You never have to carry your own bags in the show

Good morning, good people. I'm Wes Flinn (aka "Wes F"), and I've known Sinfonian for more than a decade now. It's an honor to be asked to guest-post while he's "on vacation." (Sinfonian, buddy, don't worry. I know a guy who has bribed every judge in Estonia. At worst, you'll only lose two or three fingers.)

Anyhoo, between geor3ge and myself, we'll do our best to maintain the high standards Sinfonian sets for Blast Off!, so there will be plenty of swear words and schadenfreude.

In the meantime, consider this: It is increasingly difficult to tell Joan Vennochi of the Boston Globe from Maureen Dowd of the New York Times. Both CAN provide stellar, to-the-point insight on many issues, but too often they choose to lapse into catty caricature. Vennochi does it today. Discuss.

WF