Welcome to the new home of Grumpy Old Farts. I decided to move because I wanted a little more flexibility in what I was able to do with the Blog. Not to mention the great new look. That was one thing that I didn’t like about Blogger…they really didn’t offer up much in the way of templates and looks for the blogs on their site. Everyone wants to have a look that goes along with the theme of their blog.
I also have been experiencing a desire to find a way to put this blog out there and gain a bigger readership. I know that there are a lot of people out there in the world that can relate to a lot of the subjects that are covered here. I also believe that there are a lot of subjects out there that are waiting to be discussed. I am hoping that those that are loyal followers will begin to start throwing some comments and ideas out there for discussion. It can be difficult sometimes to come up with subjects and ideas that people can relate to. Whether they agree or disagree with it.
At times, it can be a real challenge to come up with fresh, interesting ideas that are actually worth writing about. Let alone worth reading and commenting on. Also, on my mind as of late, is the thought of bringing the blog to a lighter, more positive side of writing. I want to bring out the more positive aspect of being 40 plus. Instead of dealing with all of the things that are wrong with being on the plus side of fifty myself…I would like to try and bring out some of the things that I am finding to be good. Aside from the body beginning to give me some grief, there are a lot of wonderful aspects of life that are coming to light. Had I been able to hit on these things twenty years ago…I would have been a lot happier a lot sooner.
So please, feel free to comment, lend suggestions, perhaps drop a link to a video, or another blog that you found interesting. Throw out a mention about something that happened or, has happened to you or someone that you know, or maybe an aspect of your life that you are having difficulty understanding. You never know…someone else may have already been through it and could help.
I would really love to see GOF take off and be a place that people drop by to find a chuckle or a smile, maybe find a solution to helping them understand something that they are going through, or just someplace to go and read and realize that they aren’t alone in their journey through the latter years in their life. We are all walking different paths, but life tends to place a lot of common ground under our feet that we all have to deal with in our own ways. Who knows, maybe we could find a common thread to bring understanding to and to shed some light on things that we go through as we search for our purpose in this place that we call life.
You will find my email address in my profile. Should you happen to come across something that you think we all might enjoy, feel free to send it to me. In the mean time, I will be searching, thinking, taking photos and videos, and writing. All in an effort to bring those that visit an interesting, sometime humorous, and at the very least, an honest view of life after 40.
Nuff said!
