Welcome
We have new readers joining us daily. Well, OK, we have a few new readers, and a sincere welcome to each of you. As a refresher, here are the rules:

--First and foremost, I do this for my entertainment, not yours. If you happen to find it the slightest bit interesting, I think that's fabulous. In the much more likely event it bores you silly, you can (according to Google.com) search 2,073,418,204 other web pages.
--It's unedited, which means it's unpolished, which means it's honest. Please forgive the occasional grammatical lapse or spelling error. (All ego aside, there won't be many.)
--It's honest, which means it may ruffle a feather or two, and I might let a potty word slip in every once in a while. The intent is not to offend, but if offense is taken, see the part of the first rule that starts with "you can (according to Google.com) search 2,073,418,204 ..."
--Why do I write this stuff? Mostly to stretch some long-dormant creative muscles my job no longer allows me to stretch. Partly, because there's the slightest chance that somebody might get a smile out of it, or a chuckle, or think, "What an f---ing idiot." If you think that, great; that means you're thinking.

Make liberal use of the "Hit me back" link. Make me think, too. That's how I know I'm alive.