Posted 7:00 AM by Gene

Pardon me for taking so long, but a word now to all you folks who've discovered me:

I thank you very much for your hits. I hope I have entertained you, and to those who may take offense at any post, I further hope my wit (what passes for my wit -- really, the half-wit of a quarter wit) will salve any venom, and I welcome all surfers of any political persuasion with an open heart -- and, I pray, a more open mind.

And a special thank you for Prof. Reynolds. The three of you who'd surfed my site before may recall I've said a few not-so-nice things about him, largely out of jealousy. For this I apologize in public and soon in private, once I can get the words together. I can never say a bad thing about anyone who's tried to help me, and I am very honored that he chose to link to me.

I will probably not be posting much for the next several days, because I want to sort things out in my head, and see how many hits I get for what I do post. In any event I may not post as much now that people have noticed me. It may not be the Politburo Diktat's spike -- that blog got 9,500 -- but I can feel it, nonetheless.

Again, my heartfelt thanks.