Maybe I should make some changes around here....

I recently received a link to a friend's blog, and realized he had linked to about 12 other people who blogged on his sidebar (yours truly included). It got me thinking how unfinished this blog look is, and with a possible opportunity to write for a larger, more established audience on another blog, I may want to clean this up. So, if it's crappy weather or I'm just in need of something to do to keep me away from doing something stupid. look for little tweaks here and there.

Of course, since it's also supposed to be 68 degrees here on Saturday, it may not happen for a little while.

P.S. Did I mention baseball has started? Ok, because it has. So if the top sports story in your local paper isn't about spring training, last night's basketball game, or last night's hockey game, call your paper and complain. This is null and void in markets where a certain brutish sport is the only game in town (I'm looking at you, Jacksonville!)

Welcome to my Jungle!

Hello! Bienvenidos! Valkommen! My last name is Mitchell, and since random strangers will be free to read this, I'll stick with that or my screenname as a moniker for these pages and posts.

For those who know me, perhaps the first questions are "Why start blogging?" and "Don't you have enough to do?" The answer to the latter question is "Yes, but...". The "but" is the answer to the first question.

My primary reason is because I don't have time to maintain my own web page, but still desire to have a venue online where I can post some things that need to be posted. However, this does not include any personal information. If you want that, you best know who I am. My postings here will vary from commentary on current events and society to interesting findings or other forays into research. Specifically, though, you can look for the following types of posts:
- Essays about my research in baseball statistics (another primary motivator for creating the blog)
- Commentary on a broad variety of topics, primarily (but not exclusively) politics, religion, society and sports
- Musings on statistical topics, as I hold a degree in statistics and am seeking to obtain a higher one.

My posts will be sporadic as I deem them necessary, so check back often.

Good night, and good luck.