Far from home... Close to home...

I've decided that I want to consolidate my online services and it just was easier to move from my livejournal account to blogger considering the number of Google services I already use (email, pictures, groups, documents... wow, Google owns everything of mine :-p).

In light of my move to California, I've named this blog "Far from home... Close to home..." to reflect the great distance that separates me from many of those I care about while also covering topics that are near and dear to my heart. I've always wanted to use my blog to cover more than just my life and post articles and video clips that I enjoy. I don't think I'll have much important to talk about but you're all more than welcome to criticize my opinions. I want to be able to say that my ideas are backed by discussion and reasoning rather than just my gut (apologies to a certain Mr. Colbert).