This is my 750th post. As this milestone has approached, I’ve been thinking of how I can re-energize this little hobby of mine, and one of the things on my mind has been inviting in a new writer to share the space.
My first choice said yes. Steve and I have a lot in common: we’re both born and raised in Las Vegas, both Latter-day Saints, and both high school teachers. However, though his interests are just as wide-ranging as I hope mine are, Steve offers some perspectives and ideas that are quite different from mine, which is one reason why I wanted to see his work here. The other reason is because I know he’s a great writer.
He has free reign around here, so I’m excited to see what he does with it. When he starts putting up material, I hope everyone engages it as vigorously as you have mine, and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I know I will.
Gently Hew Stone 
The bar is set high, Steve.
That’s what I’m hoping for…high bar set, so I can sneak under it comfortably and with plenty of clearance!
Thanks Jamie for that introduction. Now, much like M. Night Shamylan, I will never, ever be able to live up to my debut!
P.S. I don’t know if that’s how you spell Shamylan, but I believe that spell check is for cowards!
Wow. Two of my favorite high school buds, here at one of my favorite blogs. Awesome.
Where’d you find a spellchecker that knows how the spelling of M. Night Shyamalan’s name?
It’s usually good for the level of writing for a blog to have more than one writer. But if two’s better than one, twenty-two is not automatically better&mdah;quantity != quality.
D’Oh! Had to do a spelling error in a post where I joke about spellcheckers!
It was — and not &mdah;
Could we get a way to preview comments?
I think, in all fairness to Mr. Shyamalan, I would know how to spell his name if his last few movies hadn’t been so horrible.