It’s Like Open Mike Only Different
Here’s how it works.
The rules are simple — be nice.
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.
Here’s what we might talk about:
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–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Ok, if this works, I want to know what that is a picture of.
That’s a picture looking down the Chicago River.
Oh, that should be Mic is in Chicago, unless that is the Mike Bridge or the Mike River. 😉
Actually, I think you can spell it both ways. Taking up editorial work are you?
You guys up for a Klondike Bar?
Hey maybe everyone is on Tuscany Time >>GRIN
Nah, Chris, I haven’t have dinner yet.
Hey, Joe, You’d be right if it wasn’t in the title. It would have to be a lowercase mike.
Hey Chris,
Throw one my way…
Liz,
I think it is Mic(rophone)
Joe, I think you might haave been the only one who knew about Tuscany besides Martin and we know he’s fast asleep right now — or out partying.
Tuscany? Isn’t that wine country?
Hey, Joe, my reference is Merriam-Webster.
mike
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Yeah, but it is a conversation starter huh?
It could be short for microbe…
Yeah, Chris, Tuscany
I think we’re going to go there next week with the microphone. We might even mess with a time warp.
I think that’s the Editor in you, or is that the Teacher?
Joe,
You’re right you got the conversation started.
Microbe . . . microbiology . . .
Personally I’d prefer to do my time traveling by Tardis.
Oh. And my mom’s the bio teacher…
I still think we should be in Wine country…
Hey, there’s plenty of great wine and music in Chicago.
As long as it isn’t whine country. We could skip that one.
Chris,
Tell your mom I like teachers.
What is Tardis????
Chirs,
Dr. Who… The Earth is being invaded by the Daaleks this week, season finale
Liz, somehow I knew you’d ask.
It’s Dr. Who’s ship.
I’ll catch it on TIVO! 🙂
I don’t think the Teacher is into the Doctor
Or is it a Phone Booth, or Police Call Box?
Chris and Joe,
We have a whole universe of people who are going to read this on into infinity. THEY need to know these things.
DON’T FORGET TO GO TO THE NEXT PAGE OR SHOW ALL TO GET TO THE END OF THE COMMENTS.
IF YOU’RE IN FIREFOX i THINK THEY RENUMBER ON EVERY NEW PAGE.
It is camoflauged as a Police Call Box. But my understanding is that the UK did away with them a while back. Not much need in the cell phone age.
Then they should have paid attention in Dr Who’s class on Time Travel 😉
I wonder what Abbott and Costello would have done with Dr. Who.
You actually get 2 sets of numbers in FF. One for the page and a second one for the running count.
Chris,
True, but the Dr explained that they are never out of place in London.
I said that in comment 28. Which would be your page 2 number 8 I think.
I think he said that they are universally ignored, no matter how conspicuously out of place they are (in the middle of a square, etc.)
You DO pay attention, don’t you
Oh no I didn’t I only said 1/2 of that didn’t I. Sorry Chris.
I think I should have been on that show. I’m universally out of place.
I meant you get 2 numbers with every comment. One for the count so far on the page and a second number beside the first one with the total count for the post overall. In addition to the page numbers at the top of the page.
You’d fit in just nicely. You may be out of place, but you sitll manage to be a superhero and save the day!
Well, Joe, it appears I only pay 1/2 attention — even though I’ve stopped multitasking. I’m just no good at this.
You need a Tardis
Hey, Chris,
The only day that I’m sure of anymore is
TUESDAY NIGHT OPEN COMMENT NIGHT!!!!
I need to grab a snack!
That’s so funny, I was just going to mention the snacks and beverages in the sidebar.
You okay Joe?
Tuesday is a good day. Of course Monday was a good day too.
Hi. Thought I’d stop in and say “hi” even though I can’t stay long. The wife is on her way home with food 🙂
Rod
I’m Ok,
There is a commercial on right now for Dr Who on Sci-Fi
Yeah, Food, I just had Hotdogs and Beans, so watch out BRRP
Hi Rod,
Thanks for stopping in. What’s for dinner?
Rod, I think I have an extra Klondike Bar to hold you over…
Joe, I had that last night. Tonight, I get to fire up the grill and throw the hamburger on that my wife is bringing home 🙂
Is this the place to be?:-)
Yea!!! Mike is here too!!!
