One and a half years, 6 blog entries and 4 drafts that never got completed.
So it's time for a fresh start. I gave up the dream of actually getting my kids interested in my blogs. I now realize that people blog for themselves. If anyone out there wants to listen, or (even better) wants to respond, then that's just a bonus. And if some day my kids stumble on my entries while maybe doing a vanity search, then all I can say is "Hi kids". And I hope I haven't embarrassed you too much.
Which is why I have relaunched my site with the subtitle "A father's journey into relevance". Relevance means being an active part of their lives and experiences, besides being the guy that works so that they can eat and have cool things. And yes, this is a bit tongue-in-cheek. I know that I'm very relevant to them. They just don't show it much. But that's just how many teens and pre-teens are.
By the way, think of this "relevance" thing as being maybe 10% of the contents of this blog. Sort of like how fruit drinks nowadays contain "10% real fruit juice". The rest is mostly water and sweeteners.