I was reading an article about another doctor/surgeon/writer, Atul Gawande, and he said the following: "...by putting your writing out to an audience, even a small one, you connect yourself to something larger than yourself...An audience is a community. The published word is a declaration of membership in that community, and also of concern to contribute something meaningful to it." That's how I feel about this blog. I am not a writer, I have no comfort in writing. Same with drawing, but that's not going to keep me from experimenting this year with both. Maybe not to "publish" anything here or there, but a chance to explore thoughts in words and images and to see what comes of it. Happy New Year to all!