It is insanely hot today, hotter than it’s been all year. Usually we have a pretty dry heat here, but the last couple of days have been both hot and sticky, and it’s just unbearable. Since we don’t have air conditioning at home, I’ve taken advantage of an errand to sit in a coffee shop and write. My wife is at a local museum with our two youngest kids and one of their friends, and she really doesn’t like driving in town so I was roped in as chauffeur for the day.

I really don’t mind, although I’m annoyed that I can’t hook up to the WiFi here for some reason … I’ll just have to write a text file and post it to the blog later.

Oh, yes … this blog? Well, years ago I registered this domain and then did precisely nothing with it … so I finally decided to just start writing a blog and I’ll see how it progresses. As I mentioned on my about page, I’m the owner of a small consulting business, and I help non-profit organizations with their communications, fundraising and marketing. I spent several years working inside a large organization, and I’m relieved to have moved out on my own at last.

After all, it allows me the freedom to schedule my time, taking time out during the day to drive my wife and kids around and … hang on! Maybe an office job wasn’t so bad after all.