The Blogosphere Expands By One

I have given the world what it needs most in these trying times: a new blog!

Yes, another exercise in self-indulgence whereby the author inflicts upon his audience (as if there were one) his musings on the everyday travails of his personal life.

This one might not be so bad though, because buried deep in the soil of self-indulgence is a root of gold.

I'm participating in Go Vertical Chicago 2008 in November at Chicago's Sears Tower, a stair climbing event sponsored by the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. Before I do the stair climb though, I need to get in stair climb shape. I am currently in couch sitting shape.

Training Days will be the journal I keep as I go from fat to fit. Hopefully the tragic comedy elements of a man who has trouble running a half mile in under 30 minutes will entertain you. But entertaining or not, cut loose with some cash and sponsor my climb, if you haven't already, or even if you have. Who knows, maybe you won the lotto since you last donated, and you have a lot of spare cash you want to toss at a sweaty guy crawling up some stairs. Whatever, if you want to make a pledge toward my climb, go to my personal web page (every climber in Go Vertical has one set up by the foundation for them) and give what you can. If you prefer, you can make a donation directly to the foundation on their website.