11.24.2003
Obligatory layout update comment.
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11.20.2003
Hi.
It's me again.
Been awhile, I know.
But I'm still here and everything is OK on my end.
Still I feel bad, neglegting you like this, but I've been doing some thinking.
I've tried a few things with this blog, to varying degrees of success by my standards, and I'm trying to figure out exactly what I want to do with it in the future. When I'm in a "groove" writing entries in this blog comes effortlessly, which anyone who writes for pleasure or profit will tell you, is not how it usually happens. So what do I choose to do with this little spot on the web, do I go back to personal reflection and obscure anecdotal missives that have absolutley no mass appeal? Do I try to jump into an already overcrowded lifeboat and start making my entries political in nature? I'm not sure that I think that either is a particularly good fit. Diarys are not something I think most people are really interested in, unless you are rich, famous, powerful, or the reader has a crush on you. Since I lack wealth, power, and a nationally recognized face, and my romantic life is well taken care of, I need to find a new angle for myself. So bear with me while I try out some new ideas in the weeks to come, and if you see something that you particularly like or loath, please drop me a line. Hopefully by the end of the year I'll have a better grasp on what direction I want to take this thing. In the meantime, I promise the following:
I will not pull a Dennis Miller, and be a lapdog for a particular political party. I may lean left but that does not mean I lean over far enough to kiss the left's ass. Similarly, while the extreme right wing makes me cringe, and the "Christian Right" oft strikes me as wrong, I know that there are conservatives who can come up with good ideas, valid arguments, and generally act rationally - which is a behaviour I look for in humans, as a result I find myself occasionally agreeing with a mixed group of people from numerous ideological backgrounds. It is for this reason that a political blog is a bad Idea for me as I really don't want to put myself in the middle of a giant flamewar, which is what would probably happen.
I will not go into excrutiating detail about the mundane happening of my life unless it is to achieve some greater goal, such as making you laugh. Certain details of our private lives really do need to stay that way, not because we need our privacy (which we do), but mostly because it's just boring as shit to the casual observer.
If I come up with a plan - an honest to goodness plan - I promise to make at least one post per week (vacations excluded), for all of 2004. I'm making this promise to you now, because If I wait till January to make it, someone will call it a new year's resolution - and I hate those things with a passion.
Well that's it for now, hopefully we'll have some new ideas bouncing around here in the weeks that close out 2003. Wish me luck.
go and tell me all about it
It's me again.
Been awhile, I know.
But I'm still here and everything is OK on my end.
Still I feel bad, neglegting you like this, but I've been doing some thinking.
I've tried a few things with this blog, to varying degrees of success by my standards, and I'm trying to figure out exactly what I want to do with it in the future. When I'm in a "groove" writing entries in this blog comes effortlessly, which anyone who writes for pleasure or profit will tell you, is not how it usually happens. So what do I choose to do with this little spot on the web, do I go back to personal reflection and obscure anecdotal missives that have absolutley no mass appeal? Do I try to jump into an already overcrowded lifeboat and start making my entries political in nature? I'm not sure that I think that either is a particularly good fit. Diarys are not something I think most people are really interested in, unless you are rich, famous, powerful, or the reader has a crush on you. Since I lack wealth, power, and a nationally recognized face, and my romantic life is well taken care of, I need to find a new angle for myself. So bear with me while I try out some new ideas in the weeks to come, and if you see something that you particularly like or loath, please drop me a line. Hopefully by the end of the year I'll have a better grasp on what direction I want to take this thing. In the meantime, I promise the following:
I will not pull a Dennis Miller, and be a lapdog for a particular political party. I may lean left but that does not mean I lean over far enough to kiss the left's ass. Similarly, while the extreme right wing makes me cringe, and the "Christian Right" oft strikes me as wrong, I know that there are conservatives who can come up with good ideas, valid arguments, and generally act rationally - which is a behaviour I look for in humans, as a result I find myself occasionally agreeing with a mixed group of people from numerous ideological backgrounds. It is for this reason that a political blog is a bad Idea for me as I really don't want to put myself in the middle of a giant flamewar, which is what would probably happen.
I will not go into excrutiating detail about the mundane happening of my life unless it is to achieve some greater goal, such as making you laugh. Certain details of our private lives really do need to stay that way, not because we need our privacy (which we do), but mostly because it's just boring as shit to the casual observer.
If I come up with a plan - an honest to goodness plan - I promise to make at least one post per week (vacations excluded), for all of 2004. I'm making this promise to you now, because If I wait till January to make it, someone will call it a new year's resolution - and I hate those things with a passion.
Well that's it for now, hopefully we'll have some new ideas bouncing around here in the weeks that close out 2003. Wish me luck.
go and tell me all about it
11.03.2003
NO HONOR AMONG THIEVES
This makes me want to scream.
Should anyone with a right-leaning, Bush supporting agenda, happen to come across this, I would like you to help me with something.
Could you please explain the ever-widening gap that exists between the Words of this administration, and their actions? To paint critics of what I like to call the Iraq Fiasco, as unpatriotic Americans, while not even having the decency to make a token appearance at a funeral or two for America's fallen servicemen and women strikes me as not just sad, but downright offensive. I understand that being the President (even if you are not competent at it) does not afford you the luxury of being there for every grieving family member. I understand that right now, the heat is getting hotter for G.W., and he surely is not looking for opportunities to draw attention to the negative side of armed conflict (as if there is a real positive to be found). But damnit, I do expect the man who sits in the Oval Office to have the decency, courage, and Honor to acknowledge the ultimate sacrifice of our Military.
go and tell me all about it
This makes me want to scream.
Should anyone with a right-leaning, Bush supporting agenda, happen to come across this, I would like you to help me with something.
Could you please explain the ever-widening gap that exists between the Words of this administration, and their actions? To paint critics of what I like to call the Iraq Fiasco, as unpatriotic Americans, while not even having the decency to make a token appearance at a funeral or two for America's fallen servicemen and women strikes me as not just sad, but downright offensive. I understand that being the President (even if you are not competent at it) does not afford you the luxury of being there for every grieving family member. I understand that right now, the heat is getting hotter for G.W., and he surely is not looking for opportunities to draw attention to the negative side of armed conflict (as if there is a real positive to be found). But damnit, I do expect the man who sits in the Oval Office to have the decency, courage, and Honor to acknowledge the ultimate sacrifice of our Military.
go and tell me all about it
