And so it begins...

Well here we are, the 7th day of April in the year of our Lord 2008, and I finally gave in to the blog craze... I guess the whole rational behind it is that this might just be the best way to post my thoughts and musings and allow others to keep up with me, especially as I look to the future and being physically separated from most of my friends and family as I venture out to pursue my dreams.  Here is where I can post stories and updates for everyone to read and (assuming I have anything of interest to say) possibly comment on my entries.  So that being said, it's time to start by letting you know that this blog will have no set pattern or purpose... I will probably ramble about everything from theology to women to film, and all points in between.  So if you've read this far, it would seem you deem me a good enough friend to care what I have to say, and I appreciate your time and interest as I seek to shed a little light from time to time on what I'm up to these days.  For starters, my blog's name is Vivere Pericoloso, which is Italian for "Living Dangerously".  Besides being used in one of my favorite films (Peter Weir's "The Year of Living Dangerously") I just kinda dig the ideology behind it: living our lives dangerously, that is, to the point of maximum impact.  I don't desire to dance on the edge of the precipice known as life at all times, but occasionally I'm known to crave a little adventure and seek to make my days count for something while I'm here.  So buckle up my dear friends and readers, because whatever happens, I can promise you that it will contain a healthy dose of "vivere pericoloso".