My heads all tied up like a pretzel!

Since it's inception the blog has had over 12,000 viewers. More impotrantly, I think, is that in the last week it's had over 1200 views! That's amazing to me and blows my mind that anyone would take the time to read anything I write. Maybe it's my passion, maybe it's that I write it like I talk and don't pull punches. I dunno. But what I do know is that My head is on fire with ideas for this blog. Ever since I decided to bring it back to life a little over a week ago, I haven't been able to get this thing out of my head. I mean it's CONSTANTLY on my mind, constantly.  A flood of idea after idea keeps coming to me about things I'd like to see it do, topics I'd like to cover, people I'd like to talk to etc..  It's got so bad that I can't get to sleep in the evenings. I just lay there channel surfing in my head, breaking down each idea and how it might or might not work. Even tonight,  as I write this, I'm at my cousins house cooking some amazing steaks on the grill and enjoying some great Dallas weather on the patio, I keep talking about the blog and everything that's going on in my head.  So the other day, I finally put pen to paper and started several lists of topics, people and such. Then started trying to formulate some semblance of a plan on how these things might play out, a lot like preparing to tool a piece of leather I suppose. So if I were to equate it to a leather project right now, I've barely got a rough sketch for the layout.

Cousin Tim and I enjoying a cold beer post Steak.

BUT, I'd really like to have your input on things you'd like to see/read and people you'd like to hear from. So please be sure to add something in the comments below with your ideas and/or interests and I'll see what I can do to pull some strings and call in some favors to make things happen!


One of the big things on the horizon is the podcast and webcast. It's early in it's inception and I have a lot of details to hammer out and pondering to do. But the show will pretty well cover all things leather and leathercraft related. I'm super excited about it and can't wait to publish the first episode. So again, be sure to let me know who you'd like to hear from on the show and I'll see what I can do.

One of the other things I'm looking to get off of the ground is a scholarship fund for leather workers. I'm not quite sure what that looks like or how it will play out, but I hope to use profits from ads on the show and blog to support that. Then we can continue to help share the knowledge and keep this uniquely American craft alive! So hopefully the trend continues with people coming to the blog regularly and keeping abreast of what's going on in the industry, all the while passively funding the future of the craft. Pretty cool stuff...

So ya ; "My heads all tied up like a pretzel!"

And to all of you that are in Sheridan this weekend while I'm stuck at the house,  I hate you all. ;-)

If you're not familiar with the Sheridan show that happens every year,  it's kinda like the Super Bowl for leatherheads! Put it on your calendar now for next May. The best of the best come out to compnoete and teach different skills It's EPIC.


LFFL,
Craig