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The Mic Is On and It’s a Thank-You Party!

November 21, 2006 by Liz Leave a Comment

It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

Here’s how it works.

open mike night

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

Tonight it’s about saying thanks to the world and each other!

We might also talk about

  • people we know who’ve done cool stuff
  • books, movies, songs that made a difference
  • things that make us glad that we’re alive
  • all things we appreciate

AND THE EVER POPULAR,
Basil the code-writing donkey, and Milton the Moose.

Hey Thanks! Card

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Comments

  1. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:00 PM

    Yippee! I think I’m first!

    Reply
  2. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:02 PM

    Hi Char!
    Yep you are!
    Thank you for coming and thanks for that lovely “I’d rather Tuesday comment night than TV comment” that you wrote this week!

    Reply
  3. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:08 PM

    You are most welcome!
    I really would rather hang out here than watch TV on a Tuesday night – there are so many cool, new people to meet, things to learn and laughs to be had.

    Reply
  4. Service Untitled - Douglas says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:09 PM

    Evening Liz. 🙂

    Reply
  5. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:09 PM

    Oh, I forgot to mention that I invited some blogger friends tonight – I hope some of them stop in.

    Reply
  6. Trisha says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:09 PM

    Hello!

    Reply
  7. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:10 PM

    Hi Doug,
    Thanks for coming.

    Reply
  8. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:11 PM

    Hey Trisha
    Thank you for coming too!

    Reply
  9. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:11 PM

    We’re trying to think up thank you gifts for office friends and bosses an coworkers. Anyone got ideas?

    Reply
  10. Trisha says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:14 PM

    gift cards from restaurants?

    Reply
  11. Service Untitled - Douglas says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:15 PM

    Bah, none. I’m thinking coffee for some.

    Reply
  12. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:15 PM

    I found the COOOLEST site ever for the girls! It is called Design-her Gals:

    http://casualkeystrokes.com/2006/11/20/great-find-designher-gals/

    You can create the most unique gifts and they support a great cause.

    Reply
  13. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:17 PM

    Did she say cool? I’m F-f-f-f-reeezing down here in Savannah tonight!

    Reply
  14. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:18 PM

    It smells like snow here, but I don’t think it is in the forecast.

    Reply
  15. Trisha says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:18 PM

    I’m not good at picking out gifts

    Reply
  16. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:19 PM

    Trisha,
    Restaurant gift cards make really cool gift. I forgot about them.

    Reply
  17. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:20 PM

    I am great at picking out gifts if I am using someone else’s money! If I have to use my own money it just takes a bit more thought.

    Reply
  18. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:20 PM

    Coffee’s a great idea, if you know they drink it. So is exotic tea, if you know what they like.

    Reply
  19. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:21 PM

    Char, The Weather Channel says the temp is 36F (and I hear it raining) right now. They say it will get down to 30F tonight (about -1C) and – get this – keep raining!

    Where am I? Chicago?

    Reply
  20. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:21 PM

    Char,
    That site is too fun and too funny at the same time!

    Reply
  21. Trisha says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:22 PM

    My favorite gift to get is gift cards from book stores like amazon.

    I’m much better at getting than giving, at least I know what I want better than I know what someone else wants.

    Reply
  22. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:22 PM

    Wait, Liz. I’m thinking that any gift is a great idea if you know they like it!

    Reply
  23. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:22 PM

    What? Chris? Are you outside my window?

    Hey thanks for coming!

    Reply
  24. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:26 PM

    Liz, I won’t be up your way until next month. 🙂 This is just my way of getting ready for the deep freeze! (Mostly by complaining!)

    Reply
  25. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:28 PM

    Hey Chris,
    I was just kidding . . . I sent you some cold weather to help you prepare. Sorry for the inconvenience. 🙂

    Reply
  26. Service Untitled - Douglas says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:28 PM

    http://animalcoffee.com/products/ has some cool stuff.

    Reply
  27. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:28 PM

    Personally anyone who wants to give me coffee or chocolate is all right in my book. And it all about me, isn’t it?

    Or is it not all about me? I forget…

    Reply
  28. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:30 PM

    Liz, next time you send me your wintry weather could you try to keep it outside? 😛

    Reply
  29. Carolyn Manning says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:30 PM

    Hi everyone,

    This is so cool (sorry Chris) to be here before midnight.

    Reply
  30. Roger von Oech says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:30 PM

    Hi Liz, Hi Folks.

    Your intro said you were looking for, among other things, movies that made a difference (and that we’re thankful for).

    As you know, director Robert Altman died yesterday, and I’m grateful for his body of work.

    Reply
  31. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:30 PM

    Doug,
    The weirdest thing. Their product page is coming up blank for me .

    Reply
  32. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:30 PM

    Ouch! Carolyn. You wound me. Brrrr. 🙂

    Reply
  33. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:31 PM

    Hi Carolyn!
    Thanks for coming!

    Reply
  34. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:32 PM

    Hi Roger
    Thanks for coming too!
    Roger Altman died? I never heard about it.
    Wow! Thanks for saying something. He did some wonderful stuff.

    Reply
  35. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:33 PM

    Roger’s got me thinking about serious stuff for a moment. I’m glad that I’ve got a dry place to sleep tonight and for the modern wonder that is air travel because it is bringing my Gorgeous home to keep me warm tonight!

    Reply
  36. Service Untitled - Douglas says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:34 PM

    Yes I know. Click one of the left navigation menus.

    Reply
  37. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:34 PM

    Roger,
    Thanks for your cool “Whack Me” Creativity!

    Reply
  38. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:35 PM

    Thanks Doug,
    I clicked on the wrong shade of brown. Some designers! They should realize that folks don’t discriminate as finely as they do about those things.

    Reply
  39. Roger von Oech says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:36 PM

    Speaking of Robert Altman, earlier in this year I rented and watched 10 Altman movies in a two-week period. It was a real “Altman orgy.”

    Anyone have any favorite Altman films they’d like to share?

    Reply
  40. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:37 PM

    No Altman favorites, but I have so much to be thankful for at this time of year.

    Reply
  41. Rick Cockrum says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:38 PM

    Hi everyone!

    There are some photos and a filmography of Robert Altman at the IMDB .

