Why Me? Why Write? Why Now? Why Not?

The Me is Doug Curran…Douglas M Curran…Douglas Metcalf Curran. Douglas is Celtic for “dweller by the dark stream”. Curran in Gaelic means “little spear”. And Metcalf? Scottish for “I met a calf”? Hey I don’t know! I don't have all the answers. I'm still trying to get the questions right. At least I seem to be a spear fisher by some dirty water. Or maybe I'm a Druid. And that Curran thing may not even be as Irish as my Irish American wife, Colleen Fitzsimmons, hoped it was when she married me. Ok, I might be a Viking. It's like this. I was reading this book, The Lion Of Ireland, see, and the author, Morgan Llewellyn, recounts a last battle between Brian Boru and the Viking invader king, to regain Irish dominance again throughout the island and kick the fureners out. The Viking king's name? Olaf Cuaran? Cuaran? Curran? I'm a Viking now, so I am? And a descendent of one of those marauding and murderous pillagers and plunderers? I've never pillaged a thing in my life...well, maybe a book or two from somebody. I'm really just a gentle giant who loves books and music. Ok, I bought a sword recently, but only as a wall decoration to enhance my Irish family history coat of arms! Honest! Viking, Schmiking, so rest my Irish soul! Or my wife will have my old bald Irish head!

September 17, 2009

Ok, my biz cards are in, so stand back...

Yeah, my new blog biz cards came in yesterday and they have a nice look, a big shot of the earth in space on a black background with my basic blog blather next to it, who I am, what I'm doing, how you can access me and an unabashed plug to click on my Google ads and make me some money so I can keep blogging instead of flipping burgers. On the back of my card I am also self-promoting, listing a few other things I can do, like writing and editing and teaching esoteric things like guitar and Portuguese and how to speak American English...with some interesting credentials for credibility. Yeah and I'm humble too. No, but you've got to get yourself out there if you not only want people to know who you are, but more importantly see what you've got to say that can make a difference, not just make a little coin. Can I do that? That's all I want to do, honest, just do the write thing...

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