The Beginning of the Beginning

Ah, blogging -- the last refuge of those of us who do not know how to keep our mouths shut. Good day to you, blogosphere (do people still call it that? who are these people? can we find them and forcibly flush the word from their vocabu--ohmygodi'moneofthem). Here's a mishmash of things that irritate, inspire, and amuse me.

Let's see where this goes.