It’s Like Open Mic Only Different
Here’s how it works.
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 we’re talking about things you gotta see!
We might also talk about
- a rainbow in the shape of a circle
- the glacier in Alaska
- St. Elmo’s Fire in Australia
- the Alps, the Rockies, the Amazon
AND THE EVER POPULAR,
Basil the code-writing donkey, and Milton the Moose.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Am I the first?
Oh yea… what are the chances?
You’re the first!
Hey Steve,
I thought you were coming fashionably late.
What? Am I the second?
I was but my back isn’t doing well so I sort of cut all my plans and headed straight for the puter… π
Hey Tony! Look at you!
What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever seen?
Hey Liz,
Hey Tony, it’s better than being third…
Hey Steve, where’s Milton?
Things you gotta see …
New Zealand. It’s an amazing country. I’m not a religious person, but I’d say it’s ‘God’s Country’.
Hey Joe,
Great seeing you. That Liberty Bell ssuits you!
hmmm so Chicago is central time. I am in Vancouver. 5:07PM here.
lamo! Just checked http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ and um it looks like I am right on time for your time Liz.
Will be back in a fifteen or so minutes everybodies time – made commitment already for 5PM my time. Dayum.
Hey hey hey, y’all.
Things ya gotta see: Me drunk on Bombay at an office party. It’s truly a sight to behold.
Hey Cat,
You’re early!
Where’s the pictures? New Zealand sure is something! That’s where the filmed “Lord of the Rings.” Isn’t it?
Jessica!
You obviously can tell time better than I can!
I saw that circle rainbow in Nevada!
Hey dudes, just wanted to check in with y’all and tell you what a great time I’m having in Nova Scotia. You been checking my blog?
Hey Zero Boss,
Thanks for fixing my clock. Welcome!
Everyone! Jessica and Zero Boss!
Hey there everyone.
Ok, everybody has to go to my post and fill in the blanks. http://workingathomeinternet.com/WP/2006/10/10/fill-in-the-blank-to-help-improve-my-blog/
I took Liz’s advice today, so we can’t make her look bad…
Zero Boss,
I’d like to see that Bombay dance of yours.
Speaking of which. . . . what’s everyone want from the sidebar.
Joe, I’ve looked bad before.
But I’ll go over. π
Hey Doug,
You’re not having fun with that Business Channel yet, are you?
If we’re talking drinks, here’s my poison of choice:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55607048@N00/264686977/
Joe,
You were supposed to ask ONE question.
Here you go, Zero Boss,
One Bombay coming up.
Anyone else?
Evening everyone.
Hope everyone is doing well…
Things you gotta see: Hhhmm…the imagination runs wild, no?
Hi all.
Something you have to see is the Alphaville Forever Young video.
Another thing you really want to check out is all the downloads for Windows today. About 14 critical updates. yay Windows.
Liz,
You didn’t say that in your post, besides, they are things I want to know.
Hi Liz!
I don’t have any photos of New Zealand with me here, they are in a box in the UK. And besides, they’d be OLD photos π
Yes, it’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ country. A beautiful place to live, I’ve spend a lifetime trying to get back there.
Hey Ben!
What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever seen?
Jessica — a fellow Canadian.
Vancouver is a must-see. Crazy, beautiful city.
Hey Sean!
What’s the story on the video?
Ah New Zealand.
One of the places I’d like to visit one day.
I heard there are more sheep than hobb — I mean, people, there. π
seanrox, I can’t do the windows updates for some reason, it still EATS all my Audio. I can’t even get the beeps and whatnot that I like so much. I had to undo the last update they had.
Coolest thing ever — son being born. Hard to compete with that.
Otherwise: … ok mostly “kid” things.
In terms of places — Bali is beautiful. Japan is nuts.
Tony — too funny.
Sean, you always get me with that first link of yours. I never expect it to be from your blog!
Hi Liz.
The story on the video… it’s a classic song from 1982/83 and I was thinking about days gone by.
Hey Ben, how you doing? Did you post my blog yet about what we saw in Pictou today?
Can you guys do me a favor?
Go to http://www.gbsbs.com — tell me if you see a play now icon (not a text link) at the top of the Episode 9 post. I don’t, someone else does. It’s driving me nuts.
Should look something like “>>” — you can click it and get the audio right away.
OH MY GOSH!!!
EVERYONE CHECK OUT COMMENT 16!!!
Basil! Your post is online. Pictou sounds like a great place. Lots of interesting stuff for such a small town…I hope people check it out!
Hey Joe. Try turning off any open applications when you try doing the updates. Windows doesn’t like to share resources.
Liz… hehe… I wasn’t trying to trick you… I can’t help that from time to time I have good links on my site π
Basil,
How’ya doin, buddy?
Zero Boss, Do you know, Basil, the code-writing donkey?
Oh look! Basil the Donkey coming in at #16.
I’m just waking up … slow … and guess what? Liz’s new post is on over at The Blogging Times.
Now THAT’S something to see! Megga.
http://www.thebloggingtimes.com/content/index.php/2006/10/10/d-z-list-by-liz-strauss/
Mentioned is SHO( )OT MY BLOG ! Maybe Renaud wants to stop by and say howdie to everyone? I’ll give him a holler while I’m injecting myself with more caffeine.
http://shootmyblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/hello-everybody-its-time.html
Mmmm – Bombay and grenadine…
I don’t think we’ve met, Basil. Greetings!
I LOVE the D-Z list. Then again, I’m officially on the B-list according to Blogebrity, so I guess I’m not invited.
Ah, what the hell do they know anyway. I’m just as D-Z-list as the next guy!!
Cat is right. You guys should check out . . . those two and knock on Renaud’s door.
Ben/Basil, I thought I was weird for doing an interview of myself. Whatever it is, it must be spreading. π
Joe – I’m not writing Basil’s stuff π
No worries, Sean, I think it’s funny that I always get caught that way.
Hey Zero Boss you can be on our list.
Things ya gotta see: Drudge Report headline that NK second nuclear test has triggered a 6.0 magnitude quake in Japan.
I’m gonna go take my drink and curl up in a fetal position in the corner now.
Joe’s in a Basil/Ben personality warp.
Ben, I’m in real trouble next week or so when Basil gets here.
I thought it was too hard for him to type with hooves, guess I was wrong again… :-
Don’t like the sound or the idea of that earthquake.
Joe – Basil can type just fine…he is a code-writing donkey after all.
Hmmm …. what everyone should see …
This morning I came across a video about controlling anger
http://www.lime.com/fitness/video/5040/rodney_yee_controlling_anger
It was great except the Toyota ad you have to sit through first really miffed me off …
I mean, HOW can you get all calm after being done with an ad? I’m not in a calm frame of mind just thinking about it. And the more I think about it, yeah.
