Since December 2005 I've been blogging about local, state, and national issues at Everyone Takes Their Turn.  My intention was to focus primarily on issues facing the citizens of Ferndale, Michigan, which includes local, county, state, and national politics.

Early on I realized the further up that ladder I climbed the less likely my voice would be taken seriously.  Without national credentials (celebrity, publicity, office) it's difficult to build credibility, and without credibility why would anyone take what I wrote seriously?

But celebrity shouldn't be confused with credibility.  It's dangerous enough when actors confuse their celebrity for credibility  on social or political issues, but it's even more dangerous when the public does as well.

Neither does anonymity bring credibility, but it sometimes brings empathy.  I hope some may be able to identify with what's written here and either find themselves in honest disagreement, agreement, or at least moved to think about something or in some way they haven't before.  Whatever your reaction your comment is welcomed here.

Until my next post, please visit where I've been, to get a glimpse of where I may be going next.