Please allow me to introduce myself...

I'm a man of wealth and taste...

Ok, not so much on the wealth.

And the taste has been questionable.

Screw it, I just wanted to use the line...

Hello, everyone. My name is Curt, and I'm a first time blogger. ("Hello, Curt")

I hope to use this blog to get rants off my chest, talk about things I like, and things I don't. Rave about my daughter, scream at the Bruins (Boston variety, not UCLA), wonder about women, bitch about my job (actually my job is pretty bitch-proof), and just maybe to see if there are any like-minded people out there.

Yes, I can be horribly pedantic. I enjoy words, and get a rush out of using just the right word for the situation. I like to think about things and people, why they do what they do, why things happen. I am an atheist, but I have respect for all religions, up to a point. That point is proselytization. (It's the old "Your right to swing your fist ends at my nose.") Oh yeah, and killing in the name of religion. And generally being shitty to someone in the name of religion.

So, you know, "God's will" isn't a suitable answer for why something happens. To me, it's a cop-out for the intellectually lazy.

As for what makes me smile -- obviously, my daughter, who is awesome. One of the high points in my life was hearing "Daddy, want Court of the Crimson King"... (wiping tear). I did find a webcomic that comes pretty close to matching my sense of humor -- http://www.xkcd.com/ -- Randall Munroe (the author) is who I want to be when I grow up. My favorite current comedian is Eddie Izzard, all time is Richard Pryor. Woody Allen and Mel Brooks make me laugh, and please, stop me before I watch "Airplane" again.

OK, if I put everything in one post, I won't have anything left to say, and it will be the shortest blog in history.

Take care, everyone.