Hey Zero Boss, nice to meet you. Those cocktails you drink look pretty good. We donkey’s have to drink out of buckets though.
Something everyone should see are the amazing waterfalls in Oregon.
I’ve been in the United States my entire life and have never seen such amazing beauty.
One day I would love to do more World Traveling.
Hey Cat,
Maybe they were trying to prepare you for the anger video by getting you angry. π
Everyone should see a Montreal Canadiens hockey game. It’s on me. Just come visit me in Montreal.
Basil – I’ll buy you one of those frozen margarita buckets then. My treat.
Basil the Donkey, so you have to drink out of a bucket? Hmm… what would we do to fix you up?
I know! We could set you up with a keg filled with your favorite drink, complete with a drinking straw.
Hey Joe, you’ll be able to recognise me when I arrive. I’ll be the one carrying the extra large keyboard.
Guys, try and keep Basil sober enough so he doesn’t tear River John, Nova Scotia to pieces ok?
Crazy donkey…
Sean,
You really are Mr. Hospitality.
I think I’m going to have to hire you to work weekends at the sidebar here. π
ack! just had company stop by there for a minute and you guys are all the way up to page 3.
Yeah, Ben,
I’d hate to see Basil end up in jail AGAIN.
I drifted, sorry! I was writing a post for my blog. It’s about someone who is in charge of customer service for a managed hosting company. Almost like a telecom, Liz!
Hey Liz,
I got all the answers except for Peter Graves.
Does that mean it’s Mission Impossible? π
You know what you gotta see?
Battlestar Galactica!
Great show.
Anyone catch the season premiere last week?
Seanrox, a keg sound great. I really got the taste for beer when I visited Halifax, but I’m game to try anything.
Nah, Joe,
His hair is silver. π
No Tony,
I didn’t see it, but I loved your post about blogging like Battlestar Galactica. You should drop a link here.
Thanks Liz. I’d be honored to help with your sidebar get togethers.
So a keg it is for Basil the Donkey. They do have full kegs and pony kegs… hehe… we’ll invent the Donkey Keg just for you.
Hey I just checked out those pictures of the waterfalls in Oregon. Amazing. Ben can I go there, can I go there?
Did someone say drop a link? (Hi Liz) π
How about the Evolution of Dance?
Basil – find someone in Oregon to sign up to take you, and you can go there.
You’ve almost got a year of travel booked up…
Alright, liz.
[SHAMELESS PLUG]: Yes, even bloggers can learn a thing or three from Battlestar Galactica, the sci-fi show for non-scifi fans.
http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/10/09/what-bloggers-can-learn-from-battlestar-galactica/
Basil,
Don’t forget your coming to PA next, you’ll get to see the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Penn’s Landing, and if you’re really good we may go to an EAGLES GAME…
Sean,
You’re too funny.
Hey Basil… I’ll bring you to Oregon my next trip up which will be in about a month.
So you can have a break from walking, would you prefer plane, train or automobile as method of transporation?
Is it too late to bring the drinks?
what the…
Hi Becky… bring on the drinks… we can always use more… all we need now is food…
Hey Liz… should we fire up the BBQ?
So I’m REALLY late tonight! Just popped in to say hi!
Hey bj how’s it going?
Hey Becky,
Come on in! We’ve got a Bombay drinker with us tonight. Zero Boss, this is Becky . . .
BJ, you have a great URL!
Thanks, Becky! It’s a fairly new site, only a couple weeks old.
BJ, your URL totally kicks ass, who did the web design?
Kickass Web Design. That’s me. π
http://kickasswebdesign.com
Bombay gin? Straight or Sapphire? I have both, of course. Always come prepared!
Sean,
You never have to ask about handing out food or drinks around here. Mi casa su casa.
I have been having a hard time claiming blogs at Technorati too. They emailed me and said it was a bug that was all ironed out… shhaaaaa right, until the next bug hits…
And thanks Steve. Got one of those G&Ts for me? Sapphire please. With two lime slices.
Hi everybody! I see we have a code writing donkey with us tonight – now THAT’s something to see. Besides Basil, my choice would be the Grand Tetons in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Majestic, inspiring, spiritual, and just plain beautiful.
Hey BJ. A new site and already a Google Page Rank of 6 already?
Your URL must be a couple years old. Congrats.
Speaking of old URLs… I wonder who has the oldest among us tonight? Mine dates back to June 3, 1999.
I couldn’t claim my http://bitchslappin.net blog. PO’d about it too. And they never responded to my ticket.
Hey Seanrox, you rock! But Ben (my P.A.) says my diary is full for a year. Can you believe that? As for transport, anything luxurious will do. I’m getting tired of driving around in the old wreck that this guy in Nova Scotia has.
Liz, yeah, they probably wanted me to practice anger management.
So I went back over to your spot over at The Blogging Times to calm down π
http://www.thebloggingtimes.com/content/index.php/2006/10/10/d-z-list-by-liz-strauss/
I’m now getting enjoyment out of following all the links you peppered around. It’s good stuff. Thanks for putting the time into the details.
Stevo — I have been having problems with Technorati too.
For some reason my blog hasn’t been ‘updated’ in about 2 months.
Also, maybe this is a shout out to Doug over at Service Untitled: they never answer their emails.
In fact — Doug! Got a question for you, you customer service guru, you —
why do some companies (and bigger blogs) NEVER answer their emails?
Hi, Starbucker!
C’mon comment 100….
Yes Cat, Liz’s column at the Blogging Times – that’s something to see too. A proud lady sticking up for us bloggers in the back rows.
Hey bj!
How are ya!
You’ve got to be at least a month old by now.
Drat! Comment 102. I tried. So I won’t be going to Vegas this weekend.
oh geez, you almost gave me a heart attack! No, kickasswebdesign.com has been up for almost two years. http://bitchslappin.net is the new one. I just had to go check to see if it pageranked after you said that. I know google is dancing, my backlinks just more than doubled on KWD three days ago.
bj: You mean technorati didn’t respond to your ticket? Go to Dave Sifry’s blog, get his email, and cc him on the follow-up to the ticket email. I did that, and got the issue resolved in 24 hours.
(Drifting in and out, folks – wife is at a critic’s screening and I’m on kid duty.)
Howdy Becky!
Hey Starbucker!
Thank you! How’s the traveling?
Seen any great roads lately?
Basil, indeed I rock… my name says so π
Any chance of photos of that old wreck the guy in Nova Scotia drives you around in?
Thanks Zero Boss, I’ll do that. Hi Liz! Yeah, I guess it has been about a month now! I’m not an SOB Noob anymore.
I can’t get any PR on Instigator Blog … driving me nuts, along with some other things…
So are we sharing photos of our amazing sights?
Thanks, Cat.
I didn’t like that first picture of the silly inventions. The girl looks like she’s hanging herself, but the rest were pretty funny.
