Phlebotomic

i have been asked to join in on a new 'group-effort' blog. it is titled phlebotomic. click here for link, or look for it on the sidebar to the right under 'other blogs and links.' below is the forward and explanation given by its creator.

"Welcome to "phlebotomic", a blog experiment that seeks to gather multiple perspectives around a common topic - one week at a time.

Having blogged almost 500 entries on a personal blog, I found that my posts became predictable. I bored myself.

I began to wonder what a blog would look like if it had multiple users all concentrated on one topic at a time. So that is what this is...Each week, the authors of phlebotomic will write on a common prompt (which could be a word or a question or something completely different) that will be provided to them and reflected in the title of their post. (For instance, the first prompt is "resolution".)

I hope that the result will be an intriguing exercise, one that stretchers both the readers and the authors. I hope that we will continue to add more authors from diverse disciplines and faith backgrounds and that we will truly engage here in a new and distinct way.

Of the title of the blog, "phlebotomic" is a medical term referring to the "bleeding out" of a patient. Here, the hope is that the faith and hope and experience of the authors will slowly be bled out so we are all richer for bearing witness to their journey."

so, there it is...a new place to engage...or at least kill some time at work. i will be posting on that blog once a week, and continue to do my best with this one... we'll see how it goes. i hope that the feeling of predictability hasn't set in yet on this blog, although i know i have felt it on more than one occassion. others posting on this group blog are: kyle burkholder, matt jennings, david e. white, mike sharrow, daniel duce, and others to come.

i hope that if nothing else, phlebotomic will allow everyone (both poster and reader alike) to expand their horizions, views and opinions in particular matters, as we read and reflect the same topic through the minds of others. enjoy!