I'll always remember my first Strong Bad E-mail. And I was introduced to it by my good friend Matt.

Matt's got a blog of his own, but since he fell in love and got engaged, he doesn't say much there. He's got a life; good for him.

But he does drop by here, and now that he can leave comments, he's contributing to the vast flow of blogalicious knowledge from this site.

Matt just left in our comments a great link to an ESPN column about the dangers of governments getting involved with professional sports teams. It is a beauty, and if you care about the Portland baseball stadium deal at all, on either side, you need to check it out.

It's particularly required reading for the Portland City Council, whom the columnist warns to watch their backs and count all the silverware with the baseball people. Point well taken.

Nice to hear from you, Matty.