First Posts and Introductions

So what is this place?

Both a simple and complex question, I think.  To answer it, I think I should talk a little bit about myself first.  I'm a 30-something guy; that means that elsewhere online I sometimes swear, I watch sports, I occasionally play games where things die, I feel strongly about treating people with equal respect (even if, and perhaps especially because, not everyone can have equal opportunity or ability), I'm strongly loyal to friends and family, and sometimes all of that means I'll say something stupid or get into a pointless argument.  But none of that is what is going to go on here.  I say it all just to say this: I'm no saint.  I like telling stories, though, and quite often, they're in the form of children's fables.

Where do I come up with them?  Most of the time, the stories I intend to write here come from stories I tell orally to my wife, my niece and nephew (my wife's cousin's kids; to my knowledge my sister has not had any secret children she is hiding from anyone who knows her who may be reading this), or my cousins.  Someday, I'm sure I'll do the same with my kids.  Which is a big part of why this blog is here.  I tend to forget these stories within a week or two.  I make them up on the spur of the moment, incorporating the things I've experienced or talked about during the day.  Because there's so little planning for them in my mind, they tend to flow out easily and then wash away.  But I'd like to keep them.  And I'd like to share them.  So I created this blog to serve as a storage and sharing space of sorts.

I have no real sense of how often I'll write here.  I'd like to do so once a week, but my stress levels and how much I'm working can change that quickly.  So I'll say that I'll write as often as I can.