Announcement: A New Blog For Your Pleasure -- I Hope

I would like to take this moment to introduce to you a new blog I began a few months ago. It remains very much a project under construction. The cool thing is that I am not the only one doing the heavy lifting (due, in part, to the fact that it is rather light lifting.). For I have teamed up -- thus far -- with Mike the Eye Guy, Honora, and KathrynTherese. I am also eager to have more folks join our team.

You see, I began the new blog, Peace&Mirth, as an anonymous outlet for me. I did this merely because I have no anonymity, most of the time, and it just seemed right to do. But I am not the kind of guy who can hide behind a pseudonym, so I have come forward, with a few friends at my side, to let you all know that there is another place to go.

Perhaps my very first Peace&Mirth post will sufficiently convey to you the goal toward which we are striving. I wrote the piece under the name, Gimli's Friend, in part because of Mike The Eye Guy's description of me as Gimli (a J. R. R. Tolkien character). But I also chose the name because I believe Gimli's true friend is joy.

Here is the inaugural post:

Gambolling, At First, Through Middle Mirth

As Gimli, child of Glee, I am glad to announce this little blog devoted to the fine things that make us merry. Not Merry, or even Pippin, mind you. I am talking about merry, mirth, mirthfulness. I am talking about the bubbly buoyancy of simple living. I am talking about a child with a puppy, perhaps even a pretend puppy. I am talking about walking across a narrow log over a rushing stream, and then falling in. I am talking about giggling in church, milk through the nose, snow days. I am talking about finding awe in one's breath, even if it's rather bad breath. I am talking of shadow puppets and campfires and even sundry adventures, with perhaps no adventure more sundry (or adventurous) than feeling morning dew between one's shrivelling toes.

Of course I am talking about peace and mirth, the mysteries of birth.

In short, it's all about glee. The great news is that glee is free. Call it the gospel of Glee.

Blessings, and welcome.

We hope you find at Peace&Mirth what we hope you'll find: Peace, Mirth, Glee, Grace, and other hints of ineffable Joy. And a little bit of beauty thrown in. Consider it an elfish/dwarfish way station along life's hectic avenues. Actually, consider it anything you want. We simply hope it gives you rest -- and, if but for a moment, a smile.

Peace.

Bill Gnade