Blogs exist not merely to proclaim truth (for that we have the pulpit), nor do they exist strictly for academic discovery (as in journals and monographs).  The Blogosphere is a happy dimension where ideas can be tested or even just simply suggested.  It is the tentative nature of Blogs that allow me the opportunity to be a bit more risky and provocative than I would normally prefer.  Naturally, this post will see opposition, but consider...