LIFE IS A CHESSBOARD

Why a journal/blog?  I'll be explaining that, and other things, as this journal scrolls onward over time.

As my sidebar indicates, I'm an early 50's, single (never been married), female. In the past several years I have very cleverly maneauvered across the chess board of life to find myself far, geographically, from every one of my family members and friends.  Actually, I haven't done all the moving myself; some of the other players have taken their turns on the board...two states over, one state down. Some, sadly, have been removed completely by the Big Hand.

Anyway, the result is a big, "Wha!"  As Talking Heads put it so well, How did I get here? I don't know.  The 'here' is quite a place, partly designed by yours truely, and partly fashioned by The Cruel World.

SO, I'm taking out my travel notes, compass, faltering lamp, and roughly drawn map to, perhaps, take another step onward and to describe past legs of this long journey. It is a Message in a Bottle launched into the currents of the seas of cyberspace. A little leap of faith and hope. A chance to mix it up a little in life's lottery.

Anyway, it's launched!