Welcome

Hello all, and welcome to the Vagabond way. I suppose it's fair for all of you to wonder why you should be reading this and what you will experience here. My hope is that you will read or see things that make you laugh, wryly shake your head, wonder at the idiocy that is everyday life and, maybe, just maybe, cause you to think, ponder, analyze or otherwise engage the gray matter on that hatstand above your shoulders.

As a warning, I will use profanity when the mood strikes me and will understand if you do the same in your comments. All viewpoints are welcome, criticism will be taken and spirited discussion will be encouraged. If you find it difficult to use correct spelling and grammar, or can't string a decent thought together, feel free to comment but expect to be pummeled mercilessly.

Why the Vagabond way? A vagabond is an itinerant person, characterized by almost continuous traveling. In the 19th century, the vagabond was more closely associated with Bohemianism. Critic Arthur Compton-Rickett defined a vagabond as a man "with a vagrant strain in the blood and a natural inquisitiveness about the world beyond their doors." Examples include Henry David Thoreau, Leo Tolstoy, Walt Whitman and Thomas de Quincy. So, The Vagabond way is a way-point for those restless, inquisitive souls who desire a temporary hearth to rest by and reflect on their experiences.

So again, welcome to all and we'll talk again soon . . .