Little Red Blog

Starting this blog, almost a year ago, my intent was simple. I wanted a space to express my thoughts on various issues, primarily with regard to politics and international affairs. It turned out that I enjoyed it immensely, and so I did it with ever increasing vigor. Additionally, I found that I was learning a great deal by reading other bloggers and being forced to consider the many various takes on the issues. Yet another win, and another cause to continue. Frankly no other reasons would have been necessary but one more became clear: the community of people, concerned and interested in the state of the nation and world, that makes up the blogosphere. At first, a small group of folks taking the time to comment or email, then expanding to discussions of the issues, better means to express opinion and eventually to never met friends and relationships.

From there I found further encouragement and reach for my ideas, and moreover, I was invited to join in on other efforts. Thus far all have been more than expected. As a frequent reader you know, the most challenging, and significantly responsible for my drop in frequency of blogging, has been the efforts to develop Threats Watch. It has also been most rewarding (even if not yet complete). Most gratifying about it has been discussing the issues with Tom, the Redhunter, and Bill Rice, of By Dawn’s Early Light. That alone would have satisfied me for years to come.

Yet it isn’t the end. Today, Bill Roggio, of The Fourth Rail, announced that he has been invited to join Winds of Change, and as such, he’s making some changes at The Fourth Rail. Most notably (for me), he’s invited Bill Rice and myself to join Justin at The Fourth Rail, complemented by his post on Saturday’s when the Winds of Change shifts focus to post exclusively good news. Read Bill's announcements at The Fourth Rail and Winds of Change for more on the changes in store for him. And be sure and congratulate him, Joe and the Winds of Change team as well.

I’m honored and excited by the opportunity, and looking forward to the challenge of writing for Bill’s audience. If you frequent the site, you’ll recognize that the comments and discussion of Bill’s post are top flight, and that too will be an enjoyable aspect of this new adventure. I invite you to join in the discussion there as well.

Given that The Fourth Rail focuses on the Global War on Terror and issues related to achieving victory over our enemies, little change will occur here. If any, it’ll be that I’ll once again write with the frequency of my earlier months of blogging. And as soon as Tom, Bill Rice and I have completed our initial assessments for Threats Watch, we’ll invite The Fourth Rails readers to help us make it a successful effort as well.

In closing, I’d like to again thank Bill Roggio for the opportunity, and to congratulate him, Joe Katzman, Bill Rice, Justin Blackburn and the entire Winds of Change team.