Twenty-seven years ago to the day, Grady Noonen was born. Today, after much agonizing delay, gradynoonen.com is born. Only time will tell if the life of Grady 2.0 will have the same bone-crushing momentum as that of its living, breathing counterpart.

Some things to consider:

• The future of this Web site is yet to be determined. Maybe it will blossom into an unprecedented webopedia, overflowing with knowledge that is worth knowing.
• Although the real Grady is probably easier to talk to, this site will hopefully be easier to understand.
• Grady's attempts at entertaining typically fall flat. Try not to expect much more from Grady 2.0.
• Both Grady and Grady 2.0 are mostly white with little dark markings, the main difference being that the little dark markings on Grady 2.0 are legible, while the ones on Grady are just freckles.
• The best way to predict the trajectory of this site is to keep checking back.

I'll wrap this up with a thought: Grady 2.0 and I got caught up in comparing ourselves to others. It doesn't matter whether you think too much of yourself or too little, either way you lose.