Here We Go

Inspired by viewing Julie and Julia last night, I finally decided to take the plunge and start my own blog. No, this won't be about cooking Julia's butter-laden and delicious dishes and it's not that I think anyone will ever read it, but perhaps this regular musing and writing will keep my mind sharp. Not that it is dull yet - I can still think fast and grasp concepts quicker than the average person my age. It's just the recall that is slower. Can't answer the questions on Wheel as fast as I used to.
When we were kids in Maine in the summers, we played all kinds of quick-recall games as well as Risk. Man, my recall was fast then. And I could dominate the world of Risk's colorful little cubes as well as the next kid. But now I have concerns for my mental acuity so maybe my blog will inspire me to write almost every day in order to keep my mind agile.
Why "For Pete's Sake"? Because I tried a lot of titles, all of which were taken and I said to myself, "For heaven's sake, when will I find a title?" But I am not religious so do not want to give a false impression. Pete is good. I even know a Pete who will probably play no part in the blog at all, but that's not a problem. What is a problem is getting the font to stay in Trebuchet - guess I'll have to go to help soon.
So this is it for today, a cold day for southwest Ohio as I sit here in my spousal-equivalent's blue Snuggie that I gave him for Christmas because he is always cold. Right now he has on a thermal undershirt, flannel shirt, another grey sweatshirt type thing and a big red fleece jacket as well as warm socks and jeans. Only his hands are cold so I commandeered the Snuggie. I usually make it a point not to buy merchandise that is advertised by cheesy commercials, but this was for him, not for me, so I rationalized my way into buying it. And...it was on sale.