    Reply
  42. Roger von Oech says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:38 PM

    Of course, there’s MASH, Nashville, Short Cuts, Kansas City, and the Player . . .

    Reply
  43. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:38 PM

    Trisha, thank you for adding to the world’s butterfly population and growing things and for helping women stay healthy

    Reply
  44. Carolyn Manning says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:38 PM

    Chris,

    How much longer will the weather be bad for you?

    Reply
  45. Roger von Oech says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:40 PM

    One thing I especially liked about Robert Altman was his relative sense of humility compared to most people in ego-driven Hollywood.

    That’s because his first feature — MASH — wasn’t released until he was 45. Before that, he was making baseball instructional films in Kansas City, among other things.

    That will keep you humble.

    Reply
  46. Trisha says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:40 PM

    your welcome! and thank you for creating such a nice blog with useful information that helps many others make their own blogs better!

    Reply
  47. cat says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:41 PM

    Nice, but I’ll wait for the male version – Design-A-MAN.com

    😀

    Reply
  48. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:41 PM

    Roger, I’m guessing I’m lacking a little culture because I had to go check out the IMDB to see who he was. The only movie of his that I’ve even seen is MASH, which of course is a classic.

    Reply
  49. Starbucker says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:42 PM

    Hello everybody! First, Happy Thanksgiving to all, and second, thank you Liz for hosting, and third, I loved “The Player” and “M*A*S*H”.

    Reply
  50. Roger von Oech says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:42 PM

    Chris, you may have seen Gosford Park when it came out several years ago. Wonderful ensemble cast, and he let them act.

    Reply
  51. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:44 PM

    Hey Starbucker!
    Thank you for coming!

    Reply
  52. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:45 PM

    Doug,
    The coffee boxes are cool thank yous. They make need keepsakes after the coffee is gone. People like those kind of things.

    Reply
  53. Trisha says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:45 PM

    I’ll admit I’ve never heard of him either. I’ve of MASH of course though.

    Reply
  54. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:45 PM

    Carolyn, If by bad you mean cold, it looks like it will be back up to a high around 70 where it belongs by the weekend. Personally I like cold (and even cold and rainy if I don’t have to be out in it much.)

    I’m only wingeing because our heat pump conked out and the repair guy won’t be in until the morning. I’ll survive just fine, though. 😉

    Reply
  55. Roger von Oech says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:45 PM

    Another thing I REALLY liked about Altman was his particular creative process.

    He knew that it was important to have a good solid plan, but he also knew that it was VERY IMPORTANT to improvise when he was executing that plan. It was messy. It would sometimes drive other people nuts. BUT it allowed him to get the results he was after.

    I can identify with that and I bet that many of you can too!

    Reply
  56. Starbucker says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:45 PM

    Ah yes, Gosford Park – I really liked that one too Roger. He was a master at the long tracking shot, right? I remember one during the first part of “The Player”- brilliant.

    Reply
  57. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:45 PM

    Roger,
    I’m feeling old, hearing all of these folks saying they’ve never heard of Altman. 🙂

    Reply
  58. Roger von Oech says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:47 PM

    Starbucker: yes indeed, the opening of the Player is a jewel. What is it? something like 5 minutes without a cut? It’s gotta be a record.

    Reply
  59. Service Untitled - Douglas says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:47 PM

    Liz,

    I think I’m going to do those as my more expensive present. Now I need something cheaper that is also nice.

    Reply
  60. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:48 PM

    I have heard of and watched MASH, but didn’t associate Altman’s name with it immediately.

    Reply
  61. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:48 PM

    I just released Cat from Akismet moderation — She’s back at # 47!!!

    Thank you Cat for you patience.

    Reply
  62. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:48 PM

    Roger, A quick scan of the IMDb entry doesn’t fire off any synapses. I’m guessing there weren’t enough explosions or car chases to get me out for that one. Sorry.

    Reply
  63. Starbucker says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:49 PM

    Oh Liz, speaking of things we appreciate, I have to say I’ve really enjoyed the blogging experience this year, and getting the chance to personally meet many of my new online friends (in Milwaukee and Des Moines). Which leads me back to that little idea we were talking about on OMN a few weeks back….remember?

    Reply
  64. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:49 PM

    Cat – Design-A-Man would be fun too, but I don’t know if the programmers could handle all the features we would want!

    Reply
  65. Roger von Oech says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:50 PM

    Here’s my favorite Altman film. You all might want to rent it.

    McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) — Warren Beatty and Julie Christie.

    I first saw it in 1972 in college with 1,500 students at Sundaty Night Flicks.

    It’s hauntingly beautiful.

    When I watched it again earlier in the year, it’s still beautiful.

    There are not many movies you see when you’re younger that still hold up when you see them today.

    McCabe and Mrs Miller does.

    Check it out!

    Reply
  66. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:50 PM

    You know Starbucker, even then, I’m not sure I knew what OMN stood for. 🙂

    Reply
  67. Joe says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:51 PM

    Hey all,
    I know I’m late, but you are only averaging 1 comment a minute. At this rate, we’ll only have 280 by the end of the night… 🙂

    Reply
  68. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:52 PM

    Doug,
    What’s your low end price point? There’s a $25 chocolate box from zChocolate in my sidebar — check it out. You have to click a couple times to see the whole list.

    Reply
  69. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:52 PM

    Roger, I’ll say I was younger when you first saw that movie! 😆

    Reply
  70. Starbucker says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:53 PM

    Ha! Don’t you love acronyms! I have way too many in my business. They are “Short-Cuts” (that’s in honor of Altman) that have gotten out of hand.

    Reply
  71. Roger von Oech says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:54 PM

    Yes! I’m still talking about Altman.

    Altman said “McCabe and Mrs Miller” was the only film he ever made that he shot ENTIRELY IN SEQUENCE (because of the weather changes it moved from autumn through to winter).

    Films are never shot in sequence.

    I’ve NEVER created ANYTHING from A to Z in a linear fashion. I jump around a lot, probably like most of you. That must have been a challenging constraint.

    Reply
  72. Trisha says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:54 PM

    Time for me to go – House will be on soon and I need to get a snack first.

    Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

    Reply
  73. cat says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:55 PM

    “I don’t know if the programmers could handle all the features we would want!”