Hey Rod,
I hope you’re not having HD & B, that could cause a problem.
No thanks, Chris… Lactose intolerant 🙁
MIKE!
{They were talking about you at the beginning of this party.}
Hamburgers!!!
Man oh man! There is nothing like hamburgers on the grill.
I guess so. So this is what a blogroom looks like?
I appreciate that Rod. Wouldn’t do near the grill…
I knew I shoulda subscribed to the OPML of this session. What’s OPML anyway?
Blogroom. I like that.
OPML
Oustanding, People Meeting up with Liz
Wife’s home… Gotta run… Hope to stay longer next time! 🙂
It’s got an acronym… Is it military?
Very nice, Liz. That’s a keeper. Funny Chris.
OPML is similar to a table of contents of your RSS feeds.
I found this really great post by a guest writer, john Cox.
It was at
https://www.successful-blog.com/1/use-bloglines-opml-to-find-interesting-blogs/
I used the search box up there. tee-hee
Of course. i knew it was there.
Chris, are you the brains behind the Creative Coast Initiative? http://www.thecreativecoast.org/ We’re trying to get something like that going here in Des Moines
Mike, this is like instant messages with a time warp.
Joe, you mean t’s manageable? 🙂 I never could keep up with IMs
Everything about me is warped or skewed in some way and Joe always notices.
I can’t keep up with these comments most of the time.
If there is more than 3 people here, you end up 3 pages behind before you’re done typing your comment.
Mike and Chris,
what is the creative coast?
Official new rule of open comment night
PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION ARE OPTIONAL. so says liz
Mike, I’m giggling about me being the brains…
I’d not heard of them till I just bookmarked them.
They don’t have enuogh E’s in their name to suit me but I’m going to check it out. Looks cool.
Maybe an auto-refresh timer like some scoreboards or tickers?
So it is written, so it shall be done.
(What about spelling?)
As long as people don’t YELL
Joe, the Creative Coast is Savannah’s EconDev – and they’ve done a lot with feeds. Frankly, they’re the most advanced EconDev or Chamber of Commerce I’ve seen yet.
Joe, not being able to keep up is half the fun!
Speeeling waans nevr an oppton
Yelling comes under the “Be nice.” rule already.
Spelling would make things convenient, but I don’t always get that right in my posts now do i? 🙂
Advanced? Savannah?
You sure it’s not some other Savannah?
We’re pretty slow here…
Joe,
We don’t pick on your poetry. Be nice. Use happy faces when you’re teasing. 🙂
Yes
No
No
Yes
Mike, Seriously. I’m poking around that site and I am AMAZED!
I had no idea we had that here. I WISH I’d been a part of it. Thanks for bringing it up!
🙂
😉
:0
It’s pretty cool
Here’s a list of Bblogs (hint to Chris): http://www.thecreativecoast.org/lists/blogs/
and Feeds
http://www.thecreativecoast.org/local/rssfeeds/
and Free WiFi locations
http://www.thecreativecoast.org/lists/wifi/
So Joe,
Was that two Blues and a Gin and Tonic?
That is what every Chamber of Commerce should be doing. In fact, I think I’ll blog about it tomorrow. I knew I’d get a brainstorm visiting you Liz 🙂 Always do.
Yeah Liz,
I think the southerners are talking amongst themselves 🙂
I was just looking at the blog list. I’ll hold out because I am planning to move in the next couple weeks off of Blogspot.
I’ll add my blog after I get moved over to a WP format.
Glad I inspired you.
YOU GUYSSSSS!!!!
What are you talking about??????? Joe and I have no idea.
No if I just had a wireless card in my laptop…
Kinda like DR WHO???
Miss Liz?
😉
I might be envious of Savannah, but I’m sitting here in Iowa. Hey Joe – good choice on the picture. But you were leaning that way if I remember
You got caught up in happy faces.
http://www.thecreativecoast.org/lists/blogs/
Hey hey hey, excuse me, excuse me, please!
What might it be that the two of your are conversing so intently about?
Yeah, Mike
With only 2 votes, I had to make a decision myself LOL
Apparently, unbeknownst to me, the Savannah Chamber of Commerce has one of the best web presences around…
(Remeber what you said about spelling…?)
