Letting the Arrow Fly

I didn't realize it, but June 30th was Social Media Day for the world. I must have unconsciously been in tune with the zeitgeist of the moment, because I woke up Thursday morning pondering social media due to changes going on at work. And in particular, I was thinking about how I personally use social media as a private citizen.

Before blogging became a term, I began writing journal articles on my website at www.scottmccullar.com all those years ago. In 2004, right here on Blogger, I launched my blog that I titled "A Little Less Conversation with Scott McCullar". It allowed me to "confess and profess" my rambling thoughts. During those years, I was deep in the moment of teaching art classes and working on comic books. I had my ups and downs discussing my weight problems and I also talked about movies, comics, books, karate, action figures, arcade games and all sorts of other random thoughts.

It was a place for me to vent. I did so somewhat professionally and watched what my fingers typed, but looking back over what I wrote from 2004-2010, I do see frustrations and challenges that I underwent during those years. I've always worn my heart on my sleeve.

Tonight, in the spirit of renewing and revitalizing my use of social media, I'm "rebooting" my blog. I went back tonight and personally archived every entry that I made during those six years. There were a few gems in there, but many things that I deleted are irrelevant now in my life or to have lingering out there.

I realize looking through the archives, that when Twitter and Facebook came onto the scene, my blogging decreased as I moved towards "microblogging" and I stayed away from posting deep thoughts when I was dealing with a few bouts of the blues or frustrations in my life.

Well, it is a new day.

"A Little Less Conversation with Scott McCullar" is gone. I've deleted all the entries and emptied the archives. Tonight, I'm launching "A Few Targeted Thoughts with Scott McCullar".

(C'mon, don't blogs still use cutesy names?)

So, welcome to the new blog. I plan on using this spot to place more focused articles with longer thoughts. I'll post here what I'm unable to fit on a Twitter and/or Facebook update. Something a little more substantial. I'll be a bit selective in my topics in what I cover. I've decided that there will be a few subjects that will be off-topic that I won't address here. I'll explain why in a later post.

I also intend to repost, from time-to-time, about a dozen golden nugget blog entries I made over the last decade on the old "A Little Less Conversation" blog that I think some would appreciate revisiting with an online repost.

In the meantime, I'm letting loose the first arrow here.

Best regards,
Scott

You can find me on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/scottmccullar
or you can find me on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/ryanscottmccullar .