This Blog's First Post: A test post to see what things look like.

So this is my new blog.  Only, what, 15 years out of date?  The idea is to get me writing, maybe make some connections, just see what happens.  I'll be writing on politics, economics, cooking, photography, hiking, New York City and whatever else comes to mind.   So, in the words of Mario Batali, wheeeeeee!

Edited to add:   This is the first post made in the blog.  All entries dated before this one are back-dated to reflect when I wrote them for another source.