Saturday, April 28, 2007

From Where I Sit


From where I sit, well I sit most afternoons on my old wood bench in the front yard. I keep telling myself I will re-finish it. But until then I will enjoy the view.

I must first introduce myself to you all. My name is BenJoe Markland, but just call me BenJoe. Everyone else does.

I have officially been a resident of South Ogden for one year this coming June. I rented in South Ogden for two previous years, but I have felt as a resident the moment I began paying property taxes.

South Ogden is an amazing area, the streets are beautiful and the people are great. My wife and I have felt so welcome in the community. I created this blog as an effort to become more involved with the community. I have a strong desire to help the community grow and give back to the community that has already given me so much. Please stop by...post a comment...or even send me an email. I would love to hear what you think.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Are you a 'resident' or a 'citizen' of the city?

Seems as though we are, all too often, treated as 'residents' - just another source of tax revenue.

BenJoeM said...

That brings up a good point, I guess you could say I am a citizen of the city. To often we get the too terms confused. I live here, but I would like to think I do much more than live here. I serve, vote, participate and try to make this community a better place. I think that is why I started blogging to find away to get my voice out.

Thanks for the post.