Mike,
I actually had one person give a write in vote “None of the Above.
😉
Chris, you can tell ’em all that traffic they’re getting from Iowa is my doing – I’ll take a discount on a hotel next time I’m in town:-)
Hey, Joe! I KNOW that guy!
Well since we ARE in Chicago.
http://www.chicagobloggers.com/
Geez Joe…not a good sign there
I’ve seen that Liz. Do you go to the Meet-ups? Do they meet at Steak n Shake?
I know, when someone doesn’t want any of your pictures on your own blog!?!
Yeah, but Liz, Chicago’s got like a gazillion people there. Savannah’s still pretty much a small town…
Besides, they don’t appear to have Successful Blog in their database…
Chris, you said you would wait for more choices, someone else actually voted NO for all of them outright
I didn’t say I didn’t want ANY pictures of Joe on his blog! I just thought he could get a better one. One that looked like a professional guy working at home on the internet…
Well gang…I think I hear my train coming. Thanks for allowing me into the blogroom. (Blogroom Dancing Lessons coming soon?)
Maybe he was too shy to ask for more choices?
Mike, thanks for the tip on that site! You made my day!
Nah, Mike I haven’t been to one yet.
But I am going to TechCocktail that’s more my style. Restaraunt, music, wine.
I agree Chris. I think that Savannah site is great. I just figured we’re in Chicago this week that was all.
How much more professional can I be? Lowering the Head out of a Big Wite Pine that was 100 feet tall (before the head broke)
But they should have the best blog in all of Chicago in their list just the same!
Blogroom Dancing Lessons coming soon?
Watch out or I’ll write a post about that.
Look forward to it. This was fun. You guys might be the focus of Whistle Stops tonight (will be)
You mean we’re going to be FAMOUS!!!
Oh Chris,
I’m on more than one of the Chicago Bloggers sites.
I’m just not famous here.
Joe,
I think you should do a collage of all of your photos.
Mike.
I can’t wait to see what you write. And you haven’t even met the moose and the donkey yet.
Hey Liz,
Got a camera?
Take my picture, please.
😉
Joe,
I don’t have a camera. My son took it to college. He’s not coming home for the summer. I’m camera-less. One more way that I’m a poor homeless, little orphan waif child . . . it’s such a sad story.
Joe, I wear a hardhat sometimes when I’m working too. But I’m not at home then, or on the internet. That’s all I’m saying…
Now you know why I used the pics I did
I know Chris, but I figured a pic of me (even with a hard hat) was better than that W I had.
Are you guys going to write about your blogging goals or not?
I think one of Joe’s goals is to replace the W. 🙂
No, I did that in December and did a follow up in February. (New Years Resolutions for the Blog)
I don’t want to rehash an old subject.
My goals are pretty modest, really. Not worth a whole post.
*Liz walks over to the sidebar and breakout the buffalo wings and ranch dip. *
Pizza’s in the ovens
* Liz pours them each a new beverage and says*
Know how to pay Euchre?
I did get rid of the W, now I have to fix the scanner (power outage)and find a new picture. then I can put a real pic of me in the profile
How much does it cost, Liz?
Ok, I give up, what’s Euchre?
Thanks for the drink by the way. :-}
One day Nancy’s grandma left a bag of M&Ms on the back porch in Moreland, GA.
The next day she said, “Some mouse got in that bag and worried it to death.”
Joe,
You’re one handsome guy.
Folks will wait for the right picture.
We’re not going anywhere.
*Liz pulls out a pad, looks at Chris and Joe, figures for about 5 minutes . . . looks at them again and says. ”
The way I figure it. You owe me nothin.
Euchre’s a card game — kinda like Pinocchle. Is that how you spell that?
Kinda like I’m not sweating moving to a hosted site. I’ll loose some traffic when I make the switch, but it’ll come back eventually. No worries.
{{{blush}}}
Cards! I’m no good at cards! Too short an attention span, or some such.
That’s okay if you blush, Joe. You look good in red.
Hey, has anyone seen AdLib lately?
Liz, Do you think many folks bothered filling out the survey you posted about?
I like Pinochle (I don’t know how to spell it either), why don’t we just play that?
