I've been writing a lot of weird shit lately, letting it stay up for a day, then taking it down. It's been self therapy for me, it feels really good to my brain to write words that describe my life.

The mistake I've been making is to send the post out to my small group of friends and associates, forcing them to do one of three things: mutter "God, not another OMJ post!" then deleting it, or reading it and wishing they had not, or getting a kick out of my old weird experienced brain, and smiling.

That's a totally selfish, looking for reaction bullshit place on my part, and I apologize to the folks on my list. This is the last text notification you will receive from me.

A blog should stand on it's own. If someone want's to know what's going on with OldManJim, they can drop on in.

If they get freaked out by my words, they can move on. If they like what they read, then please, read more.

Simple as that.

Most websites these days are monetized in some manner, where clicks matter, and they make money. OldManJim is not monetized in any manner. It's just a place for me to share my photos and express my opinions about life.

I've never made a dime off the many websites I have created, since the dawn of the Internet. I did place second in a nationwide programming contest a while back and won $2,500, a trip to Pheonix, and a great time, but that was diferrent.

This is a pivotal moment in my blogging experiance, I'm going to keep writing my words because of our wonderful First Amendment, but I'm no longer forcing them down anybodys throat.

And to my sacred and valued friends, of which are few, thanks for putting up with my stuff for all these years!

I love you, your friend,

Jim