Why am I here? To be honest, I’m not sure. About 20 years ago I had a blog that I sometimes still think of fondly… so I’m back. I really have no idea what (if anything) this digital corner will be but I’m excited about the idea of writing and thinking “out loud”.

I’ve spent the past hour or so simply getting this site. In the span of 20 years, a lot of blog names have been taken. Put your damn shoes on was like my 58th best idea but it might work out perfectly. It is a nod to a woman who passed away recently, who I admired greatly. It isn’t exaggeration to say she changed the trajectory of my life so I guess the least I can do is give her a shout out via the name of my anonymous blog. But “put your damn shoes on” was her catchphrase so to speak. She was a marathon runner and so when she really didn’t feel like getting out there and getting in her runs, she’d tell herself, “put your damn shoes on”. At some point I think she dropped the damn which I was personally disappointed by. If anything, I would have hoped for her to escalate it to “put your fucking shoes on” but alas. Either way, it is about taking the first step, doing the very first thing you have to do before anything else can unfold. So. It is probably an ok name for this thing – the first post, the first ramble, the first step towards something I’ve kind of, sort of, maybe have been wanting to do for awhile.

I know the internet has largely left blogs behind – or at least that is what the kids these days tell me. That suits me just fine. Here is to hoping I get around to second post…