Howdy neighbor!
I spent the first almost decade of my career as a farm radio news reporter, which is an industry that is every bit as full of personalities as you might imagine. One of my favorites is an Oklahoman named Ron Hays (he's lead anchor on the Radio Oklahoma Network, so he's literally "Ron on RON," which always made me chuckle) who starts every broadcast by saying, "Howdy neighbor!" and I just think that's about as nice a way to greet someone as there is.
Like Earle Bruce following Woody Hayes (more on that in a minute), I feel destined to come up short writing today's diary of what's happening in Buckeyedom.