Around five o’clock the pedicure will begin.  The woman will massage my calf.  Warm water will soften my heel.  Everything will be peaceful.  There will be a little guilt as I think about the woman’s life and what she feels like working on the Friday after Thanksgiving.  I’ll think, “Does she even like touching feet?”  But, I will read my phone and distract myself with the stats of TCU’s most recent victory.  The woman will ask if I would like to pick out a color, and after a pause, I will decline.  “No thank you, just manly toes today.”  I will glance at Allison to see if she smiled at my remark.  She is slumped against her head rest with her eyes shut.  I’ll earn husband points by being relaxed.  Win-win.

I hope this page is sort of like that.  I get to figure out how to be loving in a digital space.  I like the internet.  I like to love people (unless it is hard).  Also, I like to write.  Sounds like a win-win.

As for the title to this first post, a friend from Austin once said, “You should start a blog.”  After a few years, driving from Texas to Alaska, and a lot of procrastination, the idea takes shape.  It was like the movie Inception but way longer.  Thanks Stephen.  On a whim, here’s something to read.

Oh, and today is Black Friday 2014.  Spend your money, but save your soul.