Hello, World!

Well, this is my first foray into the world of online publishing, or "blogging" as the locals like to call it. My intentions are few: develop a writing voice, communicate with friends/family, occasionally rant about this or that, and inflate my ego. (I can see the headlines now - Young Physics Teacher Wows WWW With Weighty Wisdom and Wild Wit! Offered Presidency of Small Developing Country!) If you care to drop in now and again, I'd appreciate hearing from you! I'll leave the "you" in the preceding sentence ambiguous at this point.