Who knows? If you want a deadpan punchline, then great. But did you really mean it? On the other hand, stating that X from SuchandSuch Monthly is a real card, and you just can’t wait to hang out with him out of work hours, may be taken at face value. It’s a minefield that less skilled writers such as myself face everyday. Anyway.

Hello everyone. As the new boy, and under the gentle pressure of Mr. Scott, I thought I’d dip my toe in the Blogbridge waters and see what either tickles it, or rears out of the water to bite it off.

I’m not really sure how this works; do I suggest a topic, and wait for the conversational deluge? Must I select a category, or can I post my aimless ramblings under a catch-all “misc”?

If a particular point of discourse is needed, then perhaps we may start with this:

Penguins are, most likely, inherently sociopathic and amoral.

Bear with me. When has one ever considered your feelings in any way, shape or form? What have they done for us recently?

I was once bitten by one of the little buggers. You don’t turn your back on one a second time, I can tell you. I think I’ve already milked that story on the first floor, though.