Ad Lib hasn’t even blogged since Friday. Last I heard he was having server problems.
Chris,
I don’t think many people filled out the survey.
I read somewhere that one way you get people to do stuff like that is to get them to make an appointment and hand them directions to where they are going. Kind of hard to do that on the Internet.
Joe,
I don’t know how to play that card game we can’t spell.
I only know how to play it’s half brother — the barroom version.
I emailed Darren Rowse thinking he might want to post about it. I guess not. I just think it would be good for the actual blogging community to make their voices heard.
I just sent AdLib an email.
Maybe he didn’t pay his telco surcharge (faceious)
(alluding to net neutrality)
I read something about how now that everyone knows about astroturfing, people are starting to figure the comments that folks write about net neutrality are written by spammers. So now folks aren’t taking any of them seriously.
That may be true, but at least you post daily on the subject. I can’t even do that on my PolBlog. They want the world, not just US
It’s so funny. Every time I get to the bottom of page 1 I read that comment
“I think the Teacher is into the Doctor.”
Oh. I was talking about the survey, not about Net Neutrality. Sorry for the confusion
That’s very cool that they want the world.
When I traveled around the world every year, I was surprised by how naive folks were about the U.S.
You have to watch more Sci-Fi. I actually got into Dr Who from the BBC series on PBS years ago, when it was still in B&W
I watched it then, but I have no memory left. Publishing puts so much into your head that it pushes a lot of stuff out.
The Teacher could be into the Doctor. Friday nights on Sci-Fi Channel. 9 PM, I think.
Chris, it is here… Eastern Time
Liz, the world may be naive about the US. But most of us are pretty narcissistic about ourselves.
I can’t tell you the last time I watched any televsion.
Joe, you read what I do all day. There’s no TV in there.
I’m always writing.
That’s right your GA, I’m PA
Guess we’re both eastern time, huh?
* and secretly being a superhero*
So what do you watch when you’re not watching that?
Liz, your secret’s out!
Joe, I’m pretty much an East Coast boy.
Liz,
You have to take a break, take a walk, look up to the sky… then come home and put on Sci-Fi
See I rhymed and didn’t even realize it.
Oh I do look at the sky and the harbor. And I do walk around.
Which reminds me. You should see this really cool thing someone named michael found for me. I have to find it.
I know, I read your interview somewhere not that long ago… 😉
Okay I found it!!!
It’s called Neave Planetarium
http://www.neave.com/planetarium/
Michael gave it to me. He’s at
http://badsneaker.wordpress.com/
Hey anybody know what time it is in Melbourne?
Liz, You’ve been around the publishing industry. What are some common things you see in the better and more successful writers?
Joe,
It’s 11 a.m. in Melbourne.
I’ll email Martin.
Chris.
Gosh that’s a big question.
Go on you guys check out that link I just posted. It’s really cool.
Sorry, I was putting in the Lat/Long for Savannah.
That site would have been sooooo useful when I was taking celestial navigaion back in school. (Yes I really did have to take that.)
I’ve been obsessed with Dr. Who lately. I wasn’t planning to comment here tonight since I don’t really know the people who hang out here – but then I started reading all the posts about Dr. Who and suddenly I knew I was surrounded by some pretty cool people!
God I love that show!
I did, and I book marked the star chart…
Did you see the pic on his blog today with the pregnant footprint?
Hi Trisha!!!
Come on in have a cold one!
Trisha, we’re not very cool. Some here are superhero’s though. Want a Klondike Bar? I think I have a couple left.
Hello Liz!
Hey Trisha,
Now it’s 3 to 1
Liz, you gotta watch, this week is the season finale, so it will be good.
Don’t worry, if you saw it when it was in B&W, most of the characters are the same.
So Trisha,
IS the Teacher into the Doctor? Yes or no?
Liz,
I don’t think Trisha came here to take a test, teacher… 😉
I don’t know!
This last episode is continued from last week though, so it might be hard to follow for anyone who didn’t see the last one.
Joe,
That wasn’t a test. That was a question. Don’t pick on me . . . . . I haven’t called Official Pick on Liz night, yet. 🙂
Now how in the world did you have time to leave here and go comment on my blog? I’ve having a hard time just keeping up with reading this!
But then you post a lot on your blog too – I need to be a faster writer!
