But seriously, folks.

I have given up on having a password-protected blog. It is simply too difficult to use and access, two important characteristics of a good blog.

So here's my new blog, but there's a small catch: don't tell my kiddies about it. I've become increasingly concerned that their sense of good music will be irreparably warped by reading DEG's blog and associated comments, e.g., Aaron Neville or 104.7 The Fish.

One important change: my agreement to pay $5.00 for every spelling or grammar mistake did not, unfortunately, survive the transition to this blog. I would call Blogger.com's tech support to figure out how to migrate that pledge to this blog, but they don't currently offer support addressing such concerns.

I will end this blog's birth post with an invitation to check out my new and improved links section.

Let the fun begin!