First Post

This is my first post to a blog, ever. The closest thing I have done is edit wikis (OSU physics department TWiki, QMC Wiki, Wikipedia, etc.) The difference, I think, lies in the end product. On a wiki, the end product is a group presentation of some information. On a blog, it is an individual expression of thought. I hope that some usefulness will come out of this blog, if to no one else, at least, to me.