Sorry to shake you up like that BJ. I didn’t catch the other link but FYI, it has a zero which is actually better then n/a so good job and in time it too will get a good rank.
Ben, I’ll blog you, that should get you up to a 5, though I don’t know when the cutoff for PR is going to be. Soon I think.
Hey Joe, I’m looking forward to seeing Philadelphia. Can you fix it for me to meet those Eagles cheerleaders?
Hey Liz – I’m actually home tonight; I was in Boulder CO last week with my wife and we loved it; it’s a funky, pretty, cool place. One day we drove from there to a town called Nederland (http://www.town.nederland.co.us/index.php/) about 20 miles away, up around 8,300 feet. Awesome. That would be my travel tip of the week.
Who’s near Philly? I’m in the Delaware Valley, up near Easton.
Sure Becky,
Show those photos!
Speaking of Google Page Rank… here is a free sure win tip… one of the things GoogleBot looks at is your URL age.
If you recently purchased a domain name, be sure to do it for at least 2 years. Domain names that are purchased for only one year get looked at differently then longer domain names.
*moving along….
Guys – you get Basil drunk, you pay the bail money.
Becky! Didn’t see you there! Hi!
Tony,
It’s not all the big guys that don’t answer email. I sent more that one to Darren Rowse, and he almost always answered personally.
Not to mention Liz, and the rest of us D-Z listers.
Hi All… if you haven’t seen the diet Coke-Mentos experiment… you have to check it out…
http://eepybird.com/dcm1.html
Once you’ve seen the experiment, see what happens if you eat a Mentos and drink Diet Pepsi….
http://www.davideodesign.co.uk/pepsigirl.htm
And for a self aggrandizing free mention… if you sign up for my new success-connect newsletter, you’ll get a cool free download in the first edition.
http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2006/10/adding-structure/
And just wait and see the spam checker get this comment with three links in it.
Great stuff Liz!
Can’t wait to SEE what else comes up!
Thanks seanrox!
I’m going to head out now. Talk to everyone next week!
A drunk Donkey… hehe that could be entertaining.
Hey Basil… want another round?
Hi, Ben! Don’t you ever leave the keyboard? π
Here’s my You Gotta See This, my trips to Africa with my husband (the hunter):
http://african-hunting-safaris.blogspot.com/2006/07/animals-at-kasika.html
(I hope that link works!)
Bye, Doug!
That’s right Joe – EVERY e-mail and comment gets answered by a D-Z lister. Agreed everyone?
I mentioned b5 in my title and they will probably click it first just to read it… or any blog network first.
Big companies don’t always reply if they are swamped and the question is either a) non-comprehendable b) the answer can be found in the FAQ section of their website or c) they just don’t feel like it cause maybe they moved on or forgot it.
You need to hook them. Write something that is different from all the million other emails.
Here is an example that worked for me but not at Technorati..
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Answer this time…
Then I asked my question. I wouldn’t recommend it unless you have no other options though lol
Douglas! Be good, my customer service loving friend!
bj,
Springfield Delco…
Close to Philly, always was and always will be an Eagles Fan.
Becky – I do leave the keyboard…but it’s open mic night.
And I can’t get the darn Flash player to work on GBSBS. I’m about to go lunar.
Thanks for coming, Doug!
Take care of my friends now — and remember no fun!
Oh look, everyone missed comment 121 π
Joe, those Eagles looked pretty good against my Packers (then again, who doesn’t), and they also looked good against Dallas. Thinking playoffs I bet?
Ben, everyone raves about that blogging platform, but I am not impressed. It’s a constant fight.
(And that is why I focus on the content!)
I didn’t miss comment 121, Sean,
I’m wondering. If you buy a URL and don’t propogate it does that still work?
Steve,
What about b5? π
Sean just wants more attention for his great tips. He doesn’t realize we are making notes.
Steve — that might be factually right, but it doesn’t make it actually right (if that makes sense).
Companies, bloggers and people deserve some sort of courtesy reply.
If not, then don’t have a “reply” or “contact” email.
Joe — I agree, Darren’s one of the good ones. Most others, I find, just ignore emails. I wonder why they even bother having a contact form on their site.
Donkeys don’t get drunk. That blog post was a little exagerated.
Sorry I can’t stay for another round, but I have to go. It’s getting late here now, and those goats I’m bunking up with wake me up awfully early.
Bye everyone!
Hey, I thought Doug left!
Hi Liz. The domain name needs to be up with something but not a coming soon splash page or default page from a registrar. Those are not something GoogleBot likes.
We can discuss via email or some other method maybe later tonight or tomorrow.
Goodbye Basil – thanks again for those good times in Boston; still disco dancing these days? π
I’m lurking, sorta. :p
Basil, here’s one for the road. I think Rye is your drink…
Hey, Ben, you’ve been blogged.
http://kickasswebdesign.com/wordpress/2006/10/the-digg-effect/
Quick! Basil is trying to skip out on us. Someone grab a trank dart… stop the donkey!
Bye Basil,
Gosh it was great to see you!
Starbucker,
I was one of the fans that was happy that T.O. only got 45 yards… period, eat my dust, I hope Dallas likes you, and I won’t mention the attention grabbing he tried with the OD (accidental or otherwise).
Yes, Starbucker, I am an Eagles Fan with aspirations of the Super Bowl. (Winning this time).
Bye Basil. Take care of yourself!
Bye Doug!
Hi Becky McCray. Taking notes? Hehe. Why not just subscribe to the RSS feed? π
Sean, what do you think “taking notes” means in the new world order?
Becky, checked out the safari pics – way way cool! It must be a life changing experience to do that.
Did I hear someone talking about page rank?
What do you guys think about a page rank of zero?
Sean, I think Becky just gotcha!
Goodbye Starbucker, that disco dancing was something, eh? I haven’t found any nightclubs here in River John yet, though they do have old-time dances in the community hall.
Hehe…. ya got me Becky.
Here I was trying to be cute and charming… and you come and check mate me… hehe.
I didn’t know you liked chess? I’ll bring my chess set next week.
Liz, we need a board game night.
Tony,
You won’t be a PR 0 for long — if you are one.
Joe, good luck to the Eagles on the quest for the Super Bowl – at least I don’t have to worry about that……just if we’ll win 4 or 5 games.
Truly, pagerank doesn’t mean a lot. SERPs mean a lot.
All you need to get a decent page rank are some links into your site from sites with decent page rank.
Indeed Liz, Becky got me. It’s been confirmed in comment 159.
Well Basil, have you learned the Foxtrot yet? π
See ya Ben!
Thanks, Starbucker! We’ve been to Africa three times now, and it is always amazing. Each time there is something, some moment that seems to amazing to be real. This year it was the boat ride where I took that elephant photo. Absolutely astounding!
