Where, or why rather, to begin?

Whether due to my inescapable waspiness or possession of a y chromosome, I've always been a bit leery of navelgazing--yet here I am. This is in no way to detract from the endless friends (only three examples include kebig, jefe and Ms. Headley) whose 'blogs I have visited and enjoyed for years. They're great, funny and insightful.
Maybe I've been afraid that I have none of the aforementioned qualities. Perhaps I've been of the opinion that I have very little that you might want to read.

Maybe I thought it just wasn't my thing...


But I've been writing more (a great deal more) lately. It's remarkable how unemployment motivates you. After the Moore rant (below), which many of you were pestered by the week of 4 July prompted me to stop scoffing at the notion of my own blog. Beyond that, many of the responses I recieved to that rant also seems to urge me on to have a place where such a smart group of people can have a forum to tell me I'm right/wrong/boring. Here is a beginning for that.

I'm writing late and I'm too flagged to go on much longer.
I'll end here.