Inaugural Post

To the handful of people who have somehow stumbled upon this blog:

Welcome!

Okay, I have no idea how to begin this blogging business. I barely know how to keep a journal, let alone an exhibitionist journal. So cut me some slack if the introduction is lackluster. I agonized enough over the name of this blog. I thought I would reference "The Fiesta," the car Ford has loaned me as part of a viral marketing strategy before its US release. But how to make it clever and punchy? As with most of my problems, I turned to www.urbandictionary.com: "grind --making the most of your money, when your low on cash and just need to get by. 'Yo dude you wanna go out to eat tonight?' 'Nah son, im on the grind.' (instead of going out you choose to eat ramen, because your on the grind)."

On the grind. When a man reduces himself to ramen noodles because he's low on cash. Ignoring the fact that this particular definition was poorly rated, I thought I'd turn the phrase on its head: Get on your Fiesta. Making the most of a free car, free gas, free parking, when you have lots of responsibilities you can ignore. "Yo dude, you wanna study contracts tonight?" "Nah son, im on my Fiesta." (instead of acting like a law student you choose to goof off, because your on your fiesta). Does this sound good? Follow along to see how it goes for the next few months.

Also, follow along because I doubt anyone else will. I only read one blog, and I think it's pretty popular. It's my sister's blog, and lots of people seem interested in it. However, it does feature this little tyke:

I don't have that kind of material. I don't have fancy advertising. I may be an underdog in the blogging world. But I'll give it my best.