Since the shutdown of ScienceBlogs, I’ve been feeling the lack of a personal blog a bit. It doesn’t seem quite right to add to the now-archived Uncertain Principles, though– that era is over– and the thought of adding yet another WordPress install to all the ones I already have is kind of exhausting. I’ve got this site right here, though, and it’s a blog system, after all, so let’s see how it works to put a “Blog” category in with the rest, and start posting some stuff here.

Of course, the most important rule of public writing is that you have to give the people what they want. So here are some cute kid photos. First, The Pip looking pleased with himself:

And then SteelyKid in profile:

I’m not sure how regularly I’ll be posting here, but just having the option again will be nice.