And we're off...

My blog title is taken from the only birthday card I have ever kept (other than hand-drawn ones from my daughter when she was ickle, and not yet as sarcastic as her mother).  The birthday card was from my parents, and features a glum-looking dog with W C Fields' immortal caption below.  It's been blu tacked to my desk for five years, but still inspires a smile every time I see it.  Let's see what sort of inspiration blogging brings...