It's been three long years since I've made a post on this internet doohickey, but I have been inspired to return. In Jordanesque terms, this site is the #45 equivalent to my now-defunct #23, zachgood.com.
If you didn't know me during my junior year of college at Penn State, I wanted to be an opinion columnist at the time and purchased the domain name zachgood.com to post my writings. I may have even made copies of some of my columns and passed them out on the street under the title "The Good Times." It's a play on words.
Some of my compositions were influential; others monotonous; and a few were straight-up car accidents. I wrote about topics ranging from on-campus housing at Penn State to voter apathy to why dollar coins are stupid. That last one was even published in the Penn State Daily Collegian newspaper. I think my editor was out with mono that week.
After spending countless hours trying to drum up discourse and plugging my site without any shame whatsoever, I simply got bored and one day I pulled the plug on zachgood.com. I imagine Joseph Pulitzer did not roll over in his grave that day.
So here I am, back online. But why the title, Zach? Why not "The Good Times 2" or "Two Good Times" or "Home Alone 2"? Excellent question. This blog will be part muckraker, part non sequitur, part inane rant. One day I might make a serious post about a societal observation -- one with immense significance -- and the next day I might discuss how I saw Henry Winkler doing a commercial for a reverse mortgage company (that's quite a Fonzi Scheme, eh?). If I have five daily readers by this time next month, I will consider it a success.
There you have it. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the insanity that is sure to come.
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