Commitment....that is what I realize I am going to need to make this blog a regular thing.  4 posts in as many years is not a blog make....so I am going to work hard to change that.  I am going to do this because I have decided that it is important to have this space to talk about life and development in Northern Kenya.  And not just Northern Kenya, but in the world as a whole.  Life is so connected on so many levels now that it is important to glean as much information as one can from corners of the world and subjects of all matters that we never thought mattered before.  Maybe before so much that wasn't right at our fingertips or right outside our front (and back) doors didn't matter because it had no real direct impact on us.  But now is not before, it is now.  Now, what I do or say or make here in Maralal, Samburu County, Northern Kenya can affect a person's life instantly on the other side of the world, not just my next door neighbor.   What is dumped in an ocean can have direct impact on my climate here in the desert.  What we eat can make a difference.  What we think can make a difference.  What we do and buy can make a difference.  For better or worse.  Not just to ourselves and those we live next to, but to every single being on this planet.  So, with this post, I am making a commitment to sharing experiences, insights and ideas through this page on a regular basis.  I won't make any promises yet on what 'regular' means.  Definitely will try for a lot more than once or twice a year!!  :-).   Not less than once a month.   Maybe more.  I will take the opportunity whenever it presents itself to add a post of whatever happens in my life and organizational experiences, monumental or mundane, which might add to the understanding of the connections of this world for the benefit of us all.  That I do promise!