About Ballyhoodom

Definition of Ballyhoodom:  the kingdom of ballyhoo.  A hub of the nonsensical and utterly common.  A place of wild rants, beautiful finds, written acts of stupidity, nostalgia, bad pictures, and the occasional uproar.

Ballyhoodom was actually my college blog baby.  I loved it, nurtured it, and then deleted it.  I was stupid and published something I shouldn't have and it justifiably upset my parents and so, I deleted the blog.  What a tragic mistake.  I didn't realize at the time that I could unpublish the blog.  All those years of bad writing gone from this world forever. 

Since college, I have been involved with other blogs, namely bouched.com, a blog I co-authored with a friend.  It received great local recognition and was a joy to develop.  Over time, it became too difficult for all of the contributing authors (myself included) to commit to the large amount of writing we had set ourselves up for, and in the end, sadly, it foundered.

But I've always loved the world of self-publication.  Like my father with his music, I need to write.  It isn't an option for me; it is a requirement of fulfillment.  Eh, I figure it's better than being a boozer.