Inaguration Day … 7/25/08

My name is Ben and I am a science teacher. This means several things. For starters, I am a self admitted dork and love it. You might even say that I revel in it. There are few things in this world that give me as much joy as knowing and understanding the obscure and complicated. Secondly, I work 8 months of the year. This leaves a large amount of time to devote to aspirations and interests outside of my professional pursuits. My wife and I own an older home in Lakewood, Ohio that demands a certain amount of my free-time. (I hope to write about that extensively here.) I home-brew beer and love to cook. I am committed to sustainable agriculture, eating whole, healthy, and natural foods, and leadings as carbon neutral a life style as possible. I love trying new things, be it culinary, athletic, or artistic.  Being in Ohio, a recently red state, I want to share my experiences with our local culture and flare that transcends this red reputation.  That said, let’s begin.

My hope with this blog is the following:

1. Put a digital record of the interesting and current things in my life on “paper.”

2. Seek and find like minded people to share ideas and musings with.

3. Learn as much as possible, about as much as possible for the greatest resource there is, other people.

I must also give thanks to both Abbie and Rose for inspiring my new blogging effort.  Thanks guys.