300

300 blog postings.

That’s a pretty amazing number of posts I’ve written since late 2012, and the funny thing is that when I started, I honestly did not expect AD&AD to encompass so much of our lives or touch so many people with our stories and adventures. For me, I also found it as a therapy of sorts to write (hey, I was an English major at Henderson; what did you expect from me?) via the Dad Chronicles during the past eighteen months or when I needed to clearly articulate positions on political, social, racial, economical, or spiritual matters any other time.

Apparently my intention of keeping this strictly a technical writer’s forum has evolved into using this voice in a litany of other ways. I still do that line of work periodically – it’s just that here in central Arkansas, the roles are far and few in between and the pay doesn’t always reflect all of the preparation that comes from asking the right questions, comprehending updated software, and the original instructions are not always concisely explained. I still periodically make changes to the manual for my current role as it transforms from a mere clerk’s guideline to something more involving for the next person – or my future replacement. There is something to be said of acknowledging a day which I would no longer be physically able to perform nightly and leaving a legacy for the next person to follow.

Duplicity is a hallmark of a man’s successes or failures. What are we leaving behind, and does our work continue or end upon exiting stage left?

I’ll share ten of my favorite posts – most of you have read them, and there are a few that were spot-on classics:

·        Conquerors

·        The Moment Dude Became Dad

·        Crucial Conflict Management

·        Finding a Haz-Mat Suit for the Toxic Employee

·        Black Skin, Blue Water:  What is the Problem?

·        The Third Monday in January

·        Dad’s Stress Reliever

·        Red, White, Black, and Blue

·        Finally Grown the F**k Up

·        Why I Wear Purple

I stand behind every letter written in this complex collection of words from 2012 to this date – even if some posts are more controversial than others. I still cannot believe I have written 300 posts and fortunately, I have seen my own evolution as a writer over the course of many years from those academic papers to some random doodles at work and even the inclusion of more God-focused content. I know I am not perfect, but all I want to do is write a captivating story that lives on and passes the test of time as relevant.

God bless, I’m out.