The First Post

I've started this blog with the intention of getting my words onto paper (or the computer but lets not allow symantics to get in the way here). I don't intend on people reading this blog. I don't intend on promoting this blog. I half expect to forget about this blog within a month and not see it again until I'm forced to use it if I ever go abroad (though this leads me to the popular question, how can you half expect something?).

I do like to write. And I do like to have my opinions be known even though they are often wrong. I plan on doing a few things in my blog to try and make it interesting should you stumble upon it. I'm very interested in everything so I figured I'ld just make a list right now of things I'm almost always interested in.

Sports

• Boston Red Sox
• New York Giants
• The NBA
• College Basketball
• I am an avid sports fan and plan/currently work in the sports industry. I like looking at sports and discussing topics via my unique behind the scenes perspective as well as looking at it like a fan.

Music

• I play guitar, bass, drums, saxophone, clarinet, piano, trombone, trumpet, and sing. I'm not great at all of them but I can play them.
• Because of my ability I have a unique perspective on Music. With the exception of most current pop music, billy joel, and Journey, I can see redeemable quality in even the worst artists and songs. Whether it be a great bass line or the background voicings that I can't help but hear I can find little things about every song to like. I plan on doing many song and album reviews and analysis.

Writing

• I love to write and i love to read... more about that in future posts for now here's a list of writers that I read and influence me:
• J.K. Rowling, Bill Simmons, Tony Kornheiser, Michael Wilbon, Bob Ryan, Jackie Mack, Chuck Klosterman, Michael Chabon, Malcolm Gladwell and more.
• I also read an unhealthy amount of comic books

Life, General Observations and How To's

• I seem to have an unhealthy obsession with telling people what to do. Not in an authoritative way just in giving advice. I have certain "tips" and "realizations" about how the world works. For example, there are certain rules for taking tests in school but for some reason not everybody knows about them. They are simple rules and once you learn them you only have to study half as hard. That is what I will aim to do in this section, let you work half as hard by following these tips.

I will be setting up an email where people can suggest other things for me to give my take on though I doubt I get one suggestion from it and mostly spam and wierd porn viruses. This is an experiment and will continue to be one until I get bored with this too.

but without further ado...

And now for something completely different,

-Rueben

(Ruebs)