I am honored. I am humbled. Oh, let’s face it: I am hooked. Really? Did it really only take four comments — from friends and family, no less — to turn me into a blogabishonist? Am I that shallow, that hungry for praise and accolades, that…vain? Yes! Yes! and Yes!

Perhaps there’s another way to look at this. Maybe blogging from time to time (okay, so this is my second post today, but it’s opening day, right?) will allow me to free my mind of my own frivolous blather, thereby leaving more room to listen to others. And I do sometimes make myself laugh with my own foolishness (aka idiocy), so maybe I can also bring a smile to somone who needs it. I am a firm believer that laughter really is the best medicine, even when you don’t know what needs to be cured.

On that note, let me just say to all my fans, “You like me! You really like me!” Also a shout-out from Paige, who will be mortified when I tell her I used the word “Shout-out.” Maybe my next post (if I can gather my courage, because this one, gentle readers, may well take the blue ribbon in a long history of prize winning stupid Linda stories) will tell the tale of the tanning booth, the goggles and the super hero pose. Stay tuned, and keep the love coming at me.