Long Overdue

Anyone that bothers following my ramblings on Facebook could agree that, for me, a blog has been long overdue.  I've heard people complain that I post status updates far too often.  I've heard my comments are an eyeful at times.  I've also gotten positive feedback from my points of view from time to time.  I've always loved to write, consistently have some string of thoughts worth sharing bouncing around in my brain, and have always been better at getting my point across with the written word versus flapping my gums.  Last, I've been quite successful at bringing people together with the written word, running a business effectively and efficiently with good written communication skills, and simply connecting with people by exchanging thoughts that flow from my finger tips.  Do I command the English language as well as some out there?  Nah.  My vocabulary is mediocre in my opinion but there is always opportunity to change that.  I do feel that my sentence structure and grammar far supersedes that of the masses and this frustrates me.  Society has fallen into a terrible rut of terse written communication.  The Internet in general, the social network landscape evolving from it, and the casual written word culture stemming from email and mobile communications is strangling healthy debates, educational opinions that open our eyes to other viewpoints, and simply the power and influence the written word can have.  However, this subject, in itself, is a whole other blog post.

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Hi, I'm Jeff.  This is my blog.  I will share things on my mind here.