(in)auspicious beginnings

after contemplating this for over a year, i've decided to bite the bullet and start a blog. i figure, with family and friends in louisiana, mississippi, tennessee, virginia, and london, to name a few, now is as good a time as any. it's hard to say where this is going, how it will turn out, or who will end up reading this, but i hope that someone will enjoy it. maybe, like the exciting game for the deacons yesterday, it will turn out to be a resounding success.