(People who know me in person know better than to ever, ever ask me about this because I will go on, and on, and on! With Pics!
Sorry for the late reply I am trying to keep up with several chats lol
Yea it ain’t right but it just is the way I guess. Darren usually emails me back but I leave the guy alone if I can. He is a busy dude.
Who do you guys try to contact anyway? or is this a general statement?
I’m off to track down Basil… and to install some RAM in my neighbors computer.
I’ll return a little later tonight… take care everyone… maybe see you all later if the party is still going when I return.
I think Technorati server is choking again. It’s screwing up the pageload on my site. Luckily it’s one of the last things to load.
Board Game night — Okay with me!
OK Becky, I now have been forewarned! Something that amazing should be talked about, but I can see how a comments page might be a tad restricting….:-)
Scrabble? I love Scrabble.
Hello everyone,
A bit late this time, anyway….
I agree with bj that pagerank means nothing if one ain’t got enough SERPs
http://www.themaninblue.com/experiment/SSCrabble/
bj, I find that if I go to a page at Technorati and it is showing I lost links I sometimes have to refresh my page and it all of sudden updates properly. I think it has some issues with the browser and temp files… and cookies too. Not the only issue but one of them.
Hey Renee!
Welcome, SERPs and all! π
Hate to brag and run, but I’m off!
Great to see you, Starbucker, Ben, Liz, etc. Good to meet you BJ, and Doug (if you are still lurking), and Sean, of course, who Rox!
I’ll leave some drinks for everyone. See you next time!
Well, for my old blogger url, I got all the way up to a PR 4 (almost 8 months) and since I moved to my own domain and using WP ( just under 4 months) I have recouped to a PR 4.
I am more than happy with that, I expected to lose everything, but I think the links I got from you guys helped a lot.
Thanks
Thanks, Becky!
See you next time!
Well, that’s the funny thing with PageRank — most of my modest traffic does come from Google anyway, even though my site has a PR0.
[VANITY ALERT] And BJ, I’ve gotten some decent inbound links over the past couple months (cnet, bokardo, the guardian unlimited etc), so it still boggles the mind — although I think duplicated content may be the culprit.
We love you, Joe. π
Bye Becky! I’m nearly at my end tonight too (need to get some cuddle time with my wife) – any more really good things I need to see before I sign off? Link away!
Later guys, later joe, did ben and his donkey leave? man… night is young..
I’m back. LOL an hour and fifteen minutes later.
PR of 4 – I don’t know how it happens but i sometimes have a page rank of five. Then the next hour a PR of one.
What is a SERP?
I DON’T BELIEVE I MISSED MY BLOGS BIRTHDAY……….
It was October 5. I thought it was the 15th for some reason (maybe because my BD is 3/15)
I’m so sad, I had planned to have a party. π
G’night Becky!
Dupe content can be a killer, Tony. I’d get that fixed.
And I’m outta here too. G’night everyone!
OK, now I need to go – short but hopefully sweet. Thanks to all, and Liz, keep those dancin’ shoes on for me. Bye!
SERP == Search Engines Result Page (I think)
(Welcome back Jessica — Go Canada!)
Hi Jessica!
Welcome back!
Has your page rank always been jumping or is that just a new thing?
WOOHOO! I fixed the stupid problem with PodPress.
Now my day is complete.
I’m going to go rest for a bit, it’s been a long, icky day.
Have a good one folks!
Joe – what did you have in mind, like how would you want to celebrate your blog birthday plan?
SERP is the result of an individual page. Page Rank is the Rank of the blog.
So if you go from page to page you might see a jump.
If you see a jump on your front page — Google is dancing. That means that Google is doing it’s page rank again.
Good night, Ben!
Jessica, you don’t have to be polite. Just talk about anything. That’s what we do.
Joe — happy birthday, buddy π
Nite Basil, Starbucker, bj, Steve… Hope I didn’t miss anyone.
Nite Starbucker!
Nite Ben!
Liz – It’ a reletively new thing for page rank. I was at zero then one for 5 or so monthes. Recently the 5 has been showing up.
That is a little better than what i was thinking.
SERP – Simulated ejaculate response program.
Liz – not sure if that can be written here. But the S*X in my life is waining of late. LOL! Please delete my SERP interpretation if needed.
Yay for Canada eh!
Joe, my blog also just turned a year old. Like you, I had great plans. I was going to get up in the am to finish a post about a great guy I featured in the beginning … anyway … I woke up to that darn coup instead. No matter – I plan on regrouping next week and doing it then. A belated b-day celebration.
Thanks Tony.
Renee, I don’t know, I thought I still had time to plan, any suggestions?
I thought the last PageRank update was Sept 30th … ?
Happy B-day cat π
I don’t need to be polite. Liz – My Catholic upbringing keeps coming back to haunt me!
Jessica,
No worries. I think your SERP interpretation is quite funny. About the polite thing, sometimes first timers keep quite to wait their turn. π
There are specifc days to page rank updates?
Hey cat, maybe we can all get together for a Blog B-day party, I know Successful Blog is due soon for a B-day.
Waddya think?
cat.
Liz.
Me.
Anyone else?
Page Rank updates are magic. . . . only the man behind the Google curtain knows.
But it sure sounds like the Googlebot is making you a 5. Jesssica
Sex is funny. If one can laugh about sex one can laugh about anything.
Joe — How about a blogging fiesta, coupled with sombreros, lots of tequila, and a metaphorical pinata? (in actuality, every time you “hit” the comment button, the word “candy” will pop up — unless you have a popup blocker)
Joe,
Successful Blog has three different birthdays —
The day Keith started it.
The day I first posted here
The day Scrivs gave it to me.
Tony,
That is so funny, I’m still laughing. . . . but if candy kept popping up, I’m afraid I’d have to send Angelo and Pasquale after you.
Tony, if you can make that happen, we may need it on 3 blogs at once.
I’ll turn off the popup blocker for the day. π
A blog b-day day. That is a good idea for a blog. Everyday people could freely announce their blogging milestones!
Candy… yum
A googlebot – sounds so Sci fi – yet a googlebot sounds like a pet name.
Liz,
Pick one you feel is the right one. π
I’m up for it if you are, Joe!
A blogging fiesta for all! π
Coronas here, a little sex-on-the-beach over there, and of course, enough guacamole to last a lifetime.
Mmmmmm …. guacamole.
Joe – i like the name of your blog… smart
I go more for the salsa than the guacamole.
Tony, we need to get Liz and cat to decide what day they want to do this, I am open to just about any day. π
Jessica, thanks, I didn’t some up with that until around the third month in existence.
The first one was Self Improvement by Working at Home. Dumb, huh?
Joe,
Every first idea is just a little bit off center.
