On a computer network, (such as on the Web), a ping is a brief communication that you send to something (in particular) to find out whether or not it is out there and is responsive to the “Whasssup???” request that you have sent. The sending of pings can also be a way of determining whether or not ANYTHING is out there at all, or–if you decide to attempt to ping yourself–of learning the answer to the existential question: “Hey! Is this thing on? Testing, testing, one, two three . . .” Sending a ping can provide you with useful information about your intended recipients (such as what their names are or where they’re located) and (to some degree) whether or not you have an efficient and effective method of communicating with them.

With that in mind, the “pings” that I’ll be sending out from time to time on this micro-blog will be both serious and humorous in nature. Many of them will be sent out to many people in general, although some of them may be sent out to specific individuals. Others may even be sent out to no one in particular (i.e., “Is this thing on? Testing, testing, one, two, three!”) The majority of them however, will be sent out with the overall objective of providing you with announcements, tips, questions, shout-outs, commendations, observations and other reflections about my online pursuits as a lensmaster on Squidoo and my life as a person in the real, three-dimensional world.

So, if you’re wondering whether or not you should have this “Squid Ping from JasonE” looked at by someone, don’t worry. I think you’ll be fine. And if you’re wondering what I ate for breakfast this morning or what my favorite color is, don’t worry about that either. It’s not that kind of blog. Besides, this is just the first post. I don’t intend to cover cinnamon rolls or blue just . . . oh crud.

Thanks for reading this post. I look forward to having you visit again here soon.

Sincerely,

JasonE