Trying this again...

It's been a long time since I've done any significant writing at all, but the timing just feels right to start blogging again. While Facebook is a great tool for keeping in touch with friends and family, I've quickly learned that saying too much about how I REALLY feel on there just gets me in trouble. I think sometimes people forget that they still have a choice about whose posts they read on there. There will be no such self-censoring here - more than anything, I need a place to vent, to share and to walk away without feeling judged for having strong opinions.

With that said, rest assured, not everything I post will be controversial. On the contrary, I am certain that the VAST majority will be about my two favorite subjects: my family and my knitting (not to mention the knitting I do FOR my family). Tame stuff, no doubt. Still, better to get the disclaimer out at the very beginning lest anyone be caught off-guard when I start ranting about the evils of circumcision or the fact that I actually think Michele Bachmann is just competing with Sarah Palin to see if she can out-stupid her. You have been warned.