Most everyone know's the remaining words that complete, "Opinion's are like...."  At a minimum we southerner's know it by  heart!  We've heard it our entire live's.  And it's true! The only possible misconception is that where we human's only have one, you know one what,  we southerner's have opinion's enough to fill the Library of Congress.  Almost everyone on the planet has a huge range of opinion's.  Many share these thought's backed up with documented research,  quote's of leader's in that particular day's subject,  and follow at least a sort of grammar that enables the reader a fighting chance to follow along. Sadly however,  the informed, researched, and "readable" opinion's spewing from the keyboard's of folk's such as me, are all to often not thought out at all! That bring's me to the topic of my first blog.  Wow, what a word.  It sound's messy just to start!  "Hey Jake,  what's up man.?"  "Oh,  not much,  I just thought I would sit down and write a blog."  Hummm?  Well,  it is what it is.  It's not as if the word is offensive,  or in anyway vulgar or common.  No, blog is not any of those.  I do think 'messy' will suffice.  Which make's me wonder if Ms. Vance,  Dardanelle, Ar. High School circa 1972, would have let a few more double negative'sfacebook.com, run on and on and on sentence's pass if we were writing a BLOG.  Doub't it.  Hell, I know better. No way.  I wonder if the people that take great pride in their writing, even earn a living doing such approve?  Blog.  blog.  BLOG.  Oh, no!  The all cap's will never do for sure!  That sight, at least to my eye,  is somewhat offensive.  Not up there with many disturbing visions that come to mind,  but not a pretty site. Nope, not pretty at all!  I too must wonder if rule's of grammar,  punctuation,  word usage, and the like,  are at least a touch less restrictive when composing a blog,  as opposed to say a regular letter to the editor.  I suppose only time will tell if this 'messy' word is appropriate  in my little world.  Ok, well,  what will my first blog be about?   jake