    LOL!

    You know, someone is going to do a manly version … I just wish I’d had the time as it’d be such a hoot ;-D

    Reply
  74. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:55 PM

    I’ll be back in a bit…

    Reply
  75. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:55 PM

    Chris,
    Thank you for all of the Klondike bars and the laughs and the Jack the donkey routine that still stops me cold and makes me giggle.

    Reply
  76. Service Untitled - Douglas says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:55 PM

    Low is like $10. $25 is middle range.

    Reply
  77. Joe says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:56 PM

    Ok, Liz.

    I am caught in the Akismet Black Hole…
    HELLlllllppppp….

    Reply
  78. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:56 PM

    Starbucker, You are so right about the whole acronym thing. I saw too many of them when I was in the military.

    The best though was when I was interviewing for IBM a while back. The interviewer kept using all sorts of the things. I finally asked him if it was a rule at IBM that none of their acronyms could be over 3 letters long.

    He said that had an acronym for that too, TLA. (Three Letter Acronym.) I nearly fell out of my chair laughing! Interesting interview, that.

    Reply
  79. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:56 PM

    Happy Thanksgiving, Trisha!

    Reply
  80. Carolyn Manning says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:57 PM

    Hi Starbucker. Haven’t seen you in a while

    Reply
  81. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:58 PM

    Starbucker,
    I think you’re trying to make me crazier. Yep!

    Reply
  82. Roger von Oech says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:59 PM

    I guess folks are getting “Altmaned-out.”

    One last thing, don’t confuse MASH the movie with Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould (1970) with the TV series that came later.

    Altman was responsible for the film.

    Reply
  83. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 7:59 PM

    Doug,
    Thanks for the blade servers that keep the telcos and cablecoms in line. 🙂

    Reply
  84. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:00 PM

    Hey everyone. I decided to stop by since i had fun last week.

    I would have been on earlier but
    one “thin I appreciate” is a good burger and I just finished one. 🙂

    Reply
  85. Starbucker says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:00 PM

    Good one Chris – I’d bet IBM is the king of acronyms. My favorite acronym story is our fellow blogger Christine Kane’s attempts to make an acronym out of the Blogger “word verification” letters when she left comments on my blog. Didn’t you try that once too Chris?

    Reply
  86. Service Untitled - Douglas says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:00 PM

    These are gifts for the blade server people – bosses, editors, writers – most related to the industry involving the blade servers.

    Reply
  87. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:00 PM

    Hey Leon,
    Thanks for coming!

    Reply
  88. Starbucker says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:01 PM

    Hi Carolyn, and yes Liz, I can make people crazy (er). Takes one to know (or create) one! 🙂

    Reply
  89. Ah Pek says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:01 PM

    I wanna thank Liz Strauss! She one cool baby!!

    Reply
  90. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:03 PM

    Funny, Doug, you mentioned the blade server people and I started thinking of Jessica’s sausage! 🙂

    Reply
  91. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:03 PM

    Captcha poems! Tried it once. But I really don’t have the patience to think that hard, mostly.

    Reply
  92. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:03 PM

    Roger Don’t leave out Sally Kellerman!

    Reply
  93. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:05 PM

    Captcha poems! I’m trying to think up a game that is some kind of spam roulette.

    Reply
  94. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:05 PM

    Chris – For a while when word verification came out several blogfriends kept posting about the silly words they found. I don’t think they tried poems though.

    Reply
  95. Mike says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:07 PM

    Hey Liz,

    And don’t forget the one common thread between the movie and the show: Fred Williamson.

    Hey everybody! Hey Leon (we closed the place down last week)!

    Mike

    Reply
  96. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:07 PM

    Sorry to all four people stuck in Akismet at once. I just turned off.

    I am thankful you survived.

    Reply
  97. Renée says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:07 PM

    Hello everyone,

    Happy Thankgiving in advance!

    Reply
  98. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:08 PM

    Liz gets the prize for best out of context quote tonight!

    Funny, Doug, you mentioned the blade server people and I started thinking of Jessica’s sausage!

    (And I want to personally thank you from falling on that grenade for me Liz!)

    Reply
  99. Starbucker says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:08 PM

    Here’s another interesting thought in line with our theme tonight – what is your favorite song with “Thank You” in the title? Discuss….

    Reply
  100. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:08 PM

    Yeah Mike, and Liz didn’t even have to call the blogcops to escort us home! 🙂

    Reply
  101. Mike says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:09 PM

    Leon,

    I remember doing word-veri-fun during the phenomenon that was “Simon of Space”. Anyone else remember that?

    Mike

    Reply
  102. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:09 PM

    Hey Renée !

    Hey Joe!

    Hey Ah Pek!

    Reply
  103. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:10 PM

    ~~~Thanks for the memories~~~~

    Hope is one of my all time favorites!

    And on that note I must take my leave. Have a little tidying up to do before I go retrieve Gorgeous from our wondrous local airport.

    Reply
  104. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:13 PM

    Happy Thanksgiving for all of you here in the US of A. And to the rest of you ’round the globe enjoy your days too!

    ‘Night all.

    Reply
  105. Starbucker says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:13 PM

    Bye Chris – Happy gobble gobble.

    Reply
  106. Renée says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:14 PM

    Hey Chris, hope you give Gorgeous a good warm hug in the airport.

    Take care.

    Reply
  107. Joe says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:15 PM

    Whoah, I broke the gravity well…
    Hey all, I was lost in some type of Black Hole and couldn’t comment for the longest time. 🙂

    Reply
  108. Mike says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:15 PM

    Nighty night Chris; just left a comment over at your place. I say you milk the furnace thing a bit to keep Gorgeous extra close for another day! 😉

    Reply
  109. Starbucker says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:17 PM

    Here are my top 5 “Thank You” songs:
    5. Thank You – Dido (great chorus)
    4. Thank You – Led Zeppelin (gotta have the hard rock 70’s in here)
    3. Thank You Girl – Beatles (sleeper track)
    2. Thank You (falletinme Be Mice Elf Again) – Sly and the Family Stone (this one’s smokin!)
    1. Thank You – Alanis Morissette (this one always gets me)

    Reply
  110. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:17 PM

    Happy Thanksgiving, Chris!

