I'm refurbishing two blogs that haven't been used in over five years. A lot has happened since those days, children leaving the next, the acquisition of two master's degrees, three published books of poetry, and the unexpected loss of my mother and her second husband.

I'd like to suggest that I'm a different person but that simply is not true. I'm more tempered and occasionally a bit moodier, but otherwise, I'm the same fellow who likes to laugh and have adventures. A Hobbit, perhaps?

In all likelihood, I'll be restructuring the nature of the Nostrabobus blog to reflect my interests in graphology, communication, and enlightenment. General observations meant to spark dialog rather than any sort of life guideline. We make those up for ourselves, I've come to learn. No one can really tell us what to be or behave unless we give them permission to.