Several years ago, I decided to scratch out a few words and make use of some of the web space that came with my internet service.

It was more than a little embarrassing to lay my massive ego out there for all to see, and more than a little discouraging that almost nobody came to see it. Inexplicably, I didn’t receive a single offer of fame and/or fortune as a professional writer.

So my little corner of the world wide web languished. The most recent update was made on April 14, 2000, which qualifies my pathetic pages as a true “cobweb” site. Are there any government grants available for preserving historical relics like that?

I recently retired after working thirty years at the Ohio State University. Suddenly, I’m reading the newspaper every day, watching movies, and listening to music. For the first time in fifteen years, I’m reading books for pleasure. I find that I want to grab total strangers and tell them all about some of the wonderful things I’m discovering. And I find that most total strangers aren’t terrifically enthusiastic about that method of discourse. So, the pathetic old website may get some updates again.

This weblog will be the new “news” page for my site. Short comments will exist only in the weblog. If I write anything longer, it will be added to the main website and noted in an entry in the blog.