My First Post

Well maybe it's time that I have my own blog, certainly I've commented on many others.  I have a good number of interests, and I like communicating with people to share ideas - we don't have to be in agreement, and we don't have to have the same aesthetic, but there needs to be a serious interest in discussion (even if the topics themselves aren't 100% serious).  What kinds of things am I interested it?  I like the sciences, I like music, and I like thinking about consensus-building on areas such as policies and standards.

So some do's and don'ts. Do identify yourself.  I don't want to waste time with anonymous people or pseudo anonymous handles.  Do expect that your thoughts/opinions might be challenged, just as you would expect to challenge my thoughts/opinions.  I learned a goofy acronym in some corporate training session: "ELMO", which means Enough Let's Move On.  It seemed to allow just enough discussion, but it helped putting limits on things, and maybe sometimes I'll just have to say "ELMO".  Oh yeah, I make mistakes, too - so maybe this do/don't list is incomplete or whatever, so I'll adapt.

Thanks for your interest!

Frank Farance