As recently as 72 hours ago, I wasn’t sure I was going to push the button and launch JohnMilner.ca and make all this a reality. I mean, I kinda built up this “big announcement” and I think a lot of people are going to be disappointed to find out it’s just a website with a bunch of my writing on it.
I mean, I’m sure people had some fun trying to guess what that announcement was. I think I have everything from getting a sex change to becoming a Kyle Busch fan. (I will leave it up to the reader to decide which guess was more far-fetched.) But would people really be interested to “tune in” to read about NASCAR or old wrestling shows or Canadian history? And, odds are, I’m going to writing some op-eds about various subjects (don’t worry, nothing too controversial) …are people really going to want to read what I have to say?
And, if I’m being totally honest, I’m sure that some of the people who weighed in on just what my big announcement was going to be are probably going to react with some version of “His big announcement was some vanity website???” and never bother to read so much as a single word that I have posted here.
And you know what…that’s fine. I am confidant that there will be people out there who will read at least a posting or two -and maybe people I don’t even know yet will discover the website and become fans.
Okay, with that out of the way, let’s review the week that was in the world of John Milner: I am in the middle of a four-day weekend. (I had to use up my last two vacation days by the end of the month and so I decided to use them this weekend – and then realized it was also Talladega weekend, so win-win.)
A couple of weekends ago, I wanted to do “Spring Cleaning” and did a half-*ss attempt. This weekend I decided to try again and really rid myself of stuff that I had but I knew I was never going to use (movies I was never going to rewatch, books I was never to reread and other stuff that was just taking up space to say nothing of files on my computer). I still have a lot of work to do in that department but I figure I can do some more tomorrow before and after watching the Cup race.
It was Oxford Local History Day and as part of it, the Heroes of Zorra project contributed a video showing what people can find when they visit the website. I think it’s fairly well-done but feel free to check it out for yourself.
I even lent a hand to my folks helping them out by mowing the lawn and helping with other yard work. Neither task took too long and made me feel like I was contributing to the betterment of our property. It was also nice to get away from the computer screen and out in the fresh air. Maybe I will spend Sunday night sitting out and reading. (Oh yeah, I was going to announce that JohnMilner.ca has been launched. Oh well…maybe I will do that and then log off and head out, and see how badly the Internet has exploded when I come back in…Hahahaha!)
Okay, well, I think the launch of the site is big enough for one weekend. Until next time, stay safe and stay healthy. (Oh, and hey, drop me a line at johnmilner@johnmilner.ca.)
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