In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s a new member of the The Talent Show family. Welcome aboard Ross, who you might know from This Space For Rent. This isn’t turning into a group blog a la Pandagon, but the pressures of running a day-to-day operation like this are hard to keep up with at times^[1] and can result in a drought of posts and some pretty bad writing^[2]. Ross, on the other hand, had been on a roll lately and I think you guys will enjoy reading his contributions. Considering that Ross is also one of my oldest friends and that we can find a way to argue about pretty much anything^[3], it should lead to some interesting discussions in the comments.