Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting...

...the official First Post of Rider's boyfriend (see the comments on the entry below). I was calling him the Fire Marshall* (which kind of makes me think of In Living Color, but we'll leave that one alone), but he has given himself his own handle. Apparently, he's "Hill-Billy." Don't let him fool you, folks. The boy is edu-ma-cated, with lots of letters after his name. He likes to poke fun at his home state, but he's about as dumb as...well, I can't think of a witty comparison, so I'll be refreshingly blunt. He's a very smart man, and also a bona fide Hero. Plus, he's genuinely enamored of my sister, so he can stay.

And since he's officially on my blog, he ought to know that I have three faithful readers to-date (and one of them is his date! Har har!). He already knows Rider (I assume). My other faithful readers are my friends, Cindy and Colleen. Colleen is an artist and writer whom I've known since the seventh grade, when we were both in love with Duran Duran. Cindy is my friend from Plattsburgh, a freelance writer, mom, and occasional porn star -- I mean "erotic fiction author."

So, welcome to my blog, Hillbilly. I hope you like it here. And all kidding aside, I was so glad to finally meet you. I'm glad you and Rider found each other, and stuck together. I'll admit that I was worried -- no guy will ever be good enough for my little sister. But any guy who buys me Coronas comes awfully close (hey, it worked in college, too -- just ask my husband!).

*I do know how to spell "marshal," but I'm making a little inside joke. Just thought I should tell you all, so you wouldn't worry that I will be teaching Future Generations...