Welcome to my blog and my trip down a long and winding road, leading to the ultimate beginning, MARRIAGE. Yes, 181 days from now it happens. I take the plunge, again. This is my attempt to document this journey (El Camino Real or The Real Road) and with a bit of luck, successfully solicit opinions and comments (if this ever gets read) from married and/or soon to be married readers all over the globe about what one writer once said: "...is the one thing all insiders try to get out of, while all outsiders try to get into...".
Background: I'm a forties-something Hispanic male who tried marriage once before. It lasted twenty years and created the one thing that defined me and has helped shape me into the wonderful man I am today, my two children. They are my legend and have given me pleasures that all other values in this wonderful world could not replicate. I highly recommend children to all those adults seeking meaning and/or motives for sharing, teaching, contributing and maturing. I currently reside in Chicago, IL., but was born and raised in the East. As for work, I'm an independent Management Consultant specializing in Human Resources. What that means is that I help further educate Fortune 500 companies on how to hire and fire employees. For anyone cursing under their breath because they were caught in a workforce reduction due to survey conducted by "management consultants" all I can say is: Hey, it wasn't me. I try to educate employers on the advantages of hiring more employees and providing better promotional opportunities for them. I enjoy what I do because in some cases I help companies grow into successful enterprises, which helps promote job growth and economic development. Yeah, well, it sounds good. Besides, there's an old adage I use with prospective clients that says: "Take away my factories and I'm left with employees to build new ones. Take away my employees and I'm left with empty factories".
There's so much to write about but I'm hesitant as to what content to include. This is my first blog and I am not an aspiring writer. Just fascinated by the new medium and its potential. Besides, like lots of other people, I feel I have a book inside of me. If this gets read (beyond my fiance and close friends - who I hope will tell other friends to go to my site at http://therealroad.blogspot.com), I look forward to how it is received. Will it be entertaining, creative, funny, serious, insightful or just crap? Will readers enjoy it, pass it on, respond? Will Internet 'junkies' (those who seek to cause harm either mechanically or emotionally) douse my enthusiasm for supporting this journey (FYI - I maintain full editorial rights and control over all responses to this site). I've been researching several blog sites and reading various blogs. There are some pretty good writers out there as well as people leading interesting lives. There are also some very sick and delusional people. You've got to love the mix. The big guy sure has a sense of humor.
Well, I guess I need to get back to my original premise, MARRIAGE. Yes? No? Maybe? All answers will be given serious consideration. I'll leave you with this thought. If marriage is good, then why do half of them fail? Is that an acceptable rate of failure? What else is good, yet fails half the time? Cars? Airplanes? Elevators? People?
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So your taking the plung how scary is that(Marriage)
and what are you going to do different this time
around. Please explain what is (The Real Road) how do
we find it.
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