    Reply
  111. Mike says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:17 PM

    Hi Roger,

    I’m thankful I get to say how much I love the “Whack” work and your blog!

    Mike

    Reply
  112. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:18 PM

    Joe – we can “see” you now. That’s what a second tab or window is good for… when net lag is happening.

    Reply
  113. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:18 PM

    Thank you, Starbucker for dancing in the comment box.

    Reply
  114. Starbucker says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:20 PM

    Always a pleasure, my friend! 🙂 Now about that thing I mentioned earlier – yes, the Chicago blogger get-together – are you game for it, say in May?

    Reply
  115. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:21 PM

    Aw Starbucker… you have now given me more work to do at my new music blog. I might have to check these songs out. 🙂

    Reply
  116. Starbucker says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:22 PM

    You should Leon – all very good stuff!

    Reply
  117. Mike says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:24 PM

    How about “Thank you very much” from Oliver!

    Reply
  118. Starbucker says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:25 PM

    Aw shucks, it’s time for me to go – snuggle time for the wife and I. Hey everyone, have a wonderful Holiday, and Liz, drop me a note on that May thing. The Des Moines blogging cartel are all in! Bye!

    Reply
  119. Mike says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:25 PM

    So Liz, I get no greeting? 🙁

    Reply
  120. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:28 PM

    Hi Mike,
    Thank you for coming!

    Reply
  121. Joe says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:29 PM

    Hey Mike,
    At least they can see you, it took almost 75 comments before they knew I was here. 😉

    Reply
  122. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:29 PM

    Did I miss Chris handing out Klondike bars?

    Reply
  123. Carolyn Manning says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:29 PM

    Just thought I’d pop back in for a few minutes

    Reply
  124. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:31 PM

    Carolyn,
    Thank you for being a writer’s writer. 🙂

    Reply
  125. Joe says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:32 PM

    Hey Carolyn,

    Glad to see you here, I missed you last time.

    Reply
  126. Service Untitled - Douglas says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:33 PM

    I got distracted and busy. 😛 Anyone come up with some good gift ideas? 🙂

    Reply
  127. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:34 PM

    I keep coming across those SOB badges lately. I shall not get whimsical when commenting about them though.

    Reply
  128. Christine Kane says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:34 PM

    Hello fellow bloggers!

    Reply
  129. Delaney Kirk says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:35 PM

    Hi all. I’m trying to meet a deadline so can’t stay and play but just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Turkey Day!

    Reply
  130. Service Untitled - Douglas says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:36 PM

    Hey Christine. 🙂

    Reply
  131. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:36 PM

    Hey Christine!
    Thank you for coming!

    Reply
  132. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:37 PM

    Hey Delaney,
    Thanks for coming to!

    Reply
  133. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:37 PM

    Joe,
    Thanks for every Burma Shave poem you ever tucked us in with.

    Reply
  134. Mike says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:38 PM

    Hi Joe,

    Sorry you got stuck, but I’m sure it’ll come straight off any time you have coming in purgatory! 😉

    Mike

    Reply
  135. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:39 PM

    Good one, Mike!
    But I don’t think Joe’s going to puratory. Joe’s headed straight for another dimension!

    Reply
  136. Christine Kane says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:39 PM

    Hi Doug, Hi Liz. Did I see a Starbucker here on the last page??? And Joe? I haven’t seen you all in a while. I’ve been having hard drive envy after my apple turned into a curling iron and melted mine… so I’ve been a sporadic computer user at best.

    BUT I’m grateful for a guy named Jerry… who put my laptop in a refrigerator and turned it on its side and it spewed most of my data back out before the hard drive got replaced!

    Reply
  137. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:40 PM

    Thanks Cat,
    For every story and every cool link!

    Reply
  138. Joe says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:41 PM

    Mike,
    I hope so, I think I have a long time coming after my… 😉
    (You didn’t really expect me to say anything, did you?)

    Reply
  139. Christine Kane says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:41 PM

    And thanks Liz for that most excellent post on the entrepreneur vs. etc etc. That was fantastic. And a great reminder for me. (even as an artist)

    Reply
  140. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:42 PM

    Christine,
    That’s some description! I’m not sure I’ve heard of that cure for getting data from a hard drive before. Was Jerry’s last name Garcia?

    Reply
  141. Joe says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:44 PM

    Aw, Liz…
    I almost missed it.
    Be assured there will always be a poem for you… all…

    Reply
  142. Delaney Kirk says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:45 PM

    OK, I’m back. Need some advice. I’ve decided to use business books instead of a textbook in an Organizational Behavior class in the spring. Topics in the class include leadership, motivation, communication, organization culture, power & politics…Any suggestions on good books to use?

    Reply
  143. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:45 PM

    Aw Joe. 🙂

    Reply
  144. cat says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:45 PM

    And thanks Liz, for you being you. Hugs 🙂

    I’ve leave you with one more.

    Yesterday I received a portfolio from a student designer. His opening work is very powerful. It’s one that speaks to designers (most) everywhere.

    http://norgewip.blogspot.com/

    I have a scar on my right wrist (three stitches) that I wear it with pride.

    Reply
  145. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:46 PM

    Flow for motivation.

    Reply
  146. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:47 PM

    Steve Farber’s Radical leap and Radical Edge for Extreme Leadership

    Reply
  147. Mike says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:48 PM

    Joe,

    Not unless I put on the collar and vestments.

    And I’m with Christine on that freelancer/entrepreneur post!

    So while we’re on what we’re thankful for, let me go to my prepared remarks:

    I am most thankful that a woman too good for me said yes to my marriage proposal, and then felt compelled by her marriage vows to stay with me for 24 years.

    So there.

    Mike

    Reply
  148. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:49 PM

    I could name a bunch of blogs for communication. . . .

    Reply
  149. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:50 PM

    I’d still go with Peter Drucker on The Practice of Management

    Reply
  150. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:51 PM

    Wow! Mike that is a hard comment to follow. Good for you.

    Reply
  151. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:51 PM

    I can be serious too, Mike –
    I am thankful for my marriage of 12 years, 3 great kids, the luxury of being able to work from home, wonderful friendships and lots of hobbies!

