Act I Scene I

So this is where it starts. Certain things are lacking on this blog; like links, a proper description of it or me, a defining vision, etc.

Still I think it has a lot of promise (because I'm such a damned good writer and people naturally gravitate toward my ideas). Most of what I have to say will be about politics and culture, not necessarily in that order (and really, what I'm interested in is the politics of culture). But I'll also be talking about bodybuilding, sports, poker (now you know my hobbies), stuff I saw on TV that pissed me off, and whatever else seems pertinent.

I think the model blog so far is www.andrewsullivan.com (go there now if you've never visited). Andrew didn't invent the medium but he transformed it into a credible alternative source of news and commentary---assists to Instapundit, Romenesko, the Urgrossvater Mickey Kaus, and anyone else I should have mentioned but didn't (my apologies).

The title of the blog comes from the name of one of my favorite books (and fuck you if you think that's just pretension), which in turn is taken from the name of one of my favorite songs (that title has an apostrophe). Well then, let's get started.

-Dan (hereafter, in the blogosphere, Finnegan)

P.S. I'm not here to shock but I'll be very liberal in dropping F-bombs. John "Blinded by the Tits of Justice" Ashcroft can go FuCC himself.