It was over seven years ago when I started this blog as a way to mark my graduation from Valparaiso University. I intended it as a way to share what's going on in my life in my post-college years, especially with those I knew during college, so they could keep up with me. That motivation is how this blog got its name, The Post-College Paul Rubio.
These posts are in the spirit of weekly e-mails I would send to family and friends back home while I was away at college. I have also written posts on this blog in which I reflect on what's happening in the world near and far from me, and to reflect on events of the past.
Some people actually follow this blog via e-mail, using the feature I have included in the right-hand sidebar. It is a feature by which Google automatically sends people a post via e-mail whenever I publish something new.
From what I can tell, the subject line of those e-mails from Google includes the title of this blog. Sometimes, people mention to me about something they read on my latest post, and refer to my blog by the first term, "Post-College".
While this blog has existed in my post-college life since the commencement of it, I don't necessarily want that term to be the first thing that comes to mind when people think of my blog. It has become more than just a way for people I knew in college to keep up with my life, especially as it contains my myriad reflections.
Therefore, I am changing the name of this blog to "Paul Ponders". This title captures how the posts on this blog are a way for me to reflect on life, even current events in my life. With any experience, whether it be a book I read or a trip I go on thousands of miles away, I strive to perceive the deeper meaning of what I experience.
This title change won't alter what I write about on my blog. All of you readers will continue to see the same great content about what's happening in my life, reflections on events of the past, and musings about what's in the world around me. And, in honor of the event that inspired this blog, I intend to continue, on an annual basis, to write my Post-College reflection post, published each year on May 19, pondering what my ValpU graduation means to me on each anniversary.
I also want to note a couple of things: If you subscribe to this blog via e-mail, I don't personally send my posts to you when I publish them. Google sends them to you automatically. In the past, people have replied to the e-mail that Google has sent them with the text of the post to comment. If you aren't already aware, I want to be sure you know that I don't receive those replies if you send them that way. If you want to comment on a post, please go to the actual blog on the Internet and post a comment. You can also send me a comment by contacting me using the contact feature on the blog's sidebar, or through other means, like e-mail, phone, or in-person.
Also, Google doesn't tell me who subscribes to this blog via e-mail. I can think of a handful of people who do, but I don't know all those who do. If you subscribe to this blog via e-mail, please feel free to contact me sometime and let me know, as I would enjoy knowing the community of people who are following with this blog.
I thank you for reading and following along with my life and reflections. I hope you continue to enjoy what I write on this blog.
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