    Reply
  152. Delaney Kirk says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:51 PM

    Tim Johnson also recommended Farber’s books for leadership. Would love the list of blogs. In fact, what a great idea to put together a list of relevant blogs and require the students to read these/comment on/then discuss in class!

    Reply
  153. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:52 PM

    I’m going to have to think about Power and Politics.

    Reply
  154. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:53 PM

    Want to talk about this over the weekend Deleney? I can call you.

    Reply
  155. Joe says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:53 PM

    I think all of you know what I’m thankful for. 😉

    Other than that, I’m thankful for having some great blogger friends too. 🙂

    Reply
  156. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:54 PM

    Thank you Renee,
    For always listening to every question and taking it deeper. You bring meaning and insight to everthing we talk about.

    Reply
  157. Delaney Kirk says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:55 PM

    Liz,
    Would love to talk about this. I should be home Saturday. Sunday I’m leaving at 6am for Midland, Michigan to do a workshop there on Monday. Thanks.

    Reply
  158. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:57 PM

    I’ll call Saturday email me your number and the earliest time I might call you. We’ll gather a list together.

    Thanks for all you bring to our blog.

    Reply
  159. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:59 PM

    Delaney – mining the links and book reviews in other blogs may help.

    Mike – yeah, blogs give strangers a starting point that encourages interaction.

    Reply
  160. Delaney Kirk says

    November 21, 2006 at 8:59 PM

    OK. BTW, did I see that some of the Des Moines bloggers might be traveling to Chicago in May?

    Reply
  161. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:00 PM

    Yeah, we’re talking about a Successful Blog Convention! 🙂 🙂 🙂

    Reply
  162. candice says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:00 PM

    Heard the hard drive in the fridge/freezer thing from a bunch of other sources actually. One of my friends does forensics for the DEA, and she has had to recover data that way. (Sometimes you go for the low-tech solution.)

    Hello and bye and I need to keep working, sorry!

    Reply
  163. Delaney Kirk says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:01 PM

    Thanks Leon. That’s a good idea. Send me any specific blogs/links that would be relevant if you get the time.

    Reply
  164. Delaney Kirk says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:02 PM

    Would love to attend the Convention–can you add me to the list? I’ll be back in Des Moines by mid-May (I’m here in Florida until then).

    Reply
  165. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:02 PM

    That harddrive fridge bit is becoming a meme. We may all post about it subconsciously this week.

    Reply
  166. Mike says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:02 PM

    Delaney,

    Here’s my short list of the best I’ve read:

    Good to Great – there are many important lessons from throughout history in this book.

    The Heart of Change by John Kotter. Simply the best and clearest-written book about organizational change management. His earlier book was good; this one is distilled OCM excellence.

    More later.

    Mike

    Reply
  167. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:03 PM

    Ah Pek,
    Thank you for always bringing something to make us smile.

    Reply
  168. Mike Sansone says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:04 PM

    ::Thank you for this day being done::
    Say Hey, how is everyone

    Reply
  169. Delaney Kirk says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:05 PM

    Thanks for the suggestions, Mike. And for the link–will travel back to read more fully later.

    Reply
  170. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:06 PM

    Delaney – will do. One thing this directory project does is get me reading lots of blogs. If I find anything I’ll send it.

    Reply
  171. Mike Sansone says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:07 PM

    Hey there Dr. I’m compiling a list of books for ya:-)

    Reply
  172. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:07 PM

    Hey Mr. Sanone!
    Thanks for coming!
    Sounds like you’ve been working too hard.

    Reply
  173. Delaney Kirk says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:07 PM

    Hi Sansone, I’m hearing there might be a Des Moines group off to see the Wiz (make that Liz) in Chicago in May!

    Reply
  174. Christine Kane says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:07 PM

    wow… I disappeared for a second (I was buying a domain name!) and I missed out on so much discussion.

    Liz… Jerry’s last name isn’t Garcia. Sorry. (it’s Falwell!)

    Hi Mike Sansone!

    Reply
  175. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:08 PM

    Hey Candice,
    Thanks for your drive-bys to let us know that you’re still with us!

    Reply
  176. Mike Sansone says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:09 PM

    Hiya Liz (who dubbed me Mr?), I love chicago – count me in.

    Hiya CK! How’s things?:-)

    Reply
  177. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:10 PM

    Falwell — Christine, you should have Mary Katherine write a song about Jerry Garcia Falwell.

    Reply
  178. Service Untitled - Douglas says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:10 PM

    Hey Mike

    Reply
  179. Christine Kane says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:10 PM

    Things are good Mike. How’s da Bread Company treating you?

    Liz, I’ll be performing in Chicago next fall… (these things get booked far out, huh?) But I might be at the BlogHer convention too. We could have a girlie bloggie meeting then!

    Reply
  180. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:11 PM

    Thanks, Leon,
    For so quickly becoming a part of everything and helping everyone everywhere you look.:)

    Reply
  181. Christine Kane says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:11 PM

    Very funny Liz. I’ll discuss it with her.

    Reply
  182. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:11 PM

    Hey Liz – with stuff like hard drives,fridges and Jerry (not) Garcia appearing in Open Comments you must get some odd links and search results.

    Reply
  183. Mike Sansone says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:12 PM

    Dr. Kirk – The Ten Faces of Innovation is one to think about.

    Reply
  184. Mike Sansone says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:13 PM

    Hiya Douglas, how’s the new gig?
    CK – I’m lovin life in the Bread aisle:-)

    Reply
  185. Christine Kane says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:13 PM

    And Leon, don’t leave out Jerry Falwell. That search alone could bring a congregation of new readers for Ms. Strauss!

    Reply
  186. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:14 PM

    Christine!!
    Chicago in the fall AND blogher!! Too cool. Way too cool. I’m in. I’ll be your roadie.

    Reply
  187. Delaney Kirk says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:14 PM

    Thanks for the suggestions. I’m off to work on this deadline–handouts for next workshop have to be emailed early tomorrow morning. I’ll check back later to see if there are any more book choices. Good night all.

    Reply
  188. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:15 PM

    Mike DeWitt,
    Thanks for your productive irrevernce!

    Reply
  189. Christine Kane says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:15 PM

    Liz, I require a big bowl of green m&m’s in my dressing room… other than that, I’m easy to roadie for! Will you be at BlogHer?

