The Immaculate Connection

Few things in my life can worthily be deemed ironic, but many are reminiscent of the silly writing exercises my past English instructors called Circle Poetry.

You may remember these simple lists--begin with any one word and continue writing random words vertically down your page until you reach a word that somehow relates to the first. A connection is established, the circle completed and hopefully your reader marvels at the relation.

For me, connection is one of the most exciting parts about living: contact with another, the evocation of a memory, a deeper meaning, a funnier joke...and, if nothing else, can certainly be inspiring.

This morning I woke up with the thought about starting a food blog. For various reasons the thought drifted away and I instead did many other things at random. Then, as the day closed, I read through the March issue of Food & Wine magazine and stumbled upon an article dedicated to food bloggers...so there you have it. It's almost 1:00am and here I am.

In his article, "In the Belly of the Blog," Pete Wells advises bloggers to:

• Communicate passion
• Have consequences and outline something at stake
• Be timely and keep current with the news of the world you cover
• Have a sense of purpose

I make no promises. www.foodandwine.com