It was sunny all week long. Monday to Friday was absolutely wonderful around these parts. Sure, the evenings and overnight were a little crispy, but you gotta expect a little chill in the air this time of year in Atlantic Canada.

But now it’s Saturday. And it’s raining. Some low pressure system is hanging around and will likely dump a couple of inches of rain on us today and overnight. Then, tropical storm Kyle is going to pay us a visit tomorrow and as it passes through it will be leaving behind another 4 inches of rain accompanied by bales of gales.

So… it’s a lazy day. My darling wife is napping on the couch and I’m clicking around my computer. I decided to change the picture on her profile (right) as mentioned in a previous post and I think you’ll agree it’s an improvement over what was there before.

Then I decided to click on the posts featured in my Random Post section in the sidebar of my site. I must say, it was very interesting for me to remember what was going on in my life and see the timelines associated with them as I clicked away, re-reading post after post. Some of them were a little cryptic, but I was immediately reminded of where my head was as I read and reminisced. This project/hobby of mine is serving as a journal of sorts, a “captain’s log” if you will. I know, I know, big revelation right? But it’s not until you get a few years of this thing under your belt do you realize what value it brings to you personally. While I post shit about stuff I encounter that interests me and little anecdotes from everyday life, I also record significant happenings like family deaths, injuries and other stressful or lifechanging events.

It’s amazing how life passes by. Days blend into weeks and months. Months blend into years and generations. I find that unless something else significant was going on in your life, sometimes it’s hard to remember the timelines and order of things in your past. This blog thing of mine is starting to serve a second purpose. It’s not just a hobby and a waste of time for me and my readers, it’s turning into a form of autobiography; a journal of events and eye-catchers in the life of me and my family and friends; a map of my past and a record of that journey…

I highly recommend doing something like this. It doesn’t have to be put out there on the interwebby thing for all to see. A journal, or diary, or even a special folder on your computer with selected pictures with captions will do.

So, go ahead, give it a try. Three or four years from now you’ll be happy you did.