Notes from the Common Man

News flash! I am abandoning the blog site Concord Coffee Talk, but I'm not going to quit blogging. Here's the story. When I started the blog, I made two incorrect assumptions. One was that my coffee klatch members would be interested enough to contribute, and comment. This has not been the case; everyone has his own personal interests, and writing blog posts are not high on the priority list of any of my friends. Secondly, I believed that our day to day discussions would be enough to fuel the blog. Although we continue to have interesting conversations, there is not enough repeatable content to feed the blog. In addition, and most importantly, the opinions expressed in the blog have for the most part been my own, and while I am willing to take the credit and the blame for these opinions, it is not fair to my friends to be guilty by association with me and my opinions.



In a few days, you will be redirected to my new blog titled Notes from the Common Man. I have obtained my own domain name, and you will be able to find me at http://www.notesfromthecommonman.com/. I will also post a link on my face book account. I hope that you will continue to read my blog, and I appreciate the comments you send me, even the particularly unflattering ones from several anonymous sources. Please pass my site along to your friends if you find it worthwhile.



The title Notes from the Common Man is an idea I had several years ago. I've had a folder with that title on my computer for at least five years, and I occasionally would write an essay or story and place it there for my own entertainment. I will be posting some of these older essays on my new blog as time goes by. I will not post every day, I have so many thoughts and opinions, and so little time. I've got some things to say that require more than a few hours to compose, so sometimes a few days may go by without a post. I think there is a way to notify people of new posts, if they sign up as followers of the blog.