Despite Dr. Johnson’s excellent advice (see above right), I hereby claim my humble space in the blogosphere.

(Big shoutout to blogger extraordinaire Dan Kennedy, whose helpful ministrations got me to the starting line.)

Up until now, my blogging experience has been limited to the receiving end, which is to say I’ve been flame-broiled in the flogosphere on numerous and memorable occasions. But finally I’m ready to start dishing it out (well, dishing, anyway).

Of course, I have no idea what I’ll fill this space with, but I know I have exactly zero to say about the demise of Michael Jackson, whose story would be sad if it weren’t so sordid. Ditto for the kneejerk (accent all too often on jerk) coverage by the news and entertainment media.

But I will try my best to post at least once a day, and to write something interesting and different.

There – have I set the bar low enough?

Think so.