Intro

Hello World!

My name is Benjamin, but you can call me Benji.

When the media first starting covering blogs back in the 2004 election, it took me a long time to make the connection as to what they actually were and now I'm making my first post. It is hard to believe that was 5 long years ago. My friend, who recently decided to make journey across the Pacific to teach English in South Korea encouraged me to start journaling. Well, a blog is pretty public, but then again, what isn't these days? So here I am.

I have no experience blogging, but I have a good friend from college, "Rob," who will serve as my Sr. blogging mentor. His experience is vast. Perhaps a little too vast...you know the type. The type who spend a tremendous amount of their free time to this hobby.

I entitled the blog "Notes at the Brink" because if I can muster up enough energy to make a post something or someone is on the brink. Otherwise, why would I post anything? I see these brinks happening more and more each day and they surround (engulf) me. We all see them. Some posts, however, will likely be a more personal brink or revelation. Honestly, we'll see. I don't consider myself much of a writer (even less so a blogger), so I hope that you will forgive me for any blunders or faux pas' that I make. That is, if and only if, I can maintain to post with any regularity. But as of today at 9:40 CST, I'm officially in the blogosphere...a brink in and of itself.