An unfortunate choice of words for a title perhaps, given the fact that it was indeed an unfortunate choice of words when our current glorious leader chose to utter them while announcing the end of major combat operations in Iraq. I'm of the opinion that you should never give the enemy/opposition such a golden opportunity to attack unless you do so intentionally, in the hopes of luring them into supporting an untenable position. Not that I would ever do such a thing, of course.

My usage of the term is far more modest in scope, so I should be safe enough. It merely refers to the fact that I've finally gotten to the point where I feel the site is more or less ready for public consumption, and thus am  somewhat comfortable in promoting it.

As to what I intend to offer in order to make the place a little different and thus (hopefully) more attractive than the thousands of blogs out there, I submit the following for your perusal.

Politics: I am admittedly a conservative by nature, but don't assume that I have all the answers to the myriad questions out there. All opinions are welcome, just be prepared to defend your argument. If you come in merely reciting talking points or slogans from one side or the other, you may find yourself scrambling in order to stop the bleeding. In other words, "Bush lied, people died!" won't get quite the enthusiastic response that it garnered at your political pep rally.

I've been told (and believe) that my outlook on things is a little different than average, and that will carry over into this site, I'm sure. I have an incurable case of sarcasm, and although some of my posts are intended to be quite serious, others may only appear to be so, on the surface. Some, of course, will be openly sardonic.

I'm also hoping to have a few guest articles done, and there is one person in particular whom I've talked to about this at present. Since he has tentatively agreed to do some, I'll hold him to it. If he doesn't follow through I'll be forced to call him a lying, pathetic failure, although hopefully, I'll be calmed down enough by then in order to word it more nicely.

Humor: (or the attempt thereof) This subject is basically wide open at this point. I plan on doing a "Dear Timmy" advice column, and will be doing song parodies, mainly political ones, but a few others too. I desperately need some musically inclined individuals to help make this a reality, as I can write the stuff, but trust me, you don't want to hear me sing. Any takers? I have a "Not quite right" quotes column that I haven't had time to work on just yet. There are a few other things I'm contemplating, but they aren't far enough along to comment on at this juncture.

Rules: At this point "We don't need no stinking rules!" is good enough. Strangely though, I actually look forward to the day when they may become necessary. I love/hate paradoxes.

In conclusion, it will be up to me to try to make the site enjoyable enough that you'll want to come here. I promise to do my best; time will tell as to whether or not I succeed. I do suggest that you hurry up and register before all the good user names are taken. Names like "Elvis", "Top Gun", and "Neanderthal". Wait a minute... I noticed "Neanderthal" is already taken. See what I mean?

Thanks,
Tim