My First Post

Hey everyone! Being that this is the first post, I wanted it to be special. I wanted it to be clever, well-written, humorous, and just be fun to read. But the more I thought about it, I realized that I really have no clue what to write about. You should always try to make a great first impression but I'm already feeling the pressure before I've even written a single word. So being the OCD person that I am, I googled "first blog post tips" and I got back several hits which pretty much recommended answering the same 4 questions so here goes...

Who are you?

Well, I consider myself a pretty normal guy trying to live the classic American dream. I'm married to the most beautiful and loving wife and we're anxiously expecting our first child in May. We also have two wonderful cats as part of the family. I'm a Christian and it's still a work in progress living in this world of ours. I consider myself to be pretty level-headed but I also have strong opinions on many things. I have many interests so I enjoy learning a little bit about everything anything nothing, which can sometimes come off a bit as "know-it-all-ism"...but I'm working on that. I love sports and am a huge Patriots, Celtics, and Red Sox fan (and in that order). I'd like to think that I have a pretty good sense of humor but my wife may tell you otherwise whenever I tell a "Dad" joke. I'm also probably the most OCD person in the world but I just like things to be organized and consistent.

Why are you blogging?

I've always enjoyed expressing myself and I've had websites in the past. But updating them was tedious work and not very rewarding. I don't want to start some sort of web portal where I share links of interest. There are a million other sites that do that. But the Internet is sometimes a pretty boring place. I'm one of those people who enjoys obsessively religiously reading my friends' statuses on Facebook or reading their blogs just to see what they're up to. Is it a little weird? Yeah, probably. So part of starting this blog is to share my thoughts and feelings to anyone who might want to read them. Maybe I can make someone's day just a little bit less boring.

Also, sometimes when I go back and read some of the old things I've written, I ask myself, "Is this who I am? Is this how I want to be remembered?" I sure hope not. I'm not always proud of everything I've ever said or done in my life. I sure wouldn't want to expose my kids to that kind of stuff. But Romans 3:23 says that, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God[.]" No one is perfect and it's a new year. The days where I was Thoticus, Daryl Wojchikowski, and of course Trinhbo are long gone. Here's my chance to help redefine who I am. Maybe one day when I look back at these posts many years from now, I'll get to see a servant living for the Lord, a husband selflessly loving his wife, a father respected and loved by his kids, and a person that his friends adore.

What will you be blogging about?

I think this blog will contain a little of everything that's on my mind. Sports, TV, movies, music, religion, politics, life...anything. I'll try to share as much as I can without getting into too many specifics because of the creepy people out there privacy concerns. Hopefully you'll get to celebrate in life's triumphs and laugh at wallow with me in those failures. No matter where this journey takes us, hopefully it'll be a fun ride.

How I can leave feedback?

You can always leave comments to the blog posts. Feedback is always welcome so feel free to comment on things that I've written about. And if you even disagree with me, that's even better...but you'll be wrong. :)