WHAT HAPPENED?

If you are one of this blogs repeat visitors, thank you!! Over the course of the past two years, I have blogged and blogged and blogged (173 posts). Over the course of the two year period I have gotten over 3000 "hits" on this address. Mind boggling.

Although some look upon blogging as a waste of time, I have found great joy in it. The ability to write and publish my thoughts, rants, and off centered humor in a somewhat public forum was one of the great passions in my life. Best of all, it was all me. Created, written, posted and oft times miss-spelled by me. I took great pride in it.

Which leads me to the title of this, seemingly first post on this blog. What the hell happened? The short answer is, I do not know. Got hacked into I guess. Lost all of my postings,. Replaced by a time lapsed photo of traffic on a freeway (to see this phenomenon, just click on the link to my "Just blowin' Off Steam" blog). This happened where ever I had put an Audiovox link for pod casting. In hind sight, I should have let it alone. Maybe the problem was not internal, and would have straightened itself out on its own.

But, for those who know me, I do not simply let things sit, I must tinker. I always was good at tinkering with my template in old blogger, and not much has really changed, has it? Apparently so. To make a long story longer, I began tinkering, and got the freeway picture to go away....A testament to my amazing deductive skills and true genius intellectual abilities.

Unfortunately, in tandem with this hurculean feat, I also apparently completely wiped all trace of the ludicrous meanderings which have comprised this blog for so long. So, as everyone knows, sometimes you have to pull yourself up by the bootstraps and start again with an undaunted spirit. Oh yes, I considered chucking the whole thing, but where would the world be without the absolute power and hubris of The World According to Kimba?

I like to think I have changed some minds politically. Perhaps not. I know my writings have at least spurred on some thought, sometimes some discussion. Mostly from a gentleman who lives near me, whom I have never met (my fault). If you have read my previous postings, and especially the comments, you would have stumbled upon a gentleman who refers to himself as Papa. His comments have made me think, made me write, made me mad, and made me laugh. Thank you, Papa. I have read his blog, and it has indeed given me, as he frequently signs off with, "much thought." I haven't changed his diametrically opposite political views from mine, but I can take credit for polishing his barbs, if only with an extremely fine grit.

That is the amazing part of blogging, your blog can be read all over the world, and indeed mine was (as documented by my site meter). Most did not leave comments, but to those who took the time to read and comment, thanks an awful lot.

So, take a look at a brand new, fresh start. I will continue to blog as much as time permits (normally early on weekend mornings). I hope you find something here that will spur on your creative juices, or at least your ire. Because that is what is so great with blogging, it keeps the communication and the dialogue going.

For the first six months of my blog, I told no one. People stumbled on to it and left comments who I haven't got even the foggiest notion who they are. And I wrote everything that came to my mind, free of anyone knowing who I am, or where I come from. Then, as I got more political (and vocal), I started letting others in on my secret (once I deleted the posts of a personal, more diary-like nature). And I was off and running. Over 3000 hits later, I give you my first post of The World According to Kimba part deux. Picking myself up and starting all over again. That's all right, everyone needs a clean sweep, a second chance, and I intend to take it.

And that is the pathetic "World According to Kimba." And again, thanks for reading.