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Did you see the cartoon recently? A man is sitting at a desk in his den, surrounded by vast wooden shelves full of books. He’s working at his computer. His wife stands behind him in the doorway and asks, “Let me guess, the Great American Blog?”

Every “Writing 101” class starts by telling students to write what they know about, or at least, what they are interested in. Well, my interests are my family, my faith and values, and how those beliefs are played out daily in the public sector.

OK, so I could write er, blog, about family relationships (and vacation photos)…religion…and politics. Those all seem like safe subjects to write about. And surely no one else on the Internet is blogging about any of those topics!

When I was first asked to write a blog for this website, I had lots of questions. “Where would I find the time?” (After all, I’m a busy man.) “What would I write about?” (It’s the homelessness, stupid.) And most certainly, “Who would want to read it?” (I guess we’ll find out.)

Well, we’ll see where it goes from here. If you look for it, there is news every day from around the country regarding issues of homelessness. This Sunday’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch will carry an article about people who are homeless in the downtown parks. Check back next week for our thoughts.