The gg is back after a fairly lengthy hiatus. I apologize to the readers for the abruptness of my departure and promise that the next time I choose to take a sabbatical, I will give you all some advance notice. After all, I do understand that you the reader need to have someone like me at your side at all times to help you stave off those sudden cravings for sanguinity.
I have saved up a year's worth of material that I had planned to start unloading on readers in this my first venture back to the blog world, but I decided to defer that and instead to use my time and space here to pay tribute to my long time idol, that great neocon of negativism, the pied piper of pessimism, the sine qua non of cynicism, that Great GrandDaddy of Grouchiness. I'm talking of course about the late, great Andy Rooney, who departed this life during my absence. Andy did more than anyone else of his generation to elevate grouchiness to its current stature as an art form. He had an uncanny knack for identifying and analyzing the simplest, most common irritants experienced daily by everyone in America life. And he did it with such style, grace and humor that we couldn't help but love him for it. He was everyone's favorite curmudgeon. No contest. Goodbye Andy. We miss you. Wherever you are, keep that scowl on your face and your thumbs down.
And now I am both honored and humbled to take his place. I will begin my reign as Curmudgeon in Chief commencing with my next posting.
gg
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