My best friend Starr Ann happens to be the cutest little eco-lesbian who ever put on a pair of chaps, and I just don’t think its right for me to keep her all to myself. It doesn’t take long to get caught up in Starr Ann’s take on life, even the part about her being a survivalist, conspiracy theorist. If you’re not afraid of horses, cowgirls, lesbians, and one or two strong opinions on politics, astronomy and the state of the environment, you might want to stop by. If you have a problem with any of the above, maybe you should double up on whatever you’re taking and lie back down on the sofa.

A few dotcom companies failed to go under in the late 1990s. I do technical writing for one of them. For some reason, and I’m alternately glad and confused by this, they think I know how to describe the ‘functionality’ of all kinds of software in ways that get mega-companies excited about buying it. To tell you the truth, I think the key is not using too many big words.

You may have noticed the world is going downhill. Fast. Probably the only thing that’s going to save us is getting in touch with our cowgirl selves. All women, and especially lesbian women, are cowgirls on some level. And when I say cowgirl, I’m talking about the desire to be daring, the knack for sweet talking your way out of trouble, and the existence of a tricky streak that keeps you a half day’s ride ahead of the authorities. This blog is a place to meet up with your cowgirl self, no matter who you might be on the outside.

The Starr Ann Chronicles are 35 days old. Just a baby blog, but we’ve already met some friends who are definite keepers. Like Lori over at http://www.hahnathome.com, who’s got the heart of a cowgirl if Starr Ann and I ever saw one. When we grow up, we’re going to know a whole corral full of wild, thrilling women who like to play on the Net.

Just over 40 people checked in on Starr Ann today. Our record was 86. We love the fact that every week we’re picking up visitors who come back almost every day. Now if they’d just remember where it says in the handbook that cowgirls aren’t shy…maybe more of them would comment.

Honestly, we’d be embarrassed to take profit from anything that’s this fun. We’d feel so dirty. No, my best friend is not for sale at any price. Nor are our horses. Nor is our charming and intelligent neighbor, Ms. Jodie Diamond. If anybody wants to make us an offer on that old tractor out back, we’re listening.

Happy people would like this blog. People who want to laugh a little bit and become happy people would like it. People who don’t laugh easily, but find comfort in hanging out with happy people would like this blog. Party poopers probably wouldn’t like it.

It takes me one hour to record Starr Ann’s day. It takes her an entire 24 to live it. So, I guess the accurate answer here is that we spend 25 hours per day on this blog. Now that I see that in writing, I’m thinking we might reconsider that whole part up there about not being for sale at any price.

First off, you can never have too many friends who know how to ride a horse, mend a fence, and also look good in chaps. Beyond that, lesbians possess the answers to many of life’s most provocative questions. Not subscribing to The Starr Ann Chronicles would be equivalent to saying you’re just not interested in expanding your horizons.

If it’s sloppy, eat it over the sink. That’s a line from Even Cowgirls Get The Blues. We live by those words, and they’re also the primary advice we give to anyone, even bloggers. The second thing we’d advise blogging friends is to spare no expense when it comes to purchasing your virtual odor software. Starr Ann and I haven’t regretted for one minute our considerable investment in Real Barn for Bloggers. It’s extremely user-friendly, easy to install, and takes up almost no memory. We love the feature that allows us to crank up the hay smells when we feel like it, or accent the aroma of wet saddle on those days when the allure of leather seems like just the thing. Our third piece of advice is to love what you’re doing.

This blog can be visited at http://www.starrann.blogspot.com