Ok, so, here it is. Our Blog. Wonderful stuff, blogs. Now all the world is a stage and you are invited to our play of words, if indeed we turn out to be that clever. I do have some trepidation however. It is a well known fact that I am a notoriously bad speller. I could blame this condition on any number of factors. Mom and Dad didn’t look after my education properly. Learning disorder. Maybe even monomania. Whatever it is (subliminal message: laziness), I will endeavor to use my spell checker with enthusiasm, thus my fears will most likely subside.

Now, what will we (I) put in this blog? Hmmm, I’m not yet sure. Just everyday impressions of life I guess. Books, movies, music, news…these are the things I love and will probably write about. But, if I had to think on it, I would guess that I write mostly about what grabs my attention at the moment, especially if it pisses me off.

Beyond that, let me start out with a little information about me. I love history. Not your everyday, run of the mill history. I’m in love with the dark side of history. For example, how was the election stolen by the Republicans in the state of Florida in the year 1876? Hmmm, interesting. Read on it and find out…great stuff. I’m a somewhat semi-avid reader of books. I’ve found new, unexpected pleasure in the writings of Gore Vidal. I have a habit of referring to Vidal in emails, conversations, missives. For example: “Hey, check out this article about Lincoln. Gore Vidal had some interesting things to say about this very subject in his book ‘Essays 1952-1992’. This is probably slightly irritating to the recipient but, well, so be it. If they take the time to read some Vidal, they will be better for it.

Now, for one random interesting contradiction about me. I have a deep rooted suspicion, bordering on a searing hatred for police officers. However, I love cop shows. I never miss an episode of Law & Order. This is completely insane in my opinion but, perhaps it has something to do with my learning disorder.

That’s it for now. I look forward to Eric getting this web page done, especially the gutter area. I can’t wait for the world to see what Gore Vidal book I’m reading right now.

And oh, I just ran a spell checker on this. Only 5 mistakes! I’m getting better!