After several weeks of internal debate I’ve decided to join the 2+2 blog community. I waffled because there’s a decent probability I won’t stay on top of updating and I know my posts won’t be nearly as interesting as several of the other blogs I’ve been keeping up with (Tylertwo, DB, MadMax, etc). But, I enjoy writing, find self-reflection therapeutic, and the opportunity to be 100% honest due to the anonymity provided by a screen-name is quite enticing. So here goes nothing, hopefully a few of you will find it interesting, maybe even helpful at times, and I’m going to try and keep it from falling by the wayside.

I named the blog Embracing Anonymity not because I’m terribly worried about people that I interact with “in the real world” knowing the information I’ll share here, but because I’m generally a very private person and would be unlikely to start a public blog. Also, I spent a good 10 minutes trying to come up with a name and that’s the best I could muster.

I plan to start with a few posts about my background (extreme weight fluctuations, alcoholism, general addictiveness) and then provide updates on several different areas of my life. I track a lot of things, some important (calories, exercise, days sober) and some just for fun (movies, TV, books, restaurants), and I might mix in some regular life stories when warranted. Also lists, I really like lists.

What you won’t find in this thread:

- Much poker content (I play one 20-30 player live tournament per month)
- Crazy adventures (I enjoy my life, but it’s relatively mundane)
- Exciting work stories (I have a boring desk job)
- Incredible writing (I enjoy it, but my education consists of whatever Gen Ed requirements I had in college, and my experience is limited to company softball game recaps and weekly updates to my fantasy football league)
- Hookers and blow

Apparently you will find a lot of parentheses.

Quick Bio:
- 33 year old male
- 6’1”
- 210 lbs
- Married 10 years (best thing to ever happen to me, no telling where I’d be without her)
- No kids (ever), 2 dogs that are more spoiled than most kids
- Mid-sized land-locked US city
- Boring Desk Job
- 3 ½ years sober
- Addictive Personality (duh)
- Hobbies include (they change often due to the above) exercise, walking the dogs with my wife, movies, TV, books, poker, light hiking, game nights with friends, and probably several things I’m forgetting right now

I’ll be back sometime soon (maybe later today, maybe next week) to start my backstory.

Cliffs – I’m a regular but generally private guy that’s been through some ups and downs, I track a lot of stuff and enjoy writing, so I’m going to give this blog thing a shot.