The Republican American Reporter

Very cold today..15 Degrees F. and expecting
to climb to 23. Some winds with a wind chill
of 7.
The Reporter, Matt O'Rourke, called and asked
if the 1:00pm we scheduled was still a go
for this afternoons interview regarding my Blog.
Confirming I said yes,
and to "come on down".
It seems the unusual interest in my Blog
is because not many people "my age " blog.
Unusual ? My age? What age is that?
I don't think it is unusual at all.
Although when I walk into the bathroom
in the morning, I wonder who the
guy in the medicine chest mirror is..
And what is he doing in my house!
I am as young as you are on any
given part of the day.
I never let the man in the mirror leave
the house with me.
So what is all the fuss about having
a blog?
It appears to be that many people
my age have more important things to
do with their lives than waste it away
finding out about all these
new fangled things called computers.
I was intrigued in 1996 and took advantage
of The Hunterdun High School of
Flemington N.J. offering classes
for Seniors to attend after
3:00 pm every Thursday, instructed
by students, for an introduction to computers
and the Internet.
Two years later I had my own Computer.
In 2006 I noticed a pamphlet in the
Middlebury Library with regard
to an easy way to open a "blog".
I took the pamphlet home and
Shazam.....
I became a Blogger.
It took me 6 months to figure
out what I was going to blog about.
My service in the U.S.Army
was a very important part of
my life and I thought,
why not!
Matt O'Rouke is ringing
my doorbell.
The interview went very well.
I might have run off at the mouth
a little bit but I think it went pretty
good considering how nervous I was.
Mr. O'Rouke led my gently but firmly
through the maze of ideas I had
pre-supposed to be important.
In the end they were extraneous.
Thank you Matt O'Rouke.