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Welcome to the show. This is something I vowed never to do. I have already learned a valuable lesson -- don't make promises you can't keep, not even to yourself.

I am now a blogger. I have caved in. I have sold out. This from a guy who has been contemptuous toward the internet for several reasons.

In the first place, the internet is like the backyard fence where gossip and vitriol are spread with neither accountability nor responsibility. It is virtually impossible for someone who is slandered or libeled to obtain satisfaction. Not even Tim Misny can make them pay because he can't find them. Nobody can. Internet "journalists" hide behind code names and slang handles. Who are these people? Where do they live? What do they look like? What are their credentials? Do they practice the rules of journalism, such as rule number one: Make sure you're right? Are they serious about this or is this their hobby? Are they screwballs? Are they in therapy? Should they be in therapy?