Joe – LOL
OMG – wish my supper would bake already. Food. You guys are talking about food. Spicey food. I’m having pork, potatoes and swiss chard.
Did I miss it again? Dang! I’ve got to use a higher setting on this shock collar so I don’t keep missing OCN!
Aw, I know I’m supposed to “jump in” but you guys have been at it two hours already. I finally have a chance to talk on a Tuesday.
Umm, ya gotta see Hong Kong. And a sunset or sunrise when you are at sea and there’s just the horizon.
I can’t think of anything else profound except I think I’ve picked the right blue paint for my bathroom.
Hey Chris!
Hey Sheila!
I agree Jessica, sometimes we all need to shamelessly plug our own milestones just to remind how far we’ve come.
Hell, I didn’t even wait one year to do it π
(I wrote about a 50 day benchmark)
[MORE SHAMELESS PLUGGING]: http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/09/17/a-recap-of-the-first-50-days-or-so/
Hey Liz and Cat,
EM me if you want to do a three way celebration, I think it would be fun.
Tony,
Be prepared…
Sheila,
I’ve been to Hong Kong. You’re right. You gotta see it! Though your blue bathroom sounds amazing too. Don’t get me wrong.
The best sunrise I’ve seen was when I was on a ship inbound to Inchon harbor in Korea. The way the fiery orange backdropped the mountains, the buildings, and the container cranes was just breathtaking!
Hi Liz! Hi whoever’s left!
This is for Jessica….you’ve got to eat decent BBQ. And if it has to have sauce, it’s too dry and isn’t good BBQ.
Is that totally irrelevant or what?
ha ha ha — Joe, I love guacamole, so just tell me the time and place. Liz, I’ll bring some extra spicy salsa for you.
There’ll be enough candy in the metaphorical pinata for all!
Whoa Chris,
That does sound like one that makes a picture worth keeping in your head for a lifetime .
Of course then there was the sunrises when I was flying in the Navy. Nothing quite like watching the sun come up from 35,000 feet and then landing and watching it come up all over again!
I saw a sunset like that driving into Canberra. Three weather front or so were coming together. Glorious is the only word to describe it. I couldn’t talk for looking at it.
(dances Mexican jig)
Then there was the sunrise New Years Day over Charleston harbor. Well worth the early wake up call, that.
I’m trying to do color. I love color but have never painted the walls, so I’m working on it. The bathroom right now is brown walls with no windows; too gross. Like being in a mudhole. With that blue, it’d be like being underwater in Aruba.
It’s Benjamin Moore “Pool Blue.” It’s very blue. I’m sorry, I just can’t handle that in the a.m. when I just want to brush my teeth, not go to Aruba.
Mexican? Jig? Hmmm…
Tony,
You’re cute dancing.
I was thinking the same thing, Chris. I decided to just let it go.
Tony, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a sombrero used quite like that before!
Hey Liz – Just stopping in to say hi! FYI, I am a big LOST fan. Anyone watch that show? – Mike
Shameless Plugging – Ok I’m gonna do that tomorrow.
Best Sunrise – dancing in the wee hours of the morning while the sun came up over the mountains lighting up the glacier at mile 36 in Squamish, BC.
Sheila,
Don’t forget to do a primer coat, you want to make sure the blue shows.
If you try to paint directly over a darker color, you get a muddy look.
Believe me, I have done it before, but never since.
Oops! The boss lady just said it’s time for bed. Gotta go. π
Of course then there was the time we lived near the beach in FL. Lot’s of awesome sunrises there….
I like sunrises!
Hi Mike!
Haven’t taken up that addiction. Because I knew I would be addicted. π
I remember Chris as a Navy person when I came to Open Mic a few months back. Hello! I now officially (since April) have my retired ID card. And the pic’s even good — I had a good hair day.
Jessica,
You just described a romance with a sunrise around it.
Sheila,
I understand complete about your Blue Bathroom. It would be a bit much.
Good night, Chris.
I’ll be thinking of you when I watch the sunrise over the harbor in the morning. π
Thanks Joe, I’ve got primer done in one of the rooms and enough left to do the bathroom I hope.
Of course, the primer’s been up for almost a month while I try to make up my mind, but what the hell….
I never thought I’d spend so much time wandering lost through plumbing U-joint displays at Lowe’s. This home ownership is nuts.
Any sunrise I wake up to is beautiful.
Sheila what about taking an old rag and rubbing on a lighter and then darker blue on top of the basic blue you puchased?
Joe,
You have a point there.
Some, however, are more colorful.
That morning turned into quite a late afternoon and then… π
Sheila,
The good thing is, it’s like writing a blog post.
It never looks right until it’s done.
Then just wait for the compliments (comments).
I have a bad cough, missed the sunrise this morning. It’s been three days.
Jessica, Thanks, I had them mix up a really small amount, so it’s just one of the many splots I have up on the wall, not a totally committed entire gallon of the stuff.
I’m going to take the little quart sample of Pool Blue and paint something in the clothes closet, so I can enjoy the blue in small doses. Maybe the wall behind the shelving. If I do that with all of my castoff samples I’ll have one heck of a harlequin closet. π
Sorry, had to duck out to help the wife feed my boy.
Ahem!
(vigorously resumes Mexican jig — but is also waiting for a mariachi band … π
Ok my oven is beeping at me and my belly is talking to me. Time to eat for me. Thanks Liz! This was fun. I’ll be around more, now that i’ve got my feet wet π
Cheers all!
Now i need to let go and dive into…
Good night, Jessica!
Thanks for coming. It was nice having you!
Liz,
Not to sound morbid, but I think Sunsets are more colorful.
When I asked my father what color something was he would always say “Sky Blue Pink”.
When you see a sunset at the right time in the right season, you can easily get the picture.
harlequin closet – romance closet – nice π take pictures π
night!
Tony, That dancing really is something!
Have you thought about a second career?
I was just thinking, Sheila,
You could call yourself, a closet painter. π
Liz….I am really hoping to bring my teenage daughter to the BlogHer Conference there in Chicago next summer. If I can turn it into some travel articles for actual $$$, so much the better.
I assume you’re the keynote speaker? π
Yeah, right, Sheila.
I’m the keynote speaker . . . as Annie Lennox would say, “and a legend in my living room.”
See, I get out of the white walls mode in the closet, then I can more boldly step out with color into the living room….
What is the sociological equivalent for “crown molding?”
Hendry Lee,
I’m sorry. I didn’t say “hello.”
That cough sounds awful.
Crown Molding = flowers in your hair?
OK, OK, husband points out that he put son to bed and helped daughter with Biology homework while I’m gallivanting in the closet with my blues and crown. Gotta go! Must remember to come visit earlier….
Good night, Sheila.
Great to have you back!
I’m checking out all the bars and this one still seems to be open. Hooray. Howdy everyone.
