Thank you all for warm welcome.
One reason I was hesitant to sign up was precisely the problem that Andy has been dealing with: people not posting. I am not always able to post. But I will try -- if I have something useful to say.
As for my blogging: I love to write. I think it comes from having an impoverished childhood with few toys, and therefore making it up with lots of imagination that subsequently got translated into words.
It's also far less stressful than writing a weekly column for a newspaper.
LSP