Welcome to the new and improved welcome page that was under construction, but then got done when the workers stopped taking so many breaks.  Estimated completion date was April 1, 2014, but the page was actually finished in February of 2006.  This was a huge savings to taxpayers.  Nothing But Iron is an amateur sports-and-sometimes-other-stuff (SASOS) column written for the enjoyment of a select group of readers.  If you are a select reader, you may enter this site and read the articles.  If you are not a select reader, but would like to become one, enter the site, read the articles and then, if you can find it, click on the link that says "I want to be a select reader."  You will be directed to a 448-question multiple choice exam.  Upon completion of the exam with a passing score of 99% or higher, you will receive a select reader certificate unsuitable for framing or anything else, with the possible exception that it might be suitable for use in the event of an emergency toilet paper shortage.  What it really means is this:  anyone who can read, who promises not to take any of this stuff too seriously and who promises not to get drunk before an Olympic ski event, may enter the site and read the articles.  If you disagree with my commentary, e-mail me.  If you don't have my e-mail, it could be because I don't want to hear from you, or that I do want to hear from you, but would not respect your opinion if I did, so I choose not to hear from you.