What this blog's about

Let's get one thing out of the way: Yeah, I know "Feel The Funk, Y'all" is a ridiculous name for a blog written by a short, bespectacled, just barely prematurely balding white guy. But hey, it's the name I've always used, and ... um ... the funk is metaphorical. Yeah, that's it.

Anyway, I'm hoping this blog will give me an outlet for the thoughts pushing hardest to get out of my head and onto the page, and I'm hoping it'll be interesting for you to read, too. Anyway, I plan to post fairly regularly (as in, a few times a week). I wish I could give you a neat little topic or theme that this blog fits into, but I'll probably be posting about a hodgepodge of subjects, including a few most often:

--Sports. I like sports. A lot. So I'll be posting periodically about sports, which I'm sure some of you will enjoy. The others? Wulp, you can skip those posts.

--Media. Being a journalist, it's naturally something I'm interested in. I really won't post about my job, but I am a news junkie, and I can't not post about the stuff I read.

--Music. I'm really not an indie snob or hardcore music aficionado, but I do enjoy writing about the music I do like. I'm going to try to figure out how to embed mp3's (help, anyone?), which should make the experience more enjoyable for everyone.

--Faith. I don't journal, and I'm hoping this will serve a bit as a somewhat censored, more thought-out version of that--a way to try out ideas and maybe get a little bit of feedback.

--Personal news. My last blog had basically turned into a substitute for mass email, and that's not what I want to do here. But I realize that at least right now, I know all of you, and you'll forgive a little personal storytelling now and then. I promise I'll try not to be too self-absorbed, though it seems I've gotten off to a dubious start on that front.

Anyway, future posts are sure to be more interesting than this one. I hope you'll stick with me long enough to read them.