Hello friends, welcome to the tea party.

I've been writing the "youth" column for over 3 years and someone thought, "Hey! Let's do it on the Internets!" Add some fancy graphics, a sense of ego, a glamour shot and you have what you read before you.

When people ask what my Monday column's about I usually hesitate, try not to use the words "stuff" or "junk" and end up saying, "uh, youth...culture."

If things seem vague, there's a reason. To prove my point take a look at my proposed list of blog titles:

NXT: The Next Generation - One more jerk with a blog
NXT: The Next Generation - Thoughts on stuff that matters
NXT: The Next Generation - How to succeed in blogging without really trying
NXT: The Next Generation - Because someone had to do it
NXT: The Next Generation - Keeping one step ahead of the man
NXT: The Next Generation - Where it's ok to laugh
NXT: The Next Generation - A rope of sand
NXT: The Next Generation - There's a line for the bathroom
NXT: The Next Generation - Like PerezHilton.com without the "unintentional" nudity
NXT: The Next Generation - All the meat, none of the fat

Let's be honest, your time is important and what I'll try to do here is the same thing I try to do in the paper - give you something you may not see somewhere else. At the same time, if there's one thing I hear constantly, it's that people under 35 rarely get into the paper unless it's in the police blotter, the sports section or the music listings. That leaves a lot of ground to cover.

I will make this promise to you; I will never use the word "blogosphere." That said, I am hopeful for our future together. Please, please, please feel free to send along links, videos and column ideas.

Be back later with places to hit this weekend.

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