Amy and I had dinner with my brother and his fiancée on Friday. It was the first time Amy and anyone in her family met a member of my family. All in all, it was a pretty cool night.

During the dinner conversation, talk turned to blogging and ricoblog in particular. I found out that my brother now checks ricoblog with regularity and that his fiancée plans to as well. So that means that ricoblog readership has officially doubled!

Ok, there are more readers than that (currently at around 100 unique hits a day mostly from searches for balsamic vinaigrette; with aggregator hits on top of that) but you get the picture. So I figured it was time for a welcome message for the new ricoblog readers.

If you're new to ricoblog, you probably want to read the about ricoblog article. That should cover most of the bases. If you're interested in the Apostolic Fathers, check out my Apostolic Fathers Lookup Tool. Or do a blog search for "Diognetus" or "Polycarp" or perhaps "Ignatius" for bloggin' on those sort of dudes using the search box in the sidebar. Or check out the different topic listings in the sidebar. Or the comprehensive site Table of Contents, organized by subject. Lots of fun stuff, just a click away.

All in all, welcome to the party. If you have questions, feel free to comment on articles or drop email to me at the address listed in the sidebar.

Thanks for readin'!