First Entry: Life Lessons

I'm starting this blog primarily as a way to keep track of slipping memories, and also link them to occurrences in my present. Secondary to this goal is to practice my writing, and make sure my skills (truly, if any) aren't forgotten. Another reason for this might be to share memories and thoughts with relatives or future generations, however, I do not expect this. Only now in my early thirties (can we pretend late twenties?) am I interested in stories of the past and of the lives of my relatives. I can only hope it's not too late to obtain some of that information. But my plan on collecting tales is not for here. This is where I shall plant my own histories, childhood memories, and anything connecting here and now to then and there. Through this, I hope to learn something about myself, the people I come from, and live a better life through lessons learned.