[Wringing my hands.] Okay, here goes. Let me explain a couple of things first. I think Neal Stephenson put it best in Zodiac when the main character (whose name I can't remember now) says, "I am, as everyone knows, an asshole." You might as well add cynic to that list. My politics are sometimes radical, my outlook is often glib. I'm self-effacing a lot of the time, I'm also not afraid to criticize others, at least in my thoughts. I'm not always nice.

With that being said, don't expect you to always like or agree with what I say. I certainly don't expect you to do so. I don't want to argue with anyone, I just want to say what I want to say at the time I'm saying it. I might retract it later. I might not. Don't e-mail me please. If you don't like what I'm saying, don't read this anymore. I'm hoping this format will be some kind of format/space for me to express thoughts I don't always get to express. It may be at times mundane. Hopefully once in a great while it will be thought-provoking, or even humorous.

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