I haven’t seen a St Elmo in yonks – the film wasn’t bad either. π
Once again I had great fun
and learned I’m not the only one
Who thinks of page rank as a taunt
and thinks the SERPS are all for naught.
When it’s time to say good night
I hope the sunset brings good light
And if your bathroom is so blue
that it gets the best of you.
Just remember what my father said
that sky blue pink is all but dead
and as you doze and sleep tonight
do not let the bed bugs bite.
Berma Shave
Nite Liz
Nite All
Wow … sorry, had to change the poop-machine that is my son π
Good night Joe,
Sleep well.
Hi Martin,
Have some nachos and a cold one. π
Hey Tony!
I remember those times!
You’re welcome to them. π
Well, I’m trying to enjoy them as much as getting pooped and peed upon can be enjoyed
(half-hearted mexican jig continues)
That’s the only thing they can control and you cannot. They’ve got the power!
~waves to everybody! Greetings π
ugh – sorry I’m late .. we had .. SNOW today! *sniff,sniff* .. But, the good news is that we turned on the fireplace for a while and got a little warm … kind of makes one forget about the internet .
So… what’s up, y’all? (yes..please tell me while I scroll up these 273 comments before me)
Liz … I’ve already helped myself – just put it on my tab.
Now, were you guys talking about PageRank? Firstly, Why?
That little green bar of a monster always looking back at you mocking you “you’re a PR0 … hear that, a Zero! Nobody likes you”
Hey HART!
It’s the usual stuff, with a new visitor here and there. Let’s see. Jessica Doyle and The Zero Boss were here. Sheila is back and Basil showed up and drank from a bucket.
Hey, I didn’t bring up Page Rank . . .
Hey Hart, I just got in too – I’m almost a newbie here.
You got snow and I’ve got 32 degrees (90f) – I think I’ll prefer some snow. π
Hey you two, in two weeks it will be one year!
Basil drank from a bucket while I was gone?! I miss all the interesting party tricks.
HEy Martin – How are things down under? – Mike
Hey Hart – drop in some marklar talk and confuse em all. π
Liz – well then in two weeks we have one hellofva virtual party. Has it been one year. I remember when you where at …., then …. and then … and ;-
Basil might have done that before you got there, Becky. I don’t really remember. π
Welcome back!
Since it is open Mic. Anyone had any luck getting Technorati to index their blog? For me it has been like 40 days and multiple messages to tech support. – MIke
I must get to work on your Award, Liz!
Hey Martin .. Nice to see you “live” .. Glad you are having warm weather and summer soon. We just closed down our cottage last weekend (it was CDN Thanksgiving last Mon.) So – I can take the snow.
The only thing I can’t take – is that it’s starting to get cold wearing short pants .. and pretty soon I’ll have to wear socks and stop wearing my CROCS sandels hehe. I passed a lady today wearing a parka and gloves .. (before the snow came). I guess she knew something I didn’t.
Hey, Mike,
Email me about that tomorrow. I bet I can make something happen there for you.
PS .. Brisbane is on my list of one of the greatest things I’d like to go visit and see.
Michael – write me a white paper and I’ll tell ya. π
Actually – it’s a slow, hot windy day. Too hot for golf. The whole place seems lethargic – first time this hot for the year.
Oh Wow, Becky, I thought that idea died with the end of the night it was talked about . . . π
All people, places and things are Marklar Martin .. and good Marklar brings Marklar to all Marklar and their Marklars.
PS. Liz.. great to finally hear that donkey .. I was wondering if he had some laryngitis.
(I’m on comment 46 still catching up)
In San Diego, it is a nice cool 66 I am guessing right now.
Liz, you still need an Award just for doing this every single week, for hours on end. People meet each other, talk in a fun way, and yet still get to learn something or even have you offer to help then solve a problem (#290).
How could you not deserve an Award? I just don’t know what to call it, and I only remember to work on it when I happen to make it to the open mic!
Mike,
San Diego has the BEST weather. Yeah!
HART what is Marklar?
Becky,
You guys keep me company and keep me from being a cranky old lady. π
Michael – ask Liz anything about Technorati, she’s the one that gets tthem rocking.
Hello Becky – I don’t think we’ve been formally introduced – if we have forgive my wayward mind. Yup, Liz needs an award. I’m picturing one up now for my own blog.
Hart – shorts, croc sandals, sunnies and ice cream … here I come.
Brisbane!!! Melbourne’s the place to be – if you like 4 seasons in one day, the best choice of restaurants and some sports.
I’ve heard San Diego has very pleasant weather – must be why lots of Aussies I know plant their roots there.
Good links so far (I’m up to comment 148 now) and looking at them all! Wtg BEN for being Dugg … and – new domain!
Becky .. nice pictures of Africa – if it was my crappy camera – I’d be almost 10 feet in front of that elephant. How far away were you from the animal?
Liz – nobody said you’re not a cranky old lady. π
Hart ambused me with the marklar thing at a comment over at my blog this week – it’s a South Park thing. Hart will tell ya.
Tony .. they have been playing Battlestar Galactica (old series) on our space channel … this week the “1980” series started .. thank goodness for the 2006 series.
Liz – nobody said youΓΒ’Γ’Β¬ÒΒΒ’re not a cranky old lady.
You’ve got a point there, Martin.
What can I say? π
Martin, your blog header says it all! What a terrific introduction to you and your blog.
Liz, cranky old lady? I’ll never believe it! Eccentric, maybe! π
Eccentric, maybe!
Eccentric, now there’s a word you have to EARN.
Thanks, Hart. I was not very far from the elephant, but 10x zoom really, really helps! We were in a boat just about 10 feet from shore.
Liz .. Marklar is the fictional people/race/planet in the Starvin’ Marvin’ episode of SouthPark. It’s one of my favorite episodes
Here’s a link to it on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_races_in_South_Park#Marklar
Here’s the 30 minute show!
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/1atAvZgcwahmL163d
Thanks, HART! I knew I’d heard it somewhere.
Just a drive-by, here.
I want to go to the land of no midterms!
Small pile of math homework and cheat sheet prep by noon tomorrow.
Take care y’all!
Okay then – an eccentric, cranky old lady. π But lets take out the “old” part – I’ve heard you gals don’t like talking about your age. π
And Becky, thanks for appreciating the header – when I did it I just let loose and held nothing back. Sort of like I don’t care what anybody thinks – I think we can get tied down with that sort of thinking at times.
Taking pictures of Elephants from a boat … cool!
Thanks for the drive-by, Candice.
Great to know you were thinking of us!
Well, Hi and Bye to Candice!
Martin, you did well with your header. It has more personality than most people ever get into their entire site!
Liz – Cool thing you got going here. I am gonna check out for a while. – Mike
Goodnight, Mike.
Good night, MIke,
Thanks for stopping by!
