Hi. I am Derek. This blog is a written record of my life…well some of it. It is a place I come to think, rant, rave, praise, and share about things in life that seem to matter (or in some cases not matter) to me the most. I hope as you read you will be provoked, inspired, upset, or anything but unstirred. I believe that people were ment to be with people and that we need community in order to progress. I also believe that the vitial life line of that community is love and communication, so please, feel free to communicate with me. In the world today it is so easy to just walk by people without acknowdgin their precesense at all. It is sad really. You could go a whole day without so much as smiling at someone let alone make contact. This is a place to make contact. Leave comments and thoughts and even rants or raves about what you find here, but please don’t just pass by.