Hello, world!

This is my initial foray into the world of blogging. Be nice.

About the handle, "Reformed Trombonist": Reformed, in the sense of adhering to a Calvinistic interpretation of scripture; trombonist, in the sense of someone who applies a piece of adjustable-length brass tubing to his lips and vibrates them at various pitches -- producing a variety of sounds ranging from overblown stentorian to flaccid flatulence (depending on what kind of shape the chops are in).

But we'll get into all that, eventually.