It always has to...

...start someplace. And this is just as good a time and place as any. Sometimes the first step is careful and quiet (all on the ball of your foot) and sometimes the first step is out the back of a C-130. This one is definitely closer to the stealthy side of that spectrum.

I'm not going to spend a bunch of time trying to explain what DS2 is all about, this is going to be one of those things that you figure out as we go along. If you are one of those people that absolutely has to have an executive summary then this is about as close as I can get:

I love people who do all sorts of crazy things.

People who create in a studio, but who also climb trees. People who can take beautiful pictures of the abandoned building they just scaled an 8' high Cyclone fence (topped with triple-strand barbed wire, no less) to get to. People who write poetry about the experience of 'hearing' the silence of a reef 30' down on a full-moon night. People who are world-class free runners by day and who play guitar in a goth metal band at night.

These are extreme examples, but I am not talking only about extreme people. I love people who DO things, no matter how mundane. They don't talk about them, they don't wish they were doing them, they don't whine because they can't do them; they - you may read that as YOU - just do them.

So I'm going to talk about you, and the things you do, and the art you create. I'm going to video tape you and record you and profile you on the new show. I'm also going to talk about the gear we all use and some techniques that might come in handy from time to time.

And I'm going to ask you to help by writing, taking pictures, shooting video, and generally inspiring all of us to do new and different stuff.

DS2 is for people who have worked hard to build up a Diverse Skill Set and who go out of their way to find reasons to use.

So, welcome to DS2. Let's see where this goes.