Becky – quite possibly without knowing it (I do lots of things without knowing why) that was my way of saying too many boring blogs … I want some personality.
Candice – Hello and Goodbye.
Hart – stop reading from the beginning and be in the hear and now. π
Well! I think I’m caught up on all the comments now.. a good turn out Liz!
Martin. If I ever make it to Brisbane, you can bet Melbourne will be added .. along with Sydney, Perth and the Red Rock. Of course, that all depends if I win the lottery SOLO .. or share it with 532 other winners natch.
Did Candice really tell us she was making a “cheat sheet”? Or did she just mean a summary page, I wonder?
Becky,
I’m sure she was only using slang . . . Candice is a wonder. π
Cheat sheets … Ahhhh memories (j/k)
I always either envied my friends or hated their guts.. who were able to study their books and retain 100% as if they had a photographic memory. I used to follow the cheat sheet method too. If I write it out .. I remembered it more .. Probably, because I was speaking it outloud while I was writing it! lol.
Here’s a little poem from Dick Feynman:
I wonder why. I wonder why.
I wonder why I wonder.
I wonder why I wonder why.
I wonder why I wonder!
HART that makes total sense — no pun intended, but the more senses involved the more you remember.
Sorry, but I just had to throw that in!
(jokes for nerds!)
Hart – you’ll need to win the lottery. It’s more cheaper for me to take my holidays outside of Australia than in.
Perth is good – for about a day. Sydney (aka Sin City) has some nice sights. The Red Rock, is well … one big … Red Rock.
Actually the Sunshine Coast – south of Brisbane is my favourite spot – called Broadbeach and miles and miles of white sand and a huge casino/complex – called Jupiters. Spent the honeymoon there in ’93.
I wonder why Dick Feynman wrote that poem.
oh Hart, I live in Canada too — I know Space, you don’t have to put it in “quotes”. π
GO BSG! π
And is this not the amazing thing? Here we are all getting travel tips from the ultimate source: the people who live there! Martin, we’ll be calling you for advice, if we ever get to travel there.
Tony – what’s BSG?
Becky – that’s why I’m hitting up all my blog friends for my US trip next year for advice, inviting myself for lunches and asking what/where to do.
Loren of 1938Media has promised to show me New York (hoping Chartreuse is there) and Liz and I are having lunch in her neck of the woods.
Becky – the professor allows us to have a page of formulas for tests. Fairly common in the high maths.
aight folks — have to hit the hay.
congratulations Joe if you’re still here on your blog birthday.
And to Liz for joining the blogging times.
I’m outta here!
(dances mexican jig off stage)
Martin. That sounds good too. Next time you are on holidays (I hear you are going to chicago) .. stop by .. I’m just across the border – about 1400 KM away π .. although, 3 hr car drive from Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Hey Tony (w/b) … of course you know Space Channel!
Good night, Tony!
BSG= BattleStarGalactica //
Candice! I thought you were gone. Glad you stopped in to straighten out my erroroneous conclusion. But Liz vouched for you! π
Martin, if you make it out to rural Oklahoma, I’ll be glad to show you around!
Tony – see ya, but you should be deep jiving off stage not doing the jig.
Psst — hey Martin! BSG == Battlestar Galactica.
Good night, Tony! I told you to stay out of the tequila!
martin — you missed the mexican blogging fiesta with the metaphorical pinatas.
But for you —
(deep jives off the stage)
So Becky .. how RURAL are you? Just on the outskirts? Do you have a ranch?
when I was 12 .. we moved to the rural of our city. Just to live, and commuted 30 minutes to town. The other direction though -was the other rural town which had our postal station. Like that Blazing Saddles movie – just houses off the highway. Our motto was “Don’t Blink – You’ll Miss It” .. when we drove through it. Nowadays .. it’s quite amazingly expanded into a pretty big circle of houses and of course .. overpriced properties.
Time for me to go (again). Thanks again, Liz, for hosting this worldwide free-for-all. Always a pleasure!
Ah, BSG… the Battlestar.
Becky – I’m going east to west – and zig zagging in between. Okalahoma, eh. I’ll have to look into it. I already have 10 or so “must see’s” along the way but that 10 will probably end up being 20 or so.
Hart – Bah! what’s 1400Km between friends. What’s the weather like in April?
Whoa, Tony, that deep jive . . . come back and do that again!
Hart, that’s great. We’re still in a declining population trend, so not much is growing like that. Yes, we have a ranch. Cattle. (Eat Beef! It’s what’s for dinner!)
Martin, I’m not kidding that we are way off the beaten path out here. You don’t end up here unless this is where you are going!
No, really! I’m signing off! Really!
Martin .. the weather in Winnipeg in April is a roaring 70f in all the bars, casinos and strip clubs (and restaurants) .. don’t worry! If you think you can come in April .. I’ll book with Environment Canada to give us warm weather!
However, just in case – it ranges between -20c and +10c between March 15th and May 31st … There’s usually one last blizzard in April every year – so even if it’s 10c or higher one year – we still carry our skidoo boots and parkas in the trunk, waiting for the last snowfall.
Good night, Becky!
“mexican blogging fiesta with the metaphorical pinatas” And Why Didn’t Somebody Tell Me About This !!! π
Obviously, the Tequila was freely flowing (salt included) and one could hide under their sombreros when it all got too much.
Hey Dear Martin and HART!
I need to find my way to my pillow too.
So I’ll leave the blog in the hands of two of my dearest blog buddies.
Sweet dreams.
G’nite Liz .. I’m glad you were still up when I came by this late!
~~~~~
I think my last post either got moderated (1% chance) or I accidentally hit REFRESH instead of SUBMIT COMMENT button (99% chance)
Hey before everybody packs it in …
Seeing this is an open mic here I go.
Help! I need a topic for my next Blog Herald column due in a few hours.
Ideas. I need ideas. I thought about GooTube but that’s been written to death. I thought about the b5 thing, but all the love and hate has already been given.
Give me some ideas.
I’ll be offline for 1/2 hour – but I’ll be back and talking to myself if I have to . π
Martin,
What about Chartreuse closing his blog and starting a club?
Anyway… // Martin – what I wrote earlier but screwed up in submitting.. // something like this:
In April the temperature is always 70f room temperature in the bars, casinos, restaurants and strip joints. But, bring winter boots and a parka just in case for the car rides between them all. It could be anywhere between -20c and +10c in April ..
Good idea, Liz – but he’s being vague on his plans – I’ll have to email him.
And I’ll never get anyting straight out of Loren. π
Topics.. / I’ll post some random Marklar ideas here.. like..
I think Darren / Blog-Republic had two great article back to back so far this week that personally got me thinking.
Anyway.. I’ll say my goodbyes here too – although, I will be up for about another 1-1/2 hours .. doing some pre-posting around my blogs… if anybody wants to chat, I’ll get your message in my email!
