I'm Coming Out!

But not quite in the way you might imagine. Since beginning this blog in its earliest incarnation almost three (!) years ago, I have been going by the nom de plume, Castaway. This screen name has generally been accompanied by one rugged picture or another of (usually) Tom Hanks in his role from the film of the same name, for example, the pic below to the rigth.

While I will continue to use my screen name on a number of message boards, in the meantime I will be using my formal surname on this blog. The reason? It's really a pretty silly one: I am starting a blog for my eighth grade Language Arts students and the person managing our team blog needed to link to my Blogger system of blogs so tat I could participate with my own page. I thought it would be easier to make the transition from Castaway to Mister Scott, than having what would be sure to be an awkward conversation with students and parents about the screen name.

So, I'm coming out of the electronic super closet by disclosing (just a little) more about my "real world" with my on-line running friends. I just thought the three of you who read this would want to know why the changes...

Breathe in, breathe out... YOU AND I ARE ALIVE!