In case you hadn't noticed, I'm not the only one posting on my site any more. I have to take a few weeks off after the Independence Day holiday, because I've got some book learnin' to do for work. I asked my friend Lope to fill in for me while I'm away. Since he's never blogged before, he's been posting here and there to try to get the feel of things. If everything works out ok, and he survives the blogger hazing probationary period, I may even ask him to stay on here permanently.

His politics tend to contrast with mine, but we've learned to live with our differences. It helps that we can embrace our common interests in guns. When that doesn't work, we resort to armageddon style standoffs of mutually assured destruction.

When it comes to this web site, I expect that you will all show him the same respect that you show me. Actually, I shouldn't wish that on anyone, so I want you all to actually be nice to him instead.

UPDATE: I should add that Lope is short for Interloper. In this case, it seems rather fitting. (grin)