Well, it took me about 15 seconds to hack into S.D. Watch. I figured as long as Todd wasn't going to be using the place, I might as well settle in. I think he kind of expected me to wander in while he was on hiatus because he didn't leave anything of value here except a copy of 'All The Presidents Men', some old dog-earred issues of Ladies Home Journal and a Rolodex with Sibby's home phone number in it.

So, I'll be hanging out here for a few days until Todd gets things squared away. I know, I know, I promised that my blogging days were over, but I got the idea from the Epp-Meister that his one regret about putting S.D. Watch in the deep freeze temporarily was that the 73,218 visitors who stop by every day would get out of the habit of visiting the blog.

If you've come here for commentary about Sen. Thune, then you'll be disappointed, at least until Todd returns. Same goes for Sen. Johnson, Rep. Herseth, Gov. Rounds, etc. I probably won't even mention my favorite Hillbilly.

Nice. That's what I'm going to be.

Heh.

Alright. That will probably last for two or three days and then all heck with break loose and I'll have the entire South Dakota blogosphere on my hiney for acting like, well, like the SDBWM. For that , I apologize in advance.

I've got one great idea. Let's surprise Todd by clicking the google ads in the adjacent column over and over and over again so that when he signs on he'll discover that he's earned a few thousand dollars in commissions. And then I'll abscound of it and we'll all meet in at the Hinkle Ranch in Holabird where we'll spend it on a big hoe-down. Start clicking.

Alright, I've announced my presence. I'll be back in the A.M. with some must reads. I might even figure how to link to some porn sites or something. Keep checking in. I've never used this Square Space software so if this site disappears overnight, this whole thing is are little secret. OK?

SDBWM