J'admets… I hereby inform my readers that every single post on this web site contains plagiarized material.  Yes, I am nothing more than a hack with the facility for cut and paste and some minor editing.  I know, I know, deplorable.

But wait.  It gets worse.

I have in reality plagiarized all my material from Ben Domenech.  That's right, this weblog might well be the first case on record of second-degree plagiarism.  Not only is my every word stolen (including this one!), but the person I stole them from also stole them.

I cannot tell you how truly sorry I am that my deception has been uncovered.  I am sorrier still that I am apparently going to be punished and ostracized for it.  And, to be perfectly frank about it, I would give anything for the opportunity to sweep the whole matter under the rug.  At least the checks from NR cleared.  They won't be getting that money back.

My conscience-like sense of acceptable behavior demands I apologize not only to those whose words I stole (which at this point is God knows who), but also to those co-workers who stood by me and, unfortunately, failed to shield me from blame.  Your failure is, in a very real sense, what this is all about.*

But ultimately, the only ones who should have to face the full blame for these actions are my parents, who don't exactly have terrific child-raising skills.  Mom, Dad, how could you have blown it?

It is time, as they say, to heal, keep out of public for a decent interval, and hope that when people remember this incident the name that comes to mind is "Pete Domenci", whose name sounds deceptively similar to Ben Domenech.  Domenici, Domenici.  The only name you remember is Pete Domenici.  You will search Google for "Pete Domenici plagiarism" and find no relevant results.

If all else fails, I will post passages from the Bible about forgiveness and repeatedly point to myself while clearing my throat.