July 14, 2002
Welcome, and Thanks

Some of you have shared your homes with me as I've traveled in Mexico and Guatemala. Some have shared your ideas and discoveries, and have inspired me to keep searching. Others I have never met, and I look forward to meeting in this web journal. Welcome and thanks for all your help.

For those who are new to this kind of shared journal, some explanations: this is a weblog, what is called these days a blog - ugly, funny word. It's based on software from Movable Type, a husband and wife team who have helped create hundreds of weblogs with this great tool. One nice aspect of this format is that it can evolve. I am starting with a slightly modified template from MT, and will add features as I can. Meanwhile, your entries will stay in the archives and will always be accessible, no matter what changes the log goes through.

I'll start a new entry now, to give some tips on getting started and to explain some of our options. After all, this is a collaboration. All of you will determine the direction that it goes.

Posted by Dave at July 14, 2002 04:23 PM