Just a day before we'll enjoy the fireworks. Time to take the bull by the horns and at last (or least) launch my personal journal Mike's Mind right here at Van-Zand.com.

I searched for a literal sweet spot for quite a while to share worthy discoveries with you and our community. Some place cozy and representative with an easy platform to talk about:

• Writing efficient reports and bulletproof presentations
• Insightful consulting techniques (for Navigators)
• Trailblazers' perspectives along with thought-provoking photography

Fortunately, a great development team released the latest version of .NET blogging technology; embraced by me as onetime software techie at Microsoft. For now, I use a commodity theme called Coffeehouse. So please come by regularly and join in for a virtual cup of coffee, until I refresh the design and can serve you the real deal.

I wish you all the best for 2008 and hope to see you around soon.