“Explored and claimed by Columbus on his first voyage in 1492, the island of Hispaniola became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland.”

And later, it became a springboard for the lies of Adam Felber.

“Honeymoon in the Dominican Republic” is now shorthand for “contract dispute,” although any phrase containing five words can’t really be shorthand for one containing two words. Not content to be firmly in the pocket of “Big Blog,” Adam is “honeymooning” until the shadowy powers that maintain this website pony up a bit more cash.

Did he try and pull the ol’ “DSL problems” nonsense, too?

Whatever. Here I am. Remember, teenyboppers, when Redd Foxx walked off the set of “Sanford and Son” and was replaced for several episodes by his weathered friend, “Grady?” Just think of me as Fanatical Apathy’s “Grady,” albeit one with a bit more upper body mobility and less appetite for “ripple.”

As Alexander Haig once said, “I am in charge here.” And no, as a commenter earlier queried, I am not related to Ronald Reagan. Please note the spelling difference. Although, unfortunately, my middle name is Ronald. I was named after noted Catholic theologian Ronald Knox. That explanation doesn’t stop people from snickering at me at the DMV every five years.