Over the last few weeks I have had a number of new readers sign up to get this blog and I wanted to say hello again to all of you whoever you are. I wanted to give you an idea about what this blog is and what you will see me write about.
IN THE BEGINNING
At the end of Dec. 2017, my wife and I headed south from New Jersey to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. I started the blog so my family and some friends could read about our adventures "becoming southerners," and also to read about what was happening in our lives.
When I started driving with Uber and Lyft, I wrote a blog at the end of each month about the people I met on the road. That blog turned into two blogs at the end of each month, my favorite riders of the month and my favorite comments from riders.
Frequently a rider would ask how they could look up my blog and I finally put it on my yearly list of best rider comments which I give to some of my riders.
WHAT I WRITE ABOUT
There is a very famous quote from playwright George Bernard Shaw that Robert F. Kennedy used a lot: "Some men see things as they are and say why, I see things that never were and say, why not?" To paraphrase that quote, "You may see things and say why, I write about things people don't think (or care) about."
My family knows that sometimes something is said or something happens and, "I feel a blog coming." For example, you probably never asked yourself how a dog pees in a hurricane, but I did write about that a couple years ago and it was pretty funny. It did involve a fake piece of grass in our shower and I was in the shower before my dog.
I would like to think that I write about interesting, unusual and entertaining things, but I'm pretty sure not everyone would agree with that even in my immediate family. When I read something that catches my eye, I like to share it here. Although I majored in political science and I am a political junkie, I have usually only blogged about politics in a presidential election year and it is mostly analysis and predictions and not rooting for one side or another. I love to read and I read things on all sides.
I usually post a blog twice a week, but on occasion I will post three in one week, so you will not be hearing from me daily, unless you want to. There are over 800 blogs on here that you can go back to and you will find things you didn't know and others that you don't want to know about.
THE FUTURE
Since I have been a resident of Colorado for two full weeks, I will be changing the title of this blog in June when I have one of my technical advisors from my family to assist me. One friend did suggest that the blog should be called, "Driving on the Sunny Side A Mile High." This would refer to my book, "Driving on the Sunny Side With 10,000 Strangers," and also to the fact that Denver, which I live near, is a mile high above sea level. (Many other places in Colorado are higher.) I have not made a final decision on it yet.
This picture was taken in the backyard of our new house when we saw it for the first time. The mountains in Colorado are breathtaking. I'm not positive, but I believe we can see this view from the middle of our backyard and that is our only view. We may have to set up some stands and charge admission to tourists or possible new neighbors. You will be reading at least a couple blogs about moving into a new house and neighborhood and you will get to see plenty of mountain pictures.
My book is still on Amazon and Barnes&Noble sites and you can check out my website at https://jeffonthesunnyside.com. On the website you can see some television interviews and other information. If you're looking to start your Monday with something positive, on my website I have written a "Magnificent Monday" post for every single Monday for almost the past eighteen months.
Thanks for reading and feel free to share this with others. It is free and as my brother-in-law likes to say, "Free is for me." You can also reach me by posting a comment on this blog.
I took this picture today while writing this and here it is. My nine-month-old granddaughter and I were looking at ourselves in the door window. I think she has more hair than I do!
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