Choosing a Title

My friend Addae and my daughter Gail were actually the ones to suggest I do a blog. When I told them I was considering doing it they wanted to know what I would name it. Among the considerations for a blog the title is an important one. I imagine that like a book it can intrigue the would be reader and should give some glimpse into the contents.  I started to toss around ideas for this blog and I  began to write a few down .The next day with a short list of five or so I started to ask my co-workers  what they liked  thinking  I would  get some sort of consensus. I didn’t ….it seemed that among the people I showed my short list; each preferred a different one.  As I talked and exchanged ideas more possibilities grew and my list got longer. I showed more people; still nothing in common. Everyone actually liked a different one.

That evening I emailed the list that had grown to twenty to Addae and Gail. And you probably know; no repeat choices. They each picked two totally different ones.  Without anything definite I knew now that I would at least need a working title. I decided on” Why Not: A Blog”. It can be read different ways and even references the line from John Kennedy;”Some see things the way they are and ask why. Others see thing s the way they could be and ask; why not. I like that idea . It speaks to the element of limitless possibilities.

I going to include the list of titles that I came up with.  One might appeal to you, have a certain ring or have some subtle meaning for you. Let me know what you think. If I can get the elusive consensus I might change my title even now. It’s still very early in the blog’s history.

        Blog Title’s

1.       For All We know and Don’t Know

2.       The Things We Know…Even  More We Don’t

3.       A Long Story/Short

4.       Versions of a Long/Short Story

5.       What’s The possibility

6.       Take a look…

7.       Let Me Know What You Think

8.       Oh Yeah!!!

9.       The Eternal Now

10.   Something like That

11.   Replies Welcome

12.   What’s The latest

13.   It’s about the Journey

14.   Something Read

15.   When Black and White is Red

16.   What About a Blog

17.   Why Not: A Blog

18.   Hey Bert!!!

19.   Let’s Listen

20.   As Yet Untitled

A Long/Story Short: (Intro)

Freedom   of speech; what a marvelous thing. We use it more often and to greater advantage than any other freedom. I love it and am certain that most of the people I know cherish it at least as much as I do. What other than that is a blog? To blog is to be free.

I work as an electrical test tech by day for a government and private sector supplier. It is global in nature and many employees are originally from other countries. Let’s just say the conversations are vast and varied. We cover many things and leave little out of our discussions. It’s a pretty good place to work if you’re looking for good and sometimes hot conversations. Yes; the work is interesting too.

My other work and true calling is the creation and pursuit of art. I’m involved with painting, sculpture, animation and more. The art world is amazing and opens up to whole other levels of discussion. The interesting thing is that my two worlds do overlap and if you follow these blogs you’ll see.

This is a beginning. An opportunity to engage in new things as well as old. Even old things are new if we haven’t experienced them. We are certain to end up in places yet to be imagined. I hope this will be interesting, funny, thoughtful and unpredictable but never, never a bore.