    Reply
  190. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:15 PM

    Good night Delaney. It will be fun talking to you this on Saturday!

    Reply
  191. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:16 PM

    You betcha, I’ll be there if you’re there! Wanna share a room?

    Reply
  192. Service Untitled - Douglas says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:16 PM

    Which gig, Mike?

    Liz, the chocolate site causes my computer to crash.

    Reply
  193. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:17 PM

    Mike Sansone thanks for your voice on the telephone and every word that it says.

    Reply
  194. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:18 PM

    Oh lordy Christine we mustn’t forget Brother Falwell.

    Just a thought: At least this is “using” keywords honrestly – one blog I read used to have all sorts of famous adult terms and famous names in his template to attract readers.

    Reply
  195. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:19 PM

    Really, Doug! Huh! I’m sorry about that. I’ll have to check into what the problem is there that’s just not good.

    Reply
  196. Mike Sansone says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:19 PM

    Night gang, just wanted to come in and say thanks for this community (and it’s HOF conductor).

    Glad to be a caboose on this lincomotive

    Reply
  197. candice says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:22 PM

    Thanks, Liz.

    (And for the record, events like blogher tend to have me running away screaming. Cannot deal with that many women. I’m at home at conferences like Usenix.)

    Reply
  198. Service Untitled - Douglas says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:22 PM

    I’m heading out guys. Talk to everyone next week!

    Reply
  199. Christine Kane says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:23 PM

    Liz, I’ll let you know about room-sharing. I’ll know more in January. (You live there… are you really going to get a room??)

    bye mike! see ya in West des moines!

    Reply
  200. Christine Kane says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:25 PM

    So Candice… I won’t look for you there! (I get a little wonky at ANY conference where there’s too many of one thing. Songwriters, for instance… zoinks.)

    Reply
  201. Christine Kane says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:25 PM

    bye doug! say hi to your mom!

    Reply
  202. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:29 PM

    Candice,
    I know what you mean, having gone last year. But this one’s in Chicago, so I know how to get away.

    Christine,
    You can’t enjoy a conference if you go home every night. So when I can I try to stay where the conference is. It’s easier on me and on my husband too. 🙂

    Reply
  203. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:30 PM

    Bye Doug!

    Bye Mike!

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Reply
  204. Christine Kane says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:33 PM

    Okay, y’all… I need to run, too. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Liz, thanks for what you do, and being who you are so fully and beautifully! And thanks to fellow bloggers because it’s so much fun to read you!

    Reply
  205. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:34 PM

    Christine,
    Thanks for every bit of you. I meant every bit of that.

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Reply
  206. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:34 PM

    Are we in a lull? or is akismet being boistrous again?

    Reply
  207. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:36 PM

    Leon,
    I think we’re all taking a breather.
    Akismet is being punished. (I turned it off.) 🙂

    Reply
  208. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:37 PM

    Maybe not. My finger is clicking too much i think.

    Reply
  209. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:37 PM

    Time for some new questions I guess! Anyone have any good vegetable recipes? We are going to my brothers for Thanksgiving and he wants us to bring a veggie dish that we have never tried before.

    Reply
  210. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:39 PM

    What me cook???? Eh Heh heh. Shh. My husband will laugh so hard you will hear him. 🙂

    Reply
  211. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:40 PM

    Hehe. I think my fingers want a break. Why do we never have short email addies or URLs? bob@bob.com is so much easier than mine. 🙂

    Reply
  212. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:41 PM

    Sorry… I can boil water and nuke stuff.

    Reply
  213. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:44 PM

    Well Liz – I am no cook either but my brothers are. I did not get the domestic goddess gene.

    Reply
  214. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:44 PM

    So Leon, Wanna cook for me? j/k

    Reply
  215. Jonic says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:45 PM

    Is the open mic still going on?

    If anything goes, am I allowed to say how much I hate everything?

    Just throwing it out there… It’s 0344 here (UK) so I guess it’s still in full swing…

    Perhaps you hate breathing too… Maybe we could be best friends…

    Reply
  216. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:47 PM

    Jonic,
    There’s only one rule. You have to be nice. 🙂

    Reply
  217. Joe says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:48 PM

    Sorry, My AV was trapping my EM in the BH with the AS running interference for the IM I was trying to send.

    Reply
  218. Lleon says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:50 PM

    Liz – nope 🙂 – Idid create some great microwave rice once… I was so proud I documented it for Flickr.

    Jonic – nice to see someone from the other side of the pond – and from a place i have been to.

    Reply
  219. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:51 PM

    WOW Joe, want to make my head spin?

    Reply
  220. Joe says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:53 PM

    Sorry Char,
    I was having so much trouble with my Anti-virus, I just started typing when it cleared up. 🙂

    Reply
  221. Jonic says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:55 PM

    I’ll try my best…

    Reply
  222. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:57 PM

    I’m working on my new laptop tonight and I am still trying to get used to the keyboard and touchpad speed – I’ve had to retype a handful of comments tonight.

    Reply
  223. Jonic says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:58 PM

    So what do we all think of this music television?

    Reply
  224. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:58 PM

    Has anyone been to a ‘Blog MeetUp”? They used to have one here and it was okay but it died when fees were introduced.

    Reply
  225. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 9:59 PM

    Jonic,
    I have faith in you! 🙂

    But I don’t know what you mean by music television.

    Reply
  226. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:00 PM

    Scot Herrick went to a Blog Meetup and no one came. 🙂

    Reply
  227. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:01 PM

    Jonic – Do you mean stations like MTV? If so i never watch them. I get my music off of the web.

    Reply
  228. Joe says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:04 PM

    My horrible-scope
    said I’d be up late tonight.
    To prove it wrong
    I must say Good Night.

    Happy Thanksgiving to all
    from the US of A
    To everyone else
    have a really Great Day.

    Berma Shave

    Nite Liz
    Nite All

    Reply
  229. Jonic says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:04 PM

    Blog Meetup? Is that like an official gathering, or is it strictly bespoke?

    Would it be acceptable to furnish yourself with a set of brass knuckles for such an event?

