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Pow!  And we’re off!  This is the year I go from Participant to Winner!  I will be posting my progress as I go along.  Feel free to nag, badger, and pester at whim.

Good luck to everyone crazy enough to take on this endeavor.  May you arrive at the finish line to the sounds of cheers by crazed fans, tears of happiness of loved ones, and 50,000 words tucked under one arm.  Eat lots of carbs, and type really, really fast.