BlogSpot to Blogger

I've decided to blog.

Back when I was 16 I received my Patriarchal Blessing from Patriarch Hardy of the North Las Vegas Nevada Stake. Here's a portion:

"You must record for them a record of your experience, your testimony, your challenges and your rejoicings."

I've wrestled with this for some time simply because I am lousy at writing in my journal. Even while serving a mission, where I had plenty of journal writing and scripture study time, I didn't write in my journal...sometimes, but not enough. And like many people with memorable experiences, we tend to editorialize our memories to make the stories sound more interesting.

So I've tried some journal writing. Failed.

Then it hit me! I am a musician. I love composing. My compositions will be this record that my blessing is referring to. So, I've composed some here and there. I even got one composition published. For a while, I used to post my music online for free download after being inspired by Sally DeFord.

Well, now I teach full time and a teacher's free time is used to grade papers, make plans, attend more schooling, etc. So composing is what I do during the work day, i.e. composing replies to multiple parent emails and other business emails. In other words, the music isn't flowing out of me.

So after much consideration and the recent surge in the world of blogging, I've decided this is the way to go. For now. Who knows how long this phase will last? However, I have faith that it will. I love technology and always have. I think the WWW is amazing. I remember back in old 1996 when I was looking things up on the web for the first time - IE was taking off and many, many, many websites did not exist. Oh, it was fascinating to see this new development. And it keeps developing. Back in the late 1990's, many news reports and concerns existed about shopping online (a new trend). No one dared put their credit card information online. Heh! Now I think many people are like me and try buying online first before going to a store. Plus, I'm a big Mac fan. Yes, I fit the stereotype of Mac fanatics -- steadfast and immovable towards the most innovative and creative hardware and software to ever exist. I just swear by Macs, however; I don't subscribe to Mac journals.

So with my love of technology, and greater appreciation towards typing over handwriting, and the constancy by which I am at a computer, I will try to fulfill by patriarchal obligation. I will blog.

At first, by blogspot was soufixe.blogspot.com. This was because I earned extra credit for a grad course that I took if it began a blog. That's all I had to do was begin one. So I am keeping that orginal posting. However, for the sake of identity and making this journal feel more authentic, I have selected the new URL darrellcrowther.blogger.com. (For young ones, blogspot began a great free service and was later purchased by Google, who now changed it to Blogger -- same great feel and look with improvements and greater reliability. It's nice of them to allow this free service.)

I promise no frequency. I'll only post when my mind feels the need (or urge). And now on to the blogs......