all on, and many of these topics could be a blog of their own. How many people are interested in all of the things I'm passionate about and will ramble on about below?

Fishing: Especially saltwater flyfishing. Preferred species, striped bass (New England) and bonefish (tropical). I've traveled all over the world to flyfish, including months in New Zealand and on Marthas vineyard, the Florida Keys and Christmas Island a lot, Australia, The Bahamas, Central America, etc.

Wine: Love the stuff. Wine (real wine, not the pasteurized, processed, mass-produced stuff which is more similar to Coca Cola or Twinkies than traditional wine) is a living breathing thing that grows and evolves in the bottle as it ages. Amazing how the same grape can taste totally different from different regions. 10 year old French chardonnay can be too young, while 10 year old California chardonnay is usually over the hill. Drinking wine from my mother's birthyear with her is interested and fun. I'm a wine nerd - yes, anything can be made technical, even liking/drinking wine.
Besides, it tastes great and goes damn well with food! The cheap white stuff last night was awesome.

Music: Live music. Anything else is dead. Oh, I like The Dead quite a bit too. One year I think I saw 200 live shows, maybe 25% of those were The Dead.

Ham Radio: I've got many miles or wires and cable, and quite a few towers on my property. The engineering perspective, from the standpoint of performance and reliability, is fascinating. The operating skill required to compete at the top levels takes years to develop if not a lifetime. Yes, ham radio can be competitive. I've got a few winning plaques on the wall, but the top operators can usually blow me away.

Family: My family life is pretty much private. I've got a 2 and 5 year old, trying to adopt a 1 year old from Russia, and the prerequisite wife. Happy to share details, but not ALL the details. My daughter is very happy she pooped in the toilet today! Unlike some silly bloggers, I'm not going to blog on and on about details like this. My son just informed me his poop was bigger. Does anyone really want to read details like this all the time?

I'm obsessing over biking now too. I went 66 miles yesterday, then went for a long walk on the beach. I'm 44 years old, 5' 10", and weigh about 240 lbs. I'm trying to prove it's possible to be fit AND fat simultaneously!

It's my Birthday and I'll blog if I want to, blog if I want to, blog if I want to . . .

Did I mention I like to cook?