It's 2010. Welcome to the 21st Century.

I used to think "blog" was such a goofy word. It sounds like something your cat coughed up after you left him outside all night. I thought it would go the way of those techie words like bit, byte, RAM and ROM that invaded our daily language when personal computers became commonplace. Only MIS majors and business columnists needed such words on a regular basis. However, "blog" and all its derivatives have taken a seat and made themselves comfortable in our language, so I will grudgingly move over and make room.

Truth is, I still think "blog" sounds funny. But "blogging" is part of the modern mode of communication, and I am all about keeping up with the times. I do have a cell phone (with voice mail and everything), hi-def channels on our DVR (even though we don't have a hi-def TV) and a Facebook account (that I don't check very often). So Happy New Year and welcome to the 21st century. Ten years later.