  Dear Blog Team, On behalf of all of you, I would like to offer myself a very warm welcome to the blog team! I have joined the blog team for a variety of reasons which, mostly, are personal and not for you to know.
However at this time, I would like to explain the much debated meaning of the moniker, 'The Granimal. ' I did not choose this name. This name was chosen for me and recently bestowed upon me by the wisest of the seven-foot Coco's. That he was able to see into my soul and celebrate my connection to all of creation was really quite astounding. I had thought my inner animal was well hidden from the rest of you. In any case, please do not be afraid by the implied hostility in the name 'The Granimal.
' Hostility is a human term and has little meaning for the modern part-man, part-animal. At this point I would like to thank you all for welcoming me to the blog team and provide you with my most febrile assurances that I will work with harmony and self-control to ensure that the honour of the blog team is at all times reflected in all of my future posts. 
