Straw Dogs

Much of the material presented here will be in the form of what we call "Straw Dog." A straw dog is a sample, intended to try something out, not to clearly define. The straw dog sorta-kinda looks like a dog, but no one expects it to fetch anything.

Why do we post straw dogs? Usually because we don't definitively know yet, but need to get something down to get your feedback or just to see the idea in print. Sometimes, though we never intend this, some people might feel offended by our straw dogs. Please don't take offense. If you can't help but feel offended, please understand that offense is not our intention. If you feel your blood pressure rising, please comment. We need your feedback.

Maybe the real purpose of every straw dog is to fetch your feedback. If you feel compelled to comment, the dog has done his/her work. The second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth draft might approach a solid statement. Until then, we'll proceed with a straw dog guiding our path.