    A whole set, mind… Both hands and that…

    Liz: Censor where necessary… I’ll probably have a swear soon, and although this is the first open mic I’ve entered into I still feel like I might say a swear… Edit as applicable, or tell me in advance that I shouldn’t…

    Oh… I just re-read you first reply to me…

    I will try my best, but I may have to jettison myself from the discussion. As one would jettison themself from a ship populated by shits, dicks, pricks, twats, wankers and braying corpse-eyed puppet people…

    Ahh shit… There go the swears…

    Infinite apologies…

    To those of you that don’t know me: I am a good writer, honest…

    Reply
  230. Jonic says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:06 PM

    Shit… Sorry…

    I think that’s the reason why no one reads my blog… Although I am a two time successful/outstanding blogger…

    I can’t for the life of me understand why, but I have been gifted with such an accolade and it suits me just fine…

    Reply
  231. Char says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:09 PM

    Good night all! Thanks for another chance to meet new bloggers, Liz. I have found a few new blogs tonight, too.

    Happy Thanksgiving.

    Reply
  232. Jonic says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:10 PM

    Someone must have something to say to shut me up…

    C’mon… Anything…

    Let’s talk about… I don’t know… Pumice… Or Jimmy Ruffin…

    Reply
  233. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:14 PM

    Good Night Joe
    Sleepy swell

    Reply
  234. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:14 PM

    Happy Thanksgiving
    Char, Thanks again!

    Reply
  235. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:15 PM

    Jonic,
    You don’t need attention.
    So stop talking like that. You’re here and things are fine. 🙂

    Reply
  236. Jonic says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:15 PM

    No? No one?

    I feel like I have gatecrashed and ruined this party…

    Further apologies…

    Reply
  237. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:15 PM

    Night Char.

    Jonic – what is exciting in York right now? I visited the city ages ago.

    Reply
  238. Minic Rivera says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:16 PM

    Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂

    Reply
  239. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:17 PM

    Hey Minic!
    Happy Thanksgiving!
    Great to see you!

    Reply
  240. Jonic says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:20 PM

    Leon: Did you really come here? How long ago was it?

    York is pretty boring to be honest… I can see the Minster from where I’m sitting (if you’re at all religious you’ll get a kick out of that WikiPedia entry), and I am sick and tired of seeing the thing…

    I’d rather raze it and build a skate park…

    It’s nice to meet you though Leon, where are you from?

    Liz: I am so sorry… I just can’t help it sometimes… I feel especially bad because you and I haven’t spoken in months and all of a sudden I’m making profane on your blog…

    It’s unfair and uncalled for…

    Reply
  241. HART (1-800-HART) says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:23 PM

    Here’s an easy vegetable recipe for Char … Clubhouse Hollandaise sauce over steamed Broccoli .. (it’s the one in the yellow dish

    ~waves to Everybody!

    Thank-You

    Reply
  242. Carl Chapman says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:23 PM

    Gosh I hate being the last one here. Thanks for everyone being here!

    Liz, thnaks for holding open mic night!

    Everyone have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday, and travel safely!

    Reply
  243. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:24 PM

    Jonic,
    Enough. You can help it.

    Reply
  244. HART (1-800-HART) says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:24 PM

    Thanksgiving? What are you guys talking about? Thanksgiving was October 9th! 😀

    Reply
  245. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:27 PM

    Jonic – in 1980 for a week. Remember you can edit your comments before hitting send. 🙂

    Liz – this session is going to make blogwork for me. *Sighs* 🙂

    Reply
  246. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:28 PM

    Hey HART.
    Thanks for coming. You know us Americans we’re always late with our holidays. We decided that your Thanksgiving was such a good thing that we would try one of our own. 🙂

    Reply
  247. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:28 PM

    Hi Carl!
    Thank you! It’s nice for you to stop by after the game. Did you win?

    Reply
  248. HART (1-800-HART) says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:30 PM

    Hi Liz 🙂

    It’s not that you Yanks are late .. us Canucks are early – it’s colder up here in the Great White North and the harvest comes earlier.

    I hope everyone is well .. I caught a little bug last nite and have been sniffling all day .. went to lay down for a ‘few moments’ around 4pm and just woke up .. at 10pm!

    Reply
  249. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:30 PM

    HART – Thanksgiving is one of the few times us Canucks get ahead of Americans. 🙂

    Reply
  250. Jonic says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:32 PM

    Liz: My (further) apologies…

    It is not, and has not been, my intention to annoy anybody (least of all yourself)…

    If you say “enough” then I shall respect that by stepping away from “the vehicle”, so to speak…

    The truth is I really can’t help it, so I’d better leave while I still have…

    I can’t think of a single thing that I have…

    I’m still sorry though…

    Reply
  251. HART (1-800-HART) says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:32 PM

    Hi Leon .. how’s the weather out on the island? It’s about the same temp as it was on Grey Cup Sunday here in the mid-west 🙂

    Reply
  252. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:33 PM

    Leon,
    At this blog, there are often more Canadians than Americans. We have a saying that Canadians know EVERYONE!

    Reply
  253. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:36 PM

    Hart – Well. I am not sure of the exact temp but it’s probably like a cool Winnipeg summer evening. lol. But rain-cold is different from snow-cold.

    We missed the floods that hit other cities but we got wet. Gotta love rain on The Island.

    Reply
  254. HART (1-800-HART) says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:36 PM

    Liz .. that’s for sure – that it’s a SAYING in the USA .. because, in Canada – it’s just the facts . we REALLY DO know everybody .. Right Leon? How’s your mom doing?

    Reply
  255. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:39 PM

    It’s easier to know everyone when there are only a tenth the number of people to know. But then our friends from the north aren’t seeing quite the same southerly influx that we are either. 🙂

    Reply
  256. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:39 PM

    Liz – and yet most of my blog contacts are American.

    Hart – yep. Mom is fine – she may take up blogging soon and find this post so we better hush-up about her. 😛

    Reply
  257. ME Strauss says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:39 PM

    Okay, guys, time for this Thanksgiving Turkey to pack it in.

    HART, thanks for everything you do — especially your stories. I like them most of all. 🙂

    Leon, thanks for coming and becoming part of Successful-Blog. 🙂

    Reply
  258. HART (1-800-HART) says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:40 PM

    Chris .. Touchee~ How’s it going, eh?

