This won't be a personal journal, because we both ought to do something better with our time than gratify my vanity. Instead, it will be a journal of the many things I'd like to learn. Like many of you, I'd like to be a more articulate speaker, better in the kitchen/bar, more culturally informed, and imbued with more social grace. If you'd like the same things for yourself, then keep watching this space. Though I can't claim to have the answers you're looking for, I can at least claim to have similar questions.
Regular updates will begin after I've replaced the computer that died in the fire.
I'd like to thank my benefactor, Mr. Steelbuddha, for hosting this journal. He is a scholar, a man of principles, and a gentleman deserving of any free drinks given to him.