The Purpose of Records

My latest half was in distress last night because she finally confessed that she was seeing me to a friend of hers. The friend then proceeded to lecture her on how awful I was and all the evidence was placed on my blog. This friend of hers proceeded to describe me as mentally and emotionally damaged and mentioned to her that I have a "History."

I don't deny the charge of having a history. I think those who know me well enough know that I have no right to claim that I have lived a life that is acceptable to the mainstream and for the record, I don't exactly fit terribly well into the fringes either. I have made certain choices in life, some of which were pretty awful, others which turned out to be better than expected. I'm not proud of everything I've done. I've fallen short on some of the ideals that I set out for myself. But then again, I've had moments of pure bliss.

What I have for a life is recorded in this blog and the world is welcome to read what I've written. I can guarentee that my thoughts will please everyone. As two of my most loyal readers have told me, "I don't always agree with what you say," and that's the way things should be.

I'm also welcome to criticism and often wish that there would be more debate. Cyberspace is an open forum and allot of the content in forums is for the most part - shit. However, as long as it does not become harassment, I think we should always be welcome for all criticism and comments. I chose to put my life in the public domain and so I have to accept the reactions of those who read me.

For those of you on multiply and don't mind being part of multiply, you are always welcome to post your comments. For those of you who don't wish to join multiply but feel that I've moved you into responding, you are welcome to post your comments at http://burningli.blogspot.com or even on facebook.

I look forward to more disagreements and agreements to the life and thoughts that I've held.