I was somewhere between one of my many lives (translation: travelling without web access) when Obsidian Wings was born, so I missed the first few weeks of postings here. I was snarking ferociously on Tacitus when someone cited Moe's own blog.
What? A blogchild of Tacitus? And by the incomparable Moe Lane, no less? I stopped mid-googling for my next alliteration-overloaded zinger and dashed right over here. Imagine my glee (yes, I'm the sort who uses words like "glee" without blushing) when I discovered that a trinity of my favorites (Von and Katherine too!!!) had joined forces in a virtual melting pot of ideologies.
Why it was an experiment designed to delight a liberal internationist like myself. As one who lives in and loves the laboratory of democracy we call New York City, where rubbing elbows with folks who hold (and voice) very different opinions from yours is a literal description of one's daily commute, I immediately felt comfortable in the virtual pages of this new community.
So it was an honor indeed to be invited as guest blogger while Katherine focusses on asylum seekers' cases (a subject dear to my heart), and I hope to repay the graciousness of our hosts with the occassionally ObWings-worthy article.
At this point I expect to focus on my favorite topics: the environment; the arts; working-class values, and tolerance (I can hear your heavy sighs now), but I find that blogging widens my interests on a daily basis, so....(oh, yeah, I'm addicted to ellipses...call it Dowd Disease)...I'll post my first article tomorrow, and look forward to the stint as guest blogger and any and all abuse the posts may inspire.
Wow, the first comment on Edward's first post. I'm all tingly....
Posted by: crionna | February 17, 2004 at 08:30 PM
I'm all tingly....
I think CVS is having a sale on Cortisone. ; )
Posted by: Edward | February 17, 2004 at 08:45 PM
Edward, that was a fantastic post. Welcome aboard.
von
Posted by: von | February 17, 2004 at 08:48 PM
mazel tov. Between you and Michael N to defend the honor of the left side of the spectrum, now I really have no excuse for procrastinating here...
Posted by: Katherine | February 17, 2004 at 10:06 PM
"now I really have no excuse for procrastinating here..."
Bah. Nothing wrong with a visit from time to time.
Posted by: Moe Lane | February 17, 2004 at 10:10 PM
Katherine, we're keeping it warm for you. Go do good work with the immigration cases, and we'll keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
Posted by: Michael N. | February 17, 2004 at 10:25 PM
Please procrastinate when you can Katherine...it's good for your soul and ours. And many thanks to you (and Von and Moe) for inviting me to interject the liberal point of view now and then.
Posted by: Edward | February 18, 2004 at 09:21 AM
Welcome, Edward!
Gawd, this could lead to some monumentally time-sucking exchanges. Not that I'm averse to that sort of thing. I'll do my best to keep it civilized, though.
It's good to see you have a place to call home, though. You really, really needed a place to do your own blog entries, because you obviously had a lot to say.
Welcome, again, and well met.
Regards,
Slart
Posted by: Slartibartfast | February 18, 2004 at 10:24 PM
Thanks Slarti,
it's just a temporary guest slot, so you shouldn't cancel any future vacations...besides, I suspect I'll learn to be less verbose as time goes on.
Posted by: Edward | February 18, 2004 at 10:42 PM