In sharing information with my dentist regarding how much I value the web site linking my wife and I to our grandson’s continual development at his ripe old age of 14 months now, and how the good doc can do the same for his far-away family, I had yet another reminder of how the environment influences our youth.        Though it is certainly no guarantee of future interests or behaviors, when I look at our three sons’ manner of making a living, I can certainly offer support to those who preach that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. 

So why does one begin to leave notes that others may eventually read? Ego? Looking for validation? Attention?      Why does one choose to add risk to his life by sharing thoughts and ideas, thereby inviting disagreement, perhaps even hostility? 

I suppose there are as many answers as there are responders. I’m not even sure why I have chosen to do so, and I will readily admit that I’ve opined in the past that doing so was a just plain dumb idea. Perhaps I’ll discover the reason farther down the road. For that matter, I’ll have to see how far that road takes me.