"Firstly, I want to apologize in advance, as I do not write often, and don’t claim to be a good writer. Proceed with caution." I liked his article, but this is

"Firstly, I want to apologize in advance, as I do not write often, and don’t claim to be a good writer. Proceed with caution." I liked his article, but this is just about the worst opening sentence I've seen in a while. Yeesh. Have those thoughts if you must, but don't share them with your readers.