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Saturday, September 27, 2003
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BOO HOO HOO
So I talked Don into getting comments, and now he's complaining about how much attention he's getting:
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First of all, comments are cool and thanks to all of you who sounded off. I can see how it could get to be overwhelming trying to respond to everyone so I'm telling you guys right now, don't feel slighted if I remain silent. That's Don trying to retain his sanity and maybe utilize some time management skills.
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WAAAAAH! People love me and are interested in what I have to say! Why do I have to be so popular? *sniffle*
He talks about the philosophy of sex and gets thirteen comments. I announce the end of World War Blog and get one. The only time I ever broke double digits in comments was when I invited a far more talented writer than myself to do a guest post. Second best was when I let my wife slap me around a little.
Most of the time when I scroll down my home page I see so many 0's & 1's that I think Internet Explorer has started rendering my site in binary.
If it wasn't for the occasional gratuitous (and very much appreciated) bits of "blogger graffiti o' love" [a comment left by a reader just to let you know they stopped by your site] that get left here by some of the strongest, sweetest, prettiest, and smartest women in the blogsphere, I'd have enough zeros to adequately describe the number of times that Communism has actually worked as a form of government.
Ok, now that I'm done being all mean & sarcastic, the point is - yes, all that commentary can really eat up your time. But also yes, it's a very good sign that your writing is having an impact. Cherish that part.
(the comment complaint post is 9/26 "Etc." if PAB, and is not safe for work if your boss can read. The philosophy of sex post is 9/25 "Arthur on Sex", and, ironically, IS safe for work.)
posted by Harvey at 11:41:44 PM permalink HOME
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DON'S OTHER HOBBY
In addition to part-time crime fighting, it looks like Don's found other ways to pass the time.
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Okay, so as most of you know, by day I work for a small IT government contractor in Northern Virginia. What you may not know is that, by night, I call random girls and pretend to be a drunk ex-boyfriend desperate for a reconciliation.
These conversations are typically short and go something like this:
Me: Hey babe...I know it's been a long time and I know I really screwed things up but I want another chance. Whatever I did, I'm sure I can make it up to you.
Girl: You f[****]d my brother at your bachelor party!
Me: I swear he didn't mean anything to me.
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The adventure continues from there. Drink Alert in effect.
(Friday, Sept. 26 "Don: Still a Legend in His Own Mind" if PAB)
posted by Harvey at 10:55:46 PM permalink HOME
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TOYS FOR IRAQI KIDS
I don't have kids of my own. Not planning on any either. When I get that paternal urge, I usually borrow a niece or nephew for a day and it fixes me right up.
And I really hate the phrase "do it for the children". Guilt trips are so annoying.
But...
I actually do feel a lot of sympathy for kids living in crappy third world countries. Back in my Navy days, I visited my share of those places, and I have a soft spot for street urchins.
Even the one who tried to sell me coke in Rio.
Anyway, the point is that a military man on the ground in Iraq is collecting toys for Iraqi kids because they have "nothing". Which is probably not true. I'm sure they have some very nice dolls made out of sand & rocks.
But since my beloved wife has a huge stuffed animal collection in need of pruning, I'll be shipping out a box shortly. And the best part is, I'll barely even have to tap into my pile of defaced spending money to make it happen, since the shipping address is an APO, which means domestic postage rates apply.
If you're not a cheap-ass sum'bitch like me, there are plenty of ways listed in the comments to donate cash or new toys for the project, too.
Go take a look and see what you can do "for the children."
posted by Harvey at 9:41:35 PM permalink HOME
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NEW BLOG SHOWCASE
Racism is wrong & bad & stupid. *Yawn*
Anyone who doesn't know that, please raise your right hand and say "Heil!".
But I like the King's take on the whole subject. It starts off with a discussion on the few valid applications of sterotyping, progresses logically through the whole matter of how to properly judge people as individuals, and ties in the real-world example of one high school girl's attempt to start a Caucasion Club. It's not clear whether the CC was a serious desire on the student's part or just a stunt to honk off the NAACP while pointing out what a lying scam the whole notion of diversity really is. Either way, the point is well-made. My favorite section of the essay:
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I don’t see people as members of a specific race but as individuals. They may have characteristics from the race to which they belong but it plays only a small role in defining who they are. What amazes me is that those who make the most noise about racial prejudice are also those who insist on being identified as a specific race.
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Go read the whole thing. (Thurs Sept 18 if permalinks are blogspotted).
posted by Harvey at 7:40:45 PM permalink HOME
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BLOWN AWAY
My mind got SERIOUSLY boggled just now. I was checking my referer logs and found this:
http://micro.day.lv/index.php
Check it out, but do it soon, because I couldn't find permalinks, and this will probably scroll off the page in a few days.
Once you get there, scroll down until you see a familiar face.
So, let me see if I got this straight. I was picked up by a Latvian humor blog?
There are many sentences I never thought I would ever write in my entire life. That was one of them. God, my scalp is just tingling with the sheer weirdness of it all.
UPDATE 9-28-03: The original text of the post:
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Uzgâju vienu lapu (weblogu) kur viens dþekiòs aiz naukodarît apzîmç naudu. Tur 1 un 5 bankotas dolârus! Nez vai tas ir daudz, bet zçl ka Latvijâ nau tâda dzîve, ka varçtu naudu izmantot kâ zîmçðanas papîru!!
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and the comments:
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| Gints @ 20:22:17 25/9/2003 |
| Ok, mees gaidiisim jauno paveersienu. |
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| AnetiX @ 20:29:55 25/9/2003 |
We wish you a new style,
We wish you a new style,
We wish you a new style,
And engins include.
:) Maz noveeleejums. ;) [RITMS: We wish you a merry cristmas.] |
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| SpokS @ 21:35:36 25/9/2003 |
| man nez kapeec liekas ka "kopistiskajaa" blogaa buutu reaalaak spamot. Vairaak apmekleetaaju utt. Protams, katram gribaas lapaa buut adminam, bet nu.. Un ir veel 1 lieta. zinot no.lv kvalitaati, iespeejami arii db zudumi utt. |
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| micro @ 23:33:22 25/9/2003 |
| Bûs vien jâpiekrît Spokam abos gadîjumos, ka megakrutâk ir rakstît kopçjâ blogâ un arî tas ka katrs vçlâs bût lapas admins! un arî to ka no.lv ir nestabilz! Mna tik radâs viena "pârkûlîga" ideja :: mosh vaºetu sarunâr ar Day.lv lai manu domainu pârmaina no micro.day.lv uz coders.day.lv !!! ko par to Jûs sakat? |
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| SpokS @ 23:58:46 25/9/2003 |
| a varbuut AnetiX pac var ar Zigmaaru sarunaat hostinga vietu ;) |
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| micro @ 00:10:30 26/9/2003 |
| es jau tikai izteicu savu domu. (nau jau jâbïauj) |
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| Little_Hacker @ 00:15:30 26/9/2003 |
| ideja nav slikta.. a mozh sametamies naudu, nopeerkam kasti, domainu iireejam netu ?? :D /me smejas |
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| Gints @ 16:19:51 26/9/2003 |
| Nu bet ja buus coders.day.lv kas tad te buus ?? |
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| micro @ 23:17:30 26/9/2003 |
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nu emm te paarcels anteixa coderu lapu!!!
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So... anyone know Latvian?
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