Prelude

Here, in front of me, is a beautiful snowy white page that I almost don't want to write on (reminds me of not wanting to step on newly fallen snow) but I guess I have to start somewhere. Why the title, "Odd Duck On An Even Keel"? Well, first of all, all the good blog titles have already been taken. That's one of the problems of living so late in the world's history in that nothing seems to be original anymore. Anyway, I wanted to find something that was somewhat original and that also reflected my personality. Of course, I googled the title (I swear Google can almost read my mind as it will display my search words before I even type them in) and lo, and behold, it did not come up! Could I possibly have thought of something original? Well, not exactly, as I just put two non-original terms together. Anyway, for me it's original. I have always thought of myself as just a little different. Not, in a negative sense, but in a way that sometimes I just couldn't relate to my peers. Maybe someday I will go in to that, but much too early and I don't want to scare away any potential readers. Let's just say that maybe I've got a couple of screws loose, but like I've always said, they were probably already too tight to begin with anyway.  Okay, that explains the "Odd Duck." Now, "On An Even Keel" suggests that in spite of my "differences" I have managed to find acceptance within myself and am actually okay with who I am which is a person who loves to create, whether it be with words, music or Christmas Centerpieces.