This is the beginning blog in what I hope becomes something usable and/or useful. Since my environment is almost a fully-blended amalgamation of my personal and professional lives (as an example of this, I am on-call 24/7/365, so I have the privilege of transacting business virtually anywhere, which bleeds over to my occasionally needing to compensate the time expended on after-hours business to take care of the things I would have done had I not been called), this blog will also reflect a mixture of the two.

My intent is never to offend anyone (if you've met me, you know I'm introverted and try to always be almost painfully polite), but I also follow a policy of absolute truth, so it is possible that something you read may offend you. If you are wired to allow opinions offered in good faith to inflame you to the point that your rationality and scientific detachment go away, then this is probably not going to be an enjoyable blog for you.