This blog thing is driving me nuts. I can't leave it alone. I tried to change the color of the background and ended up with, well, I don't know what.

I'm not a technophobe but the learning curve on blogs and web sites and so forth is pretty steep and I'm having a hard time climbing it.

So, I have to stop screwing around with this one until I'm a little more savvy.

On Monday, I'm making my debut on www.sticksoffire.com. It's the Tampa blog with heart, soul and plenty of savvy. Sticks patron, Tommy Duncan, is an old friend. He's allowing me to add my voice to the broad community of voices that regularly speak out on Sticks.

Mostly, I'll be writing about small non-profits in the area - those that don't have public relations machines to assist them with getting their message out. But I'll probably sound off about some other issues, as well.

If you're not a Sticks regular, you ought to be.

See you there.