Welcome Parents!

Well, here it is.  My first attempt at this.  On a real blogging site, that is.
Prior to my arrival here, I typed a weekly column for Facebook, and for MySpace prior to that. 
Then earlier this year, I learned that a story that I had written for an upcoming new release of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" had been accepted for publication, and for those of you who enjoy those books, it's called "Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms" and will be available for sale on Tuesday, March 8, 2011.
The title of my story is "I'm Pregnant," which tells the story of a first-time mom's pregnancy as seen through the eyes of a new dad.  I learned that there were only three other contributing authors to this upcoming release that are male.  Way to go, guys!  Let's reduce that estrogen level a bit, shall we?
I also shared a story for a special Valentine's Day Sunday Edition for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, on how my wife and I met online, then married.
That was all my wife needed to see.
She suggested that I actually put my words to a real blog site.  "Who knows, you might make money at this!"
I have the feeling she's trying to tell me something.
Not that I object.  An accountant's office across the road from my former home in Metro Detroit had a marquee sign out front, with changing messages each week.
One that still resonates is this "the secret to happiness is to find something that you truly enjoy doing and then get someone to pay you for doing it."
Who knows, maybe someone might read this and like or dislike what I have to say.
Heaven knows.
As my profile suggests, I am an old school dad.  And in the coming weeks, you're going to find out why. 
I invite you to return to this page every Sunday, and partake in the thoughts of a relatively new parent who believes we need a return to old-school discipline before the generation we'll someday depend upon to rule this world runs the work of eons into the ground.
Maybe I should have chosen "Old Codger" for a name, come to think of it.

NEXT WEEK:  "I'm Pregnant"