What is this thing?

I have had this blog sitting empty here for quite some time because I haven't quite figured out what to do with it. I considered posting articles concerning RPGs and boardgames my family and I play, the MMA I watch, or about my eight year-old soon recently diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.

After some consideration, I decided to write about all of the above and more. I hope to post about whatever is on my mind and in my thoughts.

I have never kept a journal of any kind before so this will be very new to me. Hopefully I can stick with it. My (all consuming) interests seem to change by the day. (I am an air sign, you know.) I know most blogs do not make past the first dozen or so entries, but the act of getting my thoughts out in some form may help me focus on things I want to accomplish and care about.

Following is a summary of a few of the topics on which I would like to post:

Roleplaying

I have been playing RPGs since grade-school. My first RPG game was at a (very) small Christian school with the Principle as DM. (I know...crazy!) We played Dungeons & Dragons in the classroom during lunch, at least until the whole "D&D is satan-worshipping" thing put a stop to it.

Since then I have played tons of different systems and games. My wife (whom I will call T) and I have started playing D&D with our son (named B). He loves it. His favorite thing to do now if "hunt kobolds."

One of my goals is to go through every (ok...some, if we must be realistic) RPG on the bookshelf and, if not play it, at least post my thoughts on it after a good read through.

Mixed Martial Arts

I am crazy for MMA! I am wild about the UFC and WEC and I enjoyed the recent debut of primetime MMA on CBS. There are many great sites covering MMA, probably best among them is MMAjunkie.com. I get all my MMA news from this site and, if you love MMA, I encourage you to check it out.

Other Stuff

Alright, I've been at this thing for too long and I really should go veg in front of the television. (See, it is starting already. My attention span is already waning.) Other topics I hope to post on:

Boardgames
Movies
Books (novels and comics)
General Life Stuff

See you all later.