Ground Rules

First of all, welcome to my humble weblog, "blog" for short. I hope to update this account fairly frequently so as to keep in touch with everyone over in America. Many people don't know what blogging is or what it's used for or how it works, so I hope to apply some rules for its general usage. Basically, I'll post, you'll read it, and if you want to say something or ask something, you'll click on the "Comments" link at the bottom. There are different comments for each post, and many people will comment (hopefully). So, in regards to these comments...

1) I'm allowing anonymous comments. This is primarily due to the fact that many of my readers don't have accounts, and I don't want to put them through that trouble just to communicate with me. This does, however, lead to rule two...

2) Don't be idiots just because there are anonymous comments. Lots of people think that just because they use a pseudonym or post anonymously that nobody knows who they are. That's largely true. However, this blog should be something more important than others are, those amongst friends who just want to pull pranks and drive each other mad trying to figure out who posted what anonymously. I ask that if there are anonymous posts, please sign your name at the end to identify yourself. This should work for those without accounts, and while there's nothing stopping people from signing the wrong name, we're on the honors system here.

3) No profanity. And keep it PG-13. This is a family blog.

4) Respect everyone that comments here. There are no stupid questions, though there seem to be very many inquistive idiots... just kidding. Some people will be computer-illiterate, and many others German-illiterate. Your tolerance is appreciated.

Finally, by all means, DO comment here. I want your feedback as much as possible, so feel free to throw any questions or comments my way and I'll do my best to get you answers straight from the source. Furthermore, I sincerely hope that many of you will also e-mail me personally at houleyhoop@hotmail.com. I know I won't be able to respond to everyone individually, but that certainly won't mean that I'm not reading your messages. Also, don't worry about trying to interest me. I'm sure I'll be starved for news from Brainerd over the summer, so give me as many mundane details as you possibly can! I'll speak up if they get really excessive.

I can't think of anything else at the moment. We can address problems as they come up, but for the time being, add me to your favorites and check in regularly!