Smooth As...

So we’re off to a rousing start.

The launching of “Margery” was as smooth as the skin on a baby’s bottom.

No hitches. No glitches. No internet witches.

Right.

At one point last week, I had a mental image of John Belushi trying to muster the troops for one last bit of deviltry before shutting down the Animal House. “Who’s with me????”  I cry, taking the long-awaited leap of faith.

…asking you to leap with me.

(Knowing we could all end up in a pit together.)

Expecting a roomful of perplexed silence or indifference.

But hoping somebody will get it.

Evidently some didn’t.

I received this text message from a family member:

“New blog!  What what?? Totally over my head.”

 With exquisite maternal forbearance, I reply something to the effect of: “Duuuhhh. Glad we paid for 19 years of education.”

Then I realize that maybe she’s right.

Maybe this whole thing is too obscure; the connection too strained and nebulous.

Another relative laughs, “Who the heck is Margery?” 

“Did you read “Who is Margery?”” I query.

“It was too long.”

I sigh. Loudly.

But before long, I begin to see a few positive comments. Some old friends take the leap to become new friends.

I am encouraged.

The fact that it was almost impossible to get Margery going is most likely affirmation that I’m supposed to do it. I’ve learned to be ornery that way. If there are many obstacles beforehand, there will usually be much fruitfulness afterwards.* (* Spiritual Principle thrown in for free!)

Last week was an awful week to take the leap.

Actually, Margery has been almost ready to go for many weeks. But one thing after another made me procrastinate. Trying to attain some level of perfection. Ironing out the wrinkles.

Hoping the schedule would get less busy so I could concentrate.

I realized that day would never come.

(I will tell you about the day of Margery’s birth next time. I tried to fit it in here, but it’s too long. Don’t want to be accused of being long-winded, do I?  Don’t want to give anyone a reason to quote: “Mama’s talkin’ and she can’t shut up!!”)

Anyway, ready or not, Margery has made her imperfect debut onto the internet. Like her author, she’s still a work in progress. Hopefully over the next months we’ll get the “Coming Soon!” commitments met, figure out font issues, straighten out the kinks. If not, I hope you’ll give her a chance anyway.

If anyone’s still as confused as my some of my family members appear to be, or as technologically challenged as I am, I will try to simplify*:

(*i.e., I will write as if to one of my old friends who may have gotten her first laptop in the last couple of weeks and/or to one of my offspring.)

Okay, so, if you have the time, take the little mousie thing (or make your finger take the arrow) up to the top and click on “Who is Margery?”  Read. Then take the mouse/arrow to “Who Am I?”  Click and read.  Notice any similarities? 

Now read “Why?”

Does that help anybody? I’m not trying to be too high-brow or esoteric. I’ve been advised to “keep it simple.” That is what I hope to do… at least some of the time. To take complex ideas and make them simple and accessible. If I fail to do that on a given day, come back. Even if that’s not what you’re interested in, come back anyway. Tomorrow might be the day we discuss ingrown toenails. Or I give you my prize-winning meatloaf recipe. Or tell you the best cheap makeup. You never know.

Bottom line: if you were blessed in any way by either of the other two blogs, I think (hope) you will be by this as well. Don’t let the historical context scare you off. I promise you won’t get a Medieval History lecture every time you visit. (If ever.) It will be mostly the same kind of autobiographical stuff, but with a wider range. If you hate it one day, come back the next (or in 3 or 4) because it will be something different. I am giving myself permission to branch out.

Yesterday I attempted to organize all of my documents. I discovered 43 unfinished posts from the other two blogs.

Evidently there is still quite a bit to be said.

I thank those of you who are still willing to listen.


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Another note for people like me: Once you click on a page ("Who?" "Why?" etc. ) on the bar on the top, just click again anywhere on the page to get back to the Home Page. (There is no "Home" tab.)