We are around three weeks out from the first day of fall, but I can already feel the change coming. It’s a lot darker when the dogs take their last trip outside for the night, the nighttime temps are definitely cooler, and you can just ~smell~ fall in the air.

With a new season approaching, we have a couple of new things happening here at Webb Weekly. As you know, Larry Stout recently ‘retired’ from his writer’s nook and his County Hall Corner column. But leave it to Larry to not leave us in a pinch and find his own replacement.

We are happy to introduce Blair Steward as our new steward of the County Hall Corner. (Sorry, Blair, hopefully that will be my last pun.)

Like Larry, Blair is also from Montgomery. If my Facebook research is to be trusted, he’s also an author and sportswriter. “A writer focused on sports and psychological fiction for young adults. I also cover real-life stories as a sports journalist. My work is for readers who appreciate honest, thought-provoking storytelling with heart and depth.

I grew up in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, where I still live with my wife and our two kids. Before writing, I played semiprofessional football in New York and Pennsylvania, experiences that continue to shape the stories I tell.”

We are excited to have Blair join the team and see where he takes County Hall Corner. I may also have to tag him in for a feature story or two in the future!

You can read Blair’s first column on page X.

Blair isn’t the only new addition to the Webb Weekly writing team. We also have Jimmy Webb III joining us this week. ‘Little’ Jimmy (or JW3 as I like to refer to him) is joining the team to talk about the world that the last of the millennials and the first of Gen Z are living in.

I’m really looking forward to seeing Jimmy’s perspective for a couple of reasons.

First, because there seems to be a lot of confusion about how old millennials are. JW3 is 29 — one of the last of the millennials. I am mind-your-own-business years old — one of the first of the millennials.

That’s right, y’all. The millennials are all grown up!

That being said, the adults Jimmy’s age are fighting a tough fight in adulthood. Several unprecedented events, including, but not limited to — a housing market crisis, stupidly high interest rates, a less-than-stellar economy, and stagnate pay coupled with a skyrocketing cost of living are just a few of the issues making adulting a lot more difficult for young adults. Gone are the days of $50,000 starter homes and $75/week daycare.

I’ll be interested in seeing Jimmy’s take and learning about how different life and adulthood can be through the generations.

You can read JW3’s first column on page X.

Also, in case you were curious, we got Scout home last week safe and sound. He actually slept for the entire 3+ hour drive home, which was a blessing because the some of the roads were pretty rural and therefore windy, and I didn’t want the poor little guy to get carsick.

We’ve all been adjusting to having a puppy at home, and so far things have gone really well! Housebreaking is going shockingly well. Crate training has been a little tougher, but he’s getting the routine down. Hopefully, in a couple of more weeks, we’ll all be settled in, adjusted, and have our schedules synced!

I’m also including an updated pic. These first few months, they grow so fast, it seems like he looks different every day!