In days gone by, people used diaries, literature, poetry, music, art, crafts etc. to express their inner self.
Today we also have computers and the Internet.
With little chance of anyone finding this site, either accidentally or deliberately, Haggis made himself 2 promises:
There will be no bull sh..., apart from his real name [which is here somewhere anyway].
He will detail all the positives about himself, leaving the negatives to his previous life.

Why the Scottish flavour?

Haggis's pedigree is 3/8 Scottish, 3/8 English and 1/4 Irish.

This year, in his first deliberately selfish act in 30 years, Haggis is scrimping to visit Scotland in November.

A "Far Croonin'" is definitely pulling him "awa' "

He feels he has to make the pilgrimage to determine where to anchor the drifting ship of his life and clarify the directions for its future. [ All passing ships are welcome to signal! ]

Why the 3^rd. person?

Would you believe … he's trying to be objective about himself? 
How about … he just finds it easier that way?