You know you’re behind the times when a Blogging for Dummies book has been written, published, and disseminated to the masses.  My only excuse is that I’m from Wyoming.  We tend to receive things at a later date than, oh, most third world countries.  Fo’ shizzle ma nizzle, dawg.  (Have you heard that phrase before?  I just heard it today and boy was it funny!  Those crazy African American peeps.  See!  Peeps!  I did it again.  I’m using my newly-learned urban slang.  Look at this little Wyomingite go!)*

And I should confess that the only reason I decided to write a blog was because I have an unhealthy (but completely legitimate) girl-blog crush on some more preeminent lady bloggers.  (Hi, Heather B. Armstrong.  I want to have your babies.  You too, Mrs. Kennedy!  Hi, I love you!)  I so want to be included at a BlogHer conference.  I too love friendship and beer.  Oh, and writing.  I love that!

*Disclaimer: That whole paragraph was a joke.  Except the part about blogging.  I’m a little late on the blog band wagon.  And, really, I love African American peeps.