BANG!

This post is the 'big bang' of Protean Paradise, the creation of this insignificant little universe.

I'll try to guess the most obvious questions that will come to your mind:
1. What kind of blog is this?
2. Where does the name come from?

I'll answer question 1 as succinctly as possible: this is a blog about whatever I feel like writing about. I like a lot of things, so I will write about a lot of things. This leads me to question 2.

Where did I come up with a name like Protean Paradise? Well, first and foremost, alliteration is fun. Additionally, I have used the nickname Proteus here and there since the days of Prodigy (insert the appropriate disclaimer, etc. here), although I did not use it on Prodigy itself. Proteus, if you are unfamiliar, was one of the Greek gods. He was old, could tell the future, and most important to this discussion, a shape-shifter. Protean Paradise refers to my protean (changing) views of what 'Paradise' would be.

We all want different things, and we all change what we want as time passes and life happens. I used to want to change the world and leave my mark on history. Now I am focused on my family, history be damned. Neither of these is better than the other, they're just different.

[EDIT] Introducing the origin and philosophy labels. Origin is intended to link only to this post, so that anyone who may be curious can quickly see where it all started. Philosophy should be used to label any posts that try to explore the 'big questions' of life. This should not be confused with the philosophy or rules of the blog.

[EDIT] Added Mike's Introduction label, described in his first post... I think this qualifies as my introduction, anyway...