Disclaimers and warning labels

You see disclaimers in various places where a higher power doesn't want something an underling says or does to blow back, like before the director's commentary on a DVD. The studio doesn't want to be called to task if their director says something dumb, so they give the blanket "those are only his opinions, not ours, please don't be mad at us if he offends you" blurb.

But in this case while I will try very hard to give credit, cite sources, list references, etc, I will have no one to blame but myself for any opinions expressed. Thus the warnings in case you want to just stop reading based on what you think I am bound to say.

The supposition is that if you are reading this, you know me, but even if that is true, you may not know all of this, and I don't want anyone to have any of my views or stances come as a shock. While this isn't about confrontation - I hope! - I do plan to rant and rave and spew and generally raise hell on occasion, so heads up:

- I am an atheist and becoming more vocal about it every day

- I am a liberal and will go into politics

- I am a smart-ass 

- I am long-winded

- I crack myself up

There, you've been warned.