Same old stuff with a brand new name.

I've decided to rename this site to more accurately reflect what it is really all about - me. Sure, waltoworld.com and walto.com will still point to this site, but going forward I'll be simply using bobwalto.com.

OK, so maybe you're still not sure. I mean, there's a certain amount of comfort in the perceived anonymity of site browsing and blog reading. Registering for an account on a website is almost too much of a commitment for some, I guess, including family and friends alike. "I don't want them to know where I've been and what I've read" or "I don't want them to have my email address, because my inbox is already too full of stuff I don't want in the first place." I know all about it - I'm there too, sometimes.

That being said, if you aren't sure that you want to register on this site, just to be able to enjoy the latest musings that are running around my head, or the goings-on in my world, then you probably don't belong here anyway. Be assured, no member will at any time receive any unsolicited email from this site, or have their name or email address made available to anyone, anywhere, anytime.

Welcome to WaltoWorld 2009.

WaltoWorld continues to undergo changes, both to content and style. It is always a work in progress, but almost always offers a little bit of something of interest to someone.

It's a little late for Happy New Year, but here it is anyway. That being said, there's been something I've been toying with for many, many months, and after much thought and careful consideration, I have decided to become less public with the weblog.

I'd always tried to be careful with what information I post to my blog. Nothing too personal, nothing too revealing, nothing that would put my required level of privacy in jeopardy. Nothing that could come back to harm me, my wife, our kids, or our collective families and friends at-large. However, in an effort to be even more careful about who reads what, and to ensure that only trusted members will have access to my weblog content, I am making a decision: casual visitors will effectively now be restricted from viewing any of my weblog content. Retroactive to the beginning of WaltoWorld, everything from now on is members-only.

WaltoWorld members, those visitors who have registered on the WaltoWorld weblog, will of course have full visibility to the posts and comments, as well as the ability to post and/or comment themselves.

So, if you're a registered WaltoWorld member, then go ahead and click on that weblog link over there to read the latest and greatest WaltoWorld news. If you're not a member, then what are you waiting for? Click on the Register link to select your username - your password will be emailed to you, and then you can enjoy all the benefits of the rest of the WaltoWorld members! Of course, if you have no interest in registering, that's OK too - you just won't be able to read any content. Ever.