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Over the years, newspapers always have found new and creative ways to connect with their readers. First there were newspapers. Then there was the Internet. And now we have ... OK, I'm not going to lie, we're kind of fresh out of ideas here. But being the adaptive medium that we are, the newspaper industry always carefully assesses the world's hottest new trends and fads, painstakingly selecting the one that is the best, and then brings it to you, the reader, approximately 15 years later.

As a result, today I present to you my brand-new blog. Or, as we here at the paper like to call it, "The Bryce is Write." (Yes, this is what we actually settled on. It was either that or "P&C Blog No. 46," but we decided that might set readers' expectations a little too high.) So as of this very second, I now have my very own blog where I can share my innermost thoughts like, "I sure hope I get paid more to do this," and, "Uh oh, that one's probably going to smell."

Now for those of you who don't know what a blog is, it is a Web site maintained by an individual with little or no life, consisting of hundreds of entries about their cat. Of course, I am generalizing here. Quite often, blogs are much less interesting than that.

But lucky for you, I don't have a cat, and my wife says I have a life. Provided she, quote, "already has plans with the girls."

So get ready, folks, because today marks a new milestone in our relationship. As for my part, I promise to faithfully make posts every day about whatever is going on in my life. In return, all I ask is that you forgive me when I eventually leave you for a younger, more attractive blog that doesn't snore in its sleep or nag me to clean the gutters.

But in the meantime, I am all yours, and my singular goal is to provide a porn-free (hopefully we'll get this changed in the near future) site where people from all walks of life can come together to have a civilized and thought-provoking discussion about how awesome I am.

Totally kidding. That will just be one thread. Some of the other topics I suspect we'll discuss at length will include:

--How handsome I am.

--How I go about being so handsome.

--The best things about being so handsome.

--Who let the dogs out?

--"Bryce ... the next Oprah?"

--The secret to rock-hard abs.

--No, seriously, who let the dogs out?

--And much more (about me) ...

Occasionally, I might even let the discussion drift to you (if I'm really drunk). So buckle up, folks, because it's going to be an exciting ride through cyberspace.

Stay tuned, because if this blog thing ends up being as successful as the newspaper seems to think it will, it won't be too long before we launch our next big thing: The Bryce Donovan weekly faxletter!

Bryce Donovan wants you to help him become the No. 1 blogger in his family. (His dad's dental blog is pretty awesome, so this might be tough.) Reach him at 937-5938 or bdonovan@postandcourier.com.