My friend Corinne has inspired me to resuscitate my blog. Sadly, I find myself in a similar situation to last summer - working a job that requires little in the way of thinking, or even doing. I developed an instantaneous addiction to constantchatter.com last Friday. I will try to nip that one in the bud and constrain my chatter to this blog.

Goals for the summer include: checking out MassMoCA, finding a good swimming hole, reading a lot of sociological theory, exercising semi-regularly, and forcing others to cook-out with me. So far, I have made little to no progress on any of these things. However, I can report that I am much happier this year than I was last year at this time. Can it be enough for life to improve incrementally, invisibly, internally, rather than in a mad rush of external accomplishment?

I have 2 favorite blogs: A Traveler in the World of Work by roaster boy, an old friend of my father's, and Muddy-Footed Hill Troll by hilltroll, a dear friend of mine from CA. Check them out!