how it always begins

I've tried to start this blog at least three times in as many as plus a few years.

I decided to start it how I start so many of my finally-open-hearted adventures.

Here's a quote from Mr. Tom Waits:

"Advice for the Class of 2000

Run away and join the circus.
Get a tattoo, hop a train.
Plant a garden and save the seeds.
Get married, have kids, wear a hat.
Get good with a bullwhip.
Don't lie, don't cheat, don't steal.
Everyone must put beans on the table. 
Be devoted to the unification of the diverse aspects of yourself.
Remember, most of what is essential is invisible to the eye.
The quality of time you spend with someone far outweighs the quantity.
And there's a lot you can do with a wah-wah pedal and a bullet mike."
-Tom Waits, Rolling Stone Millennium Special [RS 830/831], December 30, 1999

If anyone knows me, there's a lot up there that you know I wouldn't do, or you know that *I* think I wouldn't do it.

And I'm sick of it.

I've been sick of it for a while. Being careful gets you a quiet little house in the suburbs. And I've decided to throw all caution to the wind, make my own magic, go on an adventure, pack my bags, face my fears, step outside with an open heart and head out to the wind blue yonder and try to get that little house in the suburbs.