Virginal Blogging

Today is my third day of unemployment. (Weekends don't count, right?) After chalking the first two days up as unpaid vacation, I've decided to make the most of my downtime and start a blog. (Note the disturbing implications of my belief that this is "making the most" of something) I can't say I'm fully comfortable about this whole process. Perhaps it's the potential recruiting of an audience that makes me feel wierd. "So, you like the internet, huh? Well how do you feel about the musings of the unemployed? Intrigued, you say, well have I got the blogspot for you." I guess I'm just like any first time blogger- feeling bashful and unsure of what I'm doing here. At least the name of my blog is fairly cool. I've always fancied my own last name, however, I fear that the hyphenated last name is a short-sighted concept. Kudos to my mom Kathy who decided that she wanted to promote equality between the sexes and not give up her maiden name Cole when she married my dad Tom Kelly* The hyphenated name is great for me, my sister Emily Cole-Kelly and my mom Kathy Cole-Kelly. But as far as the future is concerned what am I to do? If I am to embrace the egalitarian attitude that my parents promoted I'd be forced to rear a child with at least four names-five if I want to give him/her the middle name that I never had: Chad. So I guess I just have to enjoy what I've got and find a wife who isn't all progressive like my mom was. Well I don't want to bore all none of you guys, so I guess I'll call this a post. I'm out like the vast majority of light bulbs in my apartment have been for over 6 months. Peace

* not the former manager of the Minnesota Twins, though I firmly believe my dad also would have led the Twins to World Series victories in both 1987 and 1991