Yes! Technology!
Right, then.
Eric Klinger here. I'm a writer for the Marketing Department in a popular area non-profit organization. It's a good job, one filled with orangutans. Plus it keeps me writing, which is a good thing, since I've recently discovered that writing isn't quite the pain in the butt I thought it was. Which in turn has given me a few new things to get excited about.
Music has been at the center of my life since I was twelve. I've tried several times to make some sort of career out of that love, but it never really came to much. Throughout my twenties, I was in a couple bands. The second one came close to "making it," but the times must have changed or something.
Anyway, in 2003, my new wife and I decided that we were on the biggest roll of our lives (having met each other). We figured that the time was right to open our own vintage vinyl shop. We gave it out all, but decided to close up the storefront and peddle our wares online. I've been blessed to hear music that I otherwise never would have come across and met some cool people as well. It also kick-started me into music writing, thanks to my pals over at Playlist and the Maumee Mirror.
Speaking of blessed, I've become keen on Jesus. More on that later.
Now I'm here, trying to do more writing and looking for ways to stay motivated. Contentment has a way of sapping your motivation. Here goes...