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Isn't The Flatted Fifth a crazy name for a blog? It is. I hoped that no one else was using it, and no one was....

Flatted fifths are at the core of bebop. Just listen to recordings by Bird and Dizzy during the mid- and late-1940s (and beyond). But this blog isn't really a music blog, though I'll probably mention music from time to time. I plan to use The Flatted Fifth for random thoughts about an often chaotic world.

Do we need to abbreviate? TFF seems so bland. Let's not! It's really easy to copy and paste The Flatted Fifth. Don't you think it looks so much better spelled out? I sure do.

Finally, you'll notice that the date for this entry and the one that follows is Dec. 31, 2006. I set the date that way so these two entries remain at the top of my blog. That's all! Or, as Bugs says, "That's all, Folks!"