Rebooting My Place in the Digital World

For the past week, I stepped away from the glowing world of screens. The digital noise was making me feel like I was in a Kansas tornado, spinning like a top, being pulled in a thousand directions at the same time. 

So I went old school instead: notebooks, pens, thrift‑store dictionaries, and thoughts that didn’t need to be broadcast the moment they arrived. I eschewed electronics.

But the urge to share never really disappears. Humans are built for connection, and eventually I felt that familiar tug — not the frantic compulsion to post, but the quieter impulse to speak in my own voice and offer something honest to whoever wanders by.

So I’m dusting off this old blog. Same Chuck, better perspective. I’m not here to rejoin the churn; I’m here to re‑enter differently. Slower. Calmer. With more intention and far less angst.

Let’s see what’s up…