Why Are We Here?

Posted At : October 8, 2007 9:28 PM | Posted By : Admin
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So, you might be wondering why someone who so clearly hates blogs is starting one of their own. I got egged on by my friend Steph, who really gave me the hard sell, practically like a used car saleman, when she said in an e-mail message, "You should start a blog." Geez. Next she'll be selling ice to the eskimos.

You see, my husband Joe and I recently moved to Las Vegas from Redondo Beach. We are originally from Phoenix, and we missed the desert. I have written to friends and family about various little experiences we have been having, and Steph thought this might be a good way for me to share things with everyone.

What's up with the "Xeri" part of the name? Xeros is Greek for "dry" and has been applied to a number of concepts related to conservation, especially in the desert. Xeriscaping is a discipline of landscaping in which you use plants that do not require a supplimental water supply for the climate that they are in. So, in the desert you would plant a lot of cacti, and drought tolerant plants.

Being that I am in and of the desert, that I am environmentally conscious, and that I have a dry sense of humor, I figued XeriSarah was an appropriate name for my blog.

Sit back and enjoy the posts. We already have an intereting event to post. Stay tuned.

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The Vanity Plate of the New Millenium

Posted At : October 8, 2007 6:37 PM | Posted By : Admin
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Welp. I have joined the legions of internet-clogging egotists who think they have an interesting life or witty personality that needs to be shared with the world. The blog is the technology age's personalized license plate. Anyone can get one, and they are cheaper than paying the state a yearly fee for plates that read DLFNLVR, HOTSTUF, or SUPRDAD.

Just how high on your own life do you have to be to start a blog about your #1 fan? I guess you have to either believe you have something interesting to say that needs to be chronicled for posterity(and are too lazy to keep a pen/paper diary, and too lazy to write separate e-mails to all your friends), or you just need a subtle bit of encouragement from a friend who says in passing, "Huh. That sounds interesting, maybe you should start a blog."

And that's the thing. Those people are really to blame here. Without their innocuous comments we wouldn't really believe ourselves to be worthy of a website. But then they give you that smidge of hope that you might actually have an audience and that's all it takes.

So here I am. If you are reading this then you are tacitly contributing to the ego stroke that is blog writing. I would normally advise anyone to steer clear of blogs, and under no circumstances should you post a comment, thus giving the poor sap encouragement. But hey, this is MY blog, and it couldn't really hurt to read and comment on my blog. Right?

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