Opening Lines

Welcome to the long awaited, at least by the one very patient person following this blog so far, first post for The Cynical Sarcastic.

I won't go into a long self-indulgent diatribe about who I am and what this is all about before we get started.  I'll stick with a much shorter one and save the self-indulgence for actual face to face conversations where it's much more fun anyway.

My name is Brian.  I'm a Raleigh, North Carolina native.  I am a writer by passion and a business manager by trade.  One of these days I'm hoping to make the transition to making my passion my trade but, as we all know, these things take time.  I am in the progress of publishing several pieces of fiction and, if you should be so inclined, there will be a separate post on this blog that will list release dates, schedules for public ridicule and the like.

Now that we've got the obligatory front-loading accomplished, let's get on with the business at hand, shall we?  Namely, why on God's green and verdant Earth do I have the audacity to foist a blog out on the unassuming public?  Well, it's actually pretty simple.  I have two basic personality flaws, well okay to be honest two among a host of them but really the only two I can do anything about in public without fines or therapy bills.  First and foremost I have an opinion.  Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on how long you let me go on about it, I tend to have an opinion on a pretty wide range of subject matter.  Secondly and probably the more relevant reason to this endeavor, I have been told that I have a rather unique way of looking at things that tends to flavor said opinions. 

So for better or worse, richer or poorer, strange or twisted, and hopefully not rambling or nonsensical, (and to finally shut up those who have been pestering me to do this) welcome to my little slice of how I see the world.  I welcome all posts, opinions, comments and criticisms.  I promise I will do my best to offend everyone equally but at the same time I will do my best to try to offer up a little nugget of truth here and there at the same time.

Essentially, welcome to my brain people.  Wipe your feet, you're welcome to the fridge, please put the books back on the bookshelf when you're done, don't touch my remote, and mind the bullshit.  It's literally everywhere in here people and it will ruin your shoes.