I started blogging way back. It was enjoyable. It was a fun way to vent and make my statements about whatever I felt like commenting on. I never set out to develop a following or win any awards. I have, nonetheless, made some great friendships with people—some of whom agree with me and some who don’t—and I love that. I’ve been nominated for Okie Blog Awards (I’m a perpetual loser), and Oklahoma Magazine named the WynnBlog one of the top 75 blogs in Oklahoma. I was honored.

And then I just kind of quit.

And I never really started back up again. I’ve thought about it, but I never really got it rolling again. And I’ve really been thinking on why why I haven’t. There are lots of peripheral reasons: too busy, Twittering instead, Facebooking instead, operating http://WelchOK.com instead, yada, yada, yada. There are all kinds of excuses. But they’re not really the big reason. I have always been busy—at times extremely busy—and still found time to blog. That’s what got me to the main reason I checked out of the blogoshpere. I simply quit caring enough to comment.

I got to a point where I thought (and I largely still do) that nothing I had to say made a difference. I do my best to advocate for a faith in Jesus Christ that I believe to be the one true means to God, and my fellow “Christians” play politics, lie, cheat, gossip, and basically worship a god made in their own image. I, and my ilk, did our best to make the case against the candidacy of Barack Obama. America elected him anyway. I did my level best to point out what I view as serious, serious problems with higher education in Oklahoma, specifically at Rogers State University, and no one—and I mean NO ONE, even highly respected conservative politicians—will even dare to take a real look at the mess, even when provided documentary evidence. It just all felt so worthless. No one cared. I didn’t care anymore.

Sure, I still have opinions. I’m as conservative as ever, and I think it’s the best political hope this nation has. I still believe in open, fair, and accountable government. I’m still a Christian, and I know Jesus Christ is the only hope this world and its peoples have. I have an unshakeable faith in my Savior, even when I doubt those who claim to be His people.

I guess, all told, I just got tired of contributing to this big swirling mass of opinions that like-minded folks loved, those with differing philosophies hated, and which really had no serious effect on the world. I didn’t see it accomplishing anything. It just made me feel as if all my efforts and time were worthless, and if I want that feeling I can always go back to pastoring.

So, here I am, a blogger without much to say. Maybe I’ll have more; maybe I won’t. Time will tell. If you’re a reader—or I dare say, fan—of the WynnBlog, you’ll just have to hang around and see what happens. I’m doing the same.

If, like me, you were unable to watch the broadcast of The Path to 9/11, you can make it up now on ABC’s website. It’s here: http://pathto911.abc.com/index.html

OK, I don’t really believe Christians can be possessed. It would be nice to have demons to blame for my chronic sinus problems, and I wish my sinus problems could be fixed as easily as an exorcism.

Two or three times a year, they just go nuts, and it’s a real pain. I especially hate it when I have to miss church over it, but when it happens there is no way I can do what I am supposed to do there. The only option is meds and bed. That may have been why I felt so much like a slug at the time of my last post. Things are getting better, but I am progressing to the period of recovery where my sinuses just feel raw. The slightest dust is painful. A couple more days and I should be OK. I mean, I am functioning now, but any extended talking is still out of the question.

And in completely other news, I am so very proud of my wife! She was asked today by a major institution of higher education (a university) to teach two classes this semester. We can’t really get into the details, and due to our already heavy schedule she had to decline, but it was a great honor to have been asked. There are days where I just have to step back and marvel at the woman I married–and thank God that He uses her so. She is the hardest worker I know. She gives every one of our clients the best she has. She reads and understands their works. She works longer days than anyone I know to make sure they all get every opportunity she can find. In fact, she would have loved to teach these classes, but I have the sneaking suspicion that the biggest reason she chose to decline was that she was afraid it might have drawn away from our clients. I admire the heck out of her for that. Amazingly, after giving our clients so much of herself, she still has time for me and the puppies, our families, and church. I can honestly say she is the coolest pastor’s wife I have ever known. And let’s not forget the retreat. That’s kicking into high gear as well. All in all, let’s just say I married up, way up. I love her to pieces!

Clark Howard has mentioned an account from Emigrant Direct bank. I checked it out, and it’s very cool. You can sign up online and electronically transfer funds from your existing checking account to your new American Dream savings account with Emigrant Direct, and the best part is that your savings account will earn interest. The current APY is 5.15% (just recently raised from 5.00%). If you have money in savings, it’s a great and convenient way to earn higher interest than I have seen on a savings account in a long while. There are no fees and no minimums. You can literally open an account with $1. And don’t laugh at that. If you are saving nothing now, $1 is a huge increase. If you saved $1 a day, you’d be surprised how fast they will add up.

Check out Emigrant Direct’s American Dream account at https://www.emigrantdirect.com.

I love Word Press. In the time that I used it, it rocks. My only problem is that I am not enough of a coder to make it do all I want. There are all kinds of options you can aneable and disable, but until I learn how to do all that, I have to pick a theme that utilizes what I like, whether it looks exactly like I want it to or not. I am using this one not because it’s pretty, but it does have the trackbacks enabled. I will work on making it pretty soon!

Some of you all know that I love to podcast. It has been a long time since I have done any, but they will start back up soon. Once they do, they will be posted on the WynnCast blog. And, if you want to hear any of the previous podcasts, they are available at the Old WynnCast Blog Archive.

Shalom!