Yeh, are you ready now?

I have a couple friends in Atlanta. Smart guys. Pay-attention-to-the-world guys. All of it. Sports. Pop culture. Politics. Religion. Weather. Law. Let’s just say they are well-informed. And, obviously, kinda nerdy, but in the drinking-buddy kinda way that makes it ok.

Well, they’re well-informed enough to think about maybe — big maybe here — doing a fun little podcast at some point in the next couple months to mess around. Just guys talking, having a good time but seriously discussing, hell maybe even debating, real topics that matter — and maybe even the HiddleSwift backlash. I said I’m willing to join in to be the Jackie to their Howard and Robin. Or maybe I’m Robin. Hard to tell. I definitely can’t say I’m the most liberal, although maybe actually it’s not obvious which of us would be. Maybe that’ll come out if we ever do sit down to let the tape roll and the liquor flow. Trust me, if the first happens, the second most definitely will.

SIDENOTE: If you are looking for good writing — sports, politics, general opinion, pretty much anything — check out #Bubbaunfiltered at www.duanecross.com. It’s good stuff, honest stuff. Not stuff you’ll always agree with — I do not — but it’s good journalism, whether actual coverage of the news or expressing an opinion about the public sentiment. I’d expect that’s where the podcast would end up if it were ever made public. But it’s worth your time even without that. 

So, the element of a potential podcast actually got my juices going and fired me up. I’ve been needing something of a creative outlet recently and decided that this website — Six7Offsuit — should be it.

In all sincerity, there’s been a lot of reminiscing and “what if?”-ing about the future going on in my head lately. My last blog focused on losing my bestie. It had been a long while since I had blogged before that. Really only a couple times since 2013. Life happened around then, as it does. And I don’t think my writing is typically that great, but that one blog back in ’13 was good. Special, and not just because it had a personal undertone for me. It was special in that I even believed it was good writing. And that kind of created a block in my mind that kept me from trying to top it. So, I let life win.

But now, I’m in a different position. Really out of my comfort zone in building my own business instead of being all wrapped up and snug in a world (athletics) that was safe. I could dominate there. I did dominate there. I was good, really good at my job. And I was cocky enough to know it and be like that. I miss that.

That’s why I’m going to do this. I will be that cocky SOB who knows everything — and backs it up — again someday with my business, but it’s going to take time. I’m learning the ropes, and the biggest ones are patience and consistency. Gotta try to find both each day, but I realized recently, thinking a little about loss and a lot about life to come, that I need more out of my life.

This. Writing. This is what I need to be doing.

“Write. Learn. Travel. Live.” It’s a saying I’ve tried to embrace the past few years but haven’t always lived up to.  I’ve said I should write more for too long and let it go. Seems like it’s time to start again — and to stop being a pussy about it but really dive in and find a place that means something to me, that resonates. Maybe you’ll like it. Maybe not a single soul will click the link. Whatever. It’s time I start doing it again because it’s what I need for me. Just a little side-focus to real life.

So, the next couple nights (I do have a day job to do, remember?) I’m going to start working on site updates. And then on Sunday, I’m going to start posting regularly again. For now, I’ll only be putting stuff up on Sunday evenings. If I get in a groove or if a topic hits me, I may add to it additionally, but once a week should keep me in bounds for now.

I hope you’ll come back to read it, maybe pass it on if it seems good to you. Some of it may be personal, or about friends you don’t know in places you’ve never been. That’s OK. Let’s learn some new things together. And if you have topics you want me to write about — my opinion on a topic, or something you want to spread the word about, or world events, or sports, or midget wet t-shirt contests, or whatever — leave it in the comments. I have no idea where this will go, but I need to get that vibe back, sort of kick start my heart in the old Mötley Crüe way.

Wait for it.

Hopefully the headline makes more sense in a couple ways now.

See ya soon.