G’nite.
Make it a mystery.
Looks like a few people are still poking around. I’m back from the neighbors.
Hello everyone!
Apologies for stepping out. I had to (cough) (cough) get some work done.
“maybe we can all get together for a Blog B-day party, I know Successful Blog is due soon for a B-day”
A blogging Bday? Great fun!
I’m game, I’ll drop you a line asap.
hi seanrox and cat … welcome back! (yes I’m still lurking)
Good evening Hart. I was here early on and had to run over to my neighbors for a little memory install.
What’s been going on the past hour or so?
I’m back.
Hi cat and seanrox – not sure we’ve meet. nice to meet you.
Hart, you up still – give me some ideas for my column.
Liz – tell me your blog’s b’day so I know when I got to do what I got to do.
Not much going on in past hour but, it was rocking earlier! Then, I posted a cool episode of SouthPark in comment #308 and everybody claimed to have been going to sleep, but I know the truth .. they’re secretly watching that famous Starvin’ Marvin episode with the Marklars.
:p
Martin .. what do you feel “e-gonzo” about? Don’t worry about what’s happening here .. or out in the googleLAR .. how about something to “kickstart” the hot summer you’ll be having this year?
It’s Wednesday 1.40pm over here, guess that makes me the last to test the Mic.
What is it that I gotta see? Noting much at present except that I sure would like to see a couple more zeroes behind the numbers in my account’s balance!
Starvin Marvin in Space! Nice episode Hart!
Hart – what I feel “real” e-gonzo about is better left at my own blog – lest I get anybody else into trouble with my rants. π
Hmmm… a “kickstart” type of post. You got me thinking there!!!
But you know me – I’m a link bait kind of guy … as they call em here: a shit stirrer.
I think I’ll stir the pot a bit… π
Glad you liked that marklar, Marklar seanrox .. there’s more marklar at http://tvlinks.50webs.com/ but, watchout as Marklar might not want you to marklar all this Marklar in your spare Marklar, but if you have the marklar time ….. // well, okay – I know that’s starting to get old now. I’ll stop talking like that!
Martin .. Now, you know when you stir the pot .. be sure to turn the heat up – can’t wait to see my Bloglines in the A.M.
ut oh ..lost another post in moderation due to my Marklar spammy chat I guess… (so I’ll repost it now for those awake now)
Ah Pek .. it’s almost 1:00 AM here in CST
seanrox – I got that link from http://tvlinks.50webs.com/
Martin – when you stir the pot – turn up the heat!
Well as always, a good time for all Liz. I’m heading to bed.
Night everyone.
Hart – BTW, the Blog Republic posts are great – I left my thoughts there.
Ah Pek – Yep, I’ll have some of em zeros as well. π
I think I’m banned now. Lost 2 comments in moderation (guessing).. no sense repeating myself the third time, but hopefully a new email and website will get through – otherwise my IP is kaput until morning. // So I’ll say g’nite if this gets through // HART
haha … Now I’ve lost 3 comments to moderation! Before I go to bed, I’m trying this fourth one on Firefox.. (crossing fingers)… ///
AHA! I got through.
It’s gonna look funny in the morning. I was talking Marklar and triggered the spam control. I’m oblivious.
Hey Hart, Marklar to you too π
Hello Liz !
This is Reno from SHO( )OT MY BLOG.
I just wanted to thank you for your mention on bloggingtimes about my website.
It’s funny and a very helpfull support !
Many thanks.
Greetings from belgium.
Reno
And I bet the reason Joe likes sunsets more than sunrises is because he sees so few of the latter. Probably because he stays up so late!
Me, I’ll dial up the shock collar to remind myself of OCN a little earlier next week.
Oh, and Sheila… GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!
Reno, I saw your blog thanks to Liz’s mention. I think it is a brilliant idea. I’m noodling a creative way to come up with a shot of my own for submission.
I’m sorry I didn’t make it last night.
Some of the most beautiful things I’ve seen:
-Sunrise over Daytona Beach
-Nighttime in the Rockies
-The Northern Lights
-Lady Glynis in her wedding gown
-The landing on the moon
Everyone have a good day!
Hi Reno!
Glad you made and happy to help!
Hey Rick!
You’re here so you made it!
My granddaughter decided she needed pappy time while her mother and grandmother made her Halloween costume. Great fun was had by all.:-)
Excellent, Rick!
You spend as much time with your granddaughter as you can — some for me because I never had a grandpappy to spend time with. π
Gosh, and I thought everyone was asleep when I posted earlier! (And no HART, you did not put me to sleep π
Reno, I’m glad you stopped by. It will be fun to see what this bunch comes up with on SHO( )OT MY BLOG ! … I promise that as soon as I get my digital back I’ll jump in too.
Hey Cat,
I think this one is becoming a marathon! π I’m going to email TechZ and let him know he might get to be part after all.
Hart & Liz – I thought I’d go little more gonzo with my Blog Herald article. π
Everyone’s expecting the proverbial to hit the fan. Gosh I like to stir the pot, and Yes Hart, I’ve turned up the heat on this one.
So Martin,
Where’s the link?
Here’s the link
Wooo! I just saw the title of that link!! You are stirring the pot. π
it may be because it’s late (and my brain is not working anymore) here in Germany but I seriously cannot understand what I am supposed to do or ask. or it could be because I am only on comment 389 and I still cannot figure it out. hehe.
Liz, help!
Hi Melissa,
This is just one long silly conversation that happens in real time . . . if you look at the time postings at the beginning some are just seconds apart once it get rolling. The whole thing is somewhat like a video-game conversation.
There are usually four conversations going on at once. This one ended this morning they usually end at about 11;30pm on the night they start.
You don’t get it because it all so silly. π
ahhhhh…
as always, you have the gift of getting everyone involved. π
I wonder how it came to be my calling card. I just like to play . . . π
So how are you?
you make it seem fun and we all learn a thing or two from you.
am fine. it has been 2 months since I went on maternity leave and am enjoying it at home… taking care of the kids and going full time on problogging.
and you? how have you been? it has been a long time since we have had a chat. and now we are doing it out in the open. haha.
I think it’s so cool that you’re home with the kids. I stop by your blog to read about them a bit. I keep my eye on you and Hsien Hsien. π
I’m doing my best to find a way to make a penny from this little blog.
Gosh, Melissa, it’s been almost a year . . . remember how tiny our blogs used to be.
soon you’ll be big π I am sure of it!
i know! we’ve been together from 9fools to 9rules to cowboy’s network and now b5media. if i really think about, i was really following you the whole time π
one of these days, we will definitely meet.
I’m counting on meeting you!
What fun is it without that? We’ve known each other my whole blogging life! That’s saying something! π
I don’t want to be big. I just want to eat. π