The proverbial first post

Well, I haven't much to say. This is a simple little experiment in creating an online forum so that the many members of the Calejesan related folk can stay connected. Being located out in Connecticut is a bit like Pluto. And I'm horrible at staying in touch via email with the family. Occasionally, a spate of emails on a random topic will have me on it, and it's fun to watch the banter as people respond to eachother's thoughts or news.

But email's such a difficult way to keep track of the thoughts: 1) you have to designate the recipients' email addresses, 2) it's confusing to track all the replies and replies to the replies, 3) it's a pain in the neck to keep an archive of all familial emails.

Hopefully a blog should help address some of those shortcomings. In the next few days, I plan to experiment a little with this. I'd like to figure out the various ways of receiving notifications about new posts, easier ways to post, how to upload pictures, etc., but posting is pretty straightforward -- you just need an account which I can help you out with.

My dream for this is that it becomes a sort of online scrapbook of the collective thoughts, news, and musings of the family. Some may leave postings every day, others only when something they deem newsworthy comes up. Others may lurk and just read what folks are posting and maybe snipe a few comments in once and a while. No rules.

Give me a ring if you want a tutorial.