The difficult first post

Having enjoyed my first taste of blogging last year when I went partying in Tuscany (IDxx) and shamed by the better efforts of friends, here's the start of my own online ramblings.

My initial intentions: For the benefit of friends, many of whom seem to be moving farther and farther away, and my increasingly Internet-enabled family, I'll be offering a digest of my travels and significant events. And for my own amusement I'll probably record some of the more useful things I come across as I wander along the journey of life.