Hello everyone, and welcome to Bourgeois Boy. This is my first attempt at a blog so please bear with me while I get my thoughts in order. My very first thought is: why am I doing this? My intent is to speak plainly about my thoughts and my situation, so why should anyone be interested in that? I don't really know the answer. On one hand the thoughts and opinions of another aging boomer aren't really of interest to anyone. On the other hand maybe someone will be interested into looking under the cover into someone else's life. Mostly, though, I just want to write down how I feel. It forces me to think about my life and that's always been good therapy for me.