    Reply
  259. Leon says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:41 PM

    Nice chatting Hart.

    Bye all.

    Thanks Liz, it’s been a blast.

    Reply
  260. HART (1-800-HART) says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:43 PM

    Well .. time for the grand finale scene (where the fat lady sings) in Independence Day .. nothing else on – so may as well watch this finish.

    THANKS TO LIZ – for hosting these outting … and Take care .. (going to do a little posting now too)

    ~waves Cya

    Reply
  261. Chris Cree says

    November 21, 2006 at 10:50 PM

    ‘Night HART. Doing fine. Better even. Just trying to re-connect Gorgesous’ laptop to the wireless network. Dang thing is fighting me. But resistance is useless!

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  262. cat says

    November 21, 2006 at 11:13 PM

    For all of you who have to cook on Turky Day, I ran across 101 Cookbooks at MyBlogLog

    http://www.101cookbooks.com/

    Talking about MyBlogLog … For all of you who like to network, MyBlogLog is very comfortable. It even has pictures for the graphics inclined (below is the DWB community)

    http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/community/designers-who-blog/

    Happy holidays …

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  263. candice says

    November 22, 2006 at 12:10 AM

    Cat, I thought I saw liz on there a while back, but I’m not sure she’s using it. (I am, though.)

    Liz, you might want to get with the whole nifty faces-on-comments thing that mybloglog offers, too. 😉

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  264. Meikah Delid says

    November 22, 2006 at 12:41 AM

    Hi, Liz! Hi, everyone! I’m late!!! But hope not too late to say, “Thank you and you’re welcome Liz!” and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! 😀

    When you think about it, “thank you” is so easy to say. But when I say it, people often would get embarrassed. I wonder why? Is “You’re welcome!” so difficult to utter? hahaha…

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  265. cat says

    November 22, 2006 at 1:43 AM

    I also saw Liz step in for a bit. It’s a great networking site and the potential (now anyway) seems pretty good.

    I don’t have the faces on my blog sidebar, but what I have done is create a page so I can visit those who have taken the time to visit DWB.

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  266. Hans says

    November 22, 2006 at 1:47 AM

    sorry Liz, I’m new here and I’m still laughing thinking I went to the announcement part instead.

    So let’s see what time it is there in the US through the comments and let me hope that there’re still people buzzing in here 😉

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  267. Hans says

    November 22, 2006 at 1:49 AM

    @ cat

    hello you there, are you still around?

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  268. Hans says

    November 22, 2006 at 1:54 AM

    hey at anybody still roaming around:

    how do you fight spams on your blog ? During this week, my blog was crammed full of them. Akismet wasn’t up to the level and now I’m using upto to 2 plugins to fight them. Any idea to be on the safe side?

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  269. cat says

    November 22, 2006 at 1:54 AM

    Hans,
    Yes, I’m here. At the other end of the email alerts anyway.

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  270. Hans says

    November 22, 2006 at 1:59 AM

    @ cat

    hey Cat what have you been using to fight spam on your side?

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  271. HART (1-800-HART) says

    November 22, 2006 at 2:09 AM

    Hans .. I use both Akismet and Spam Karma 2

    Don’t delete. Mark as spam.

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  272. Hans says

    November 22, 2006 at 2:11 AM

    @ Hart

    would you be using both of them activated at the same time? wouldn’t they consume much resources?

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  273. candice says

    November 22, 2006 at 2:13 AM

    I don’t have a sidebar, actually, but I recently put them down below the posts before the archives.

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  274. cat says

    November 22, 2006 at 2:14 AM

    I use Ultimate Spam Killer for WordPress and have no problems at all.

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  275. Hans says

    November 22, 2006 at 2:20 AM

    @ cat

    can you hand in the link please? For my part, I”ve been using Spam Karma 2 with Akismet integrated with it through a nice plugins. No need to have another Akismet among my plugins then.

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  276. cat says

    November 22, 2006 at 2:31 AM

    I’m also using Spam Karma for DWB http://unknowngenius.com/blog/wordpress/spam-karma/

    Pretty much on it’s own though. In the next two projects we’ve go them together.

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  277. HART (1-800-HART) says

    November 22, 2006 at 2:37 AM

    Hans .. both work fine together. The thing with Spam Karma – if you mark the posts as spam – you get less of the similar type of posts – but, it stays in your MySQL database I believe. If you click my link URL and scroll to the bottom, it shows 58000 spam caught. At first there was time spent marking the ones as spam (vs just deleting) but it pays off – and that was the biggest resource spent for me. Time. Now I do nothing.

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  278. Hans says

    November 22, 2006 at 2:39 AM

    I’ve also had Bad Behavior on but it was denying access to some real visitors and they couldn’t use my contact form or my comment one. I just deactivated it.

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  279. Hans says

    November 22, 2006 at 2:46 AM

    @ Hart

    thanks for this tip pal. Yeah I think the spammers got me aimed through their cross-hair since my blog is mostly of teens stuffs. So you can’t think of what they have been dropping by my blog. Some even wrote a complete story, no kidding and I just kept reading it since the language was so good and the story so captivating but in the end, they didn’t get my click………. would you remember any funny/crazy spams like that?

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  280. Hans says

    November 22, 2006 at 3:03 AM

    I’ll be going now.

    For anyone that would be wanting to get a look at the Ultimate Icon’s collection, feel at ease to drop by.

    See ya everybody……

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  281. ME Strauss says

    November 22, 2006 at 5:19 AM

    Oh, My!
    3:03 a.m. I was long asleep by then. I’m glad you all keep the Thanks going and made a lovely night of it. Here I am two hours later reading what you wrote!

    Happy morning to you all!

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  282. Delphine says

    November 22, 2006 at 6:47 PM

    I must be really out of it!! I came here tonight (Wednesday!!!) wondering what was going on and why everyone stopped talking!

    Anyway, I plan on being here next week. My name is Delphine and I”m kind of new on the block. I don’t know if anyone will see this but I just wanted to leave you all wanting more. HA!

    Happy Thanksgiving, See ya next week…

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  283. ME Strauss says

    November 22, 2006 at 6:49 PM

    Hi Delphine!
    No worries. People are always doing that sort of thing around. Here. 🙂

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