Trisha’s right. It might be hard to jump in. And don’t think I didn’t notice how Liz artfully dodged my “big question.” 😉
I guess, I’ll never know whether the teacher digs the doctor.
I’m doomed to be curious for the rest of my life.
oh woe is me.
I wonder if sci-fi will repeat the first season after this? I missed the first couple of episodes.
They keep plugging them on DVD. My wife has my Christmas gift worked out!
Ok, no pick on Liz until she says so…
Trisha, the one good thing about the series is the contuinity (incorrect spelling) since day one (about 100 yrs ago) since the Dr is 900 yrs old, he has had different bodies about 9 times (Chris is that right?)
The show just continued to flow, changing the actor, but not the Doctor. They have changed some of his cohorts, but there is always one guy and one girl that travel along with him.
|-O Bored yet?
And your feining woe isn’t fooling anyone, Liz. It sounds more like relief!
Joe, I’m not that big a fan. I just like laughing at the banter between the Dr. and Capt. Whatshisname.
Woe, woe, woe,
Here have another cold one. Pizza all around. Of course, it’s your favorite. If you don’t want pizza, it’s what you really want. 🙂
Oh yeah, I love how on this new series they are keeping it consistent with how it was before. I wonder if the new doctor will be any good though? I like the guy they have now.
Do you really think this doctor’s done? I suspect he’ll be back next season.
It’s getting dark here – I need to take a quick walk outside before its too late.
Trisha,
Before you go, where are you?
I’m guessing Missouri…
Chris,
Why do you think that?
I tried to use your superhero trick from last week with the blogger who made us famous.
I’m guessing in the dark LOL
or almost
Ah grasshopper, you learn so fast.
You are Spiderman. I forgot.
Joe, who are you?
Yeah. I play up the blond thing as part of my persona. 😉
It’s been dark here for an hour or so, so it has to be mid-west somewhere.
Isn’t it getting dark where you are Liz?
Go to the weendo. go to the weendo…
Name the Movie…
The sky is a lovely steel blue and I can still see all of the colors on the sailboats in the harbor.
Very dark here…
Oh, and that played into my guess as well…
Go to the weendo. go to the weendoââ¬Â¦
I don’t know that movie.
I am Alicia Silverstone. Totally Clueless.
I don’t know that one either, Joe.
Chris,
You deduced that well. . . .
Joe,
You sure have a memory for video detail. I think you missed your calling.
Sorry, I dropped my mouse and had to take it apart to fix it.
Hard Days Night, when the have to get Ringo to go to the window so hit him with fake blood…
I left but I am back, and yes I’m in Missouri. How did you know that? I had to chase bunnies from my garden.
The attack of the ruthless Missouri garden bunnies.
I’ve heard tell of them. Never seen them.
Welcome back, Trisha.
i’m a gardener.
You’re really brave to face down the bunnies like that. They can wreck a garden in no time.
Their worse than I remember them being before. And the thing is they are real cute little guys, but they are very destructive!
I looked at the stats on my blog and did some quick figuring then took my best guess.
Here have a cold one. What’s in the garden?
Hey all – sorry I’m late, what’s going on?
I’m catching up a bit now!
With the traffic levels I get It wasn’t too challenging, really, what with your comment about it getting dark soon. 😉
Okay Chris,
Fess up. How did the stats on YOUR blog help you know where Trisha was from?? Did she stop over when I was over at the sidebar?
Oh, Geze Ben. Your donkey’s drooling again. Can ya tell him to behave around Trisha? She’s new here.
Damn donkey. Soon as I get on the keyboard he starts hovering over my shoulder asking inane questions.
Hi Trisha – pleased to meet you.
Joe – good luck with Darren tomorrow, I feel your Blogger pain. I’d be curious how you got that interview with Darren…
Here you go, Ben.
A BIG cold one. Meet Trisha.
She’s from Missouri.
Chris, our new Sherlock, figured that out on his own.
Where’s the donkey?
Liz, She stopped by for a sec. OK technically it was “0 seconds.”
But she came from here. And it stands to reason that she’d check out the company… I know I would if I read some of the weirdness around here…
Oh Trisha,
I’m liking you more and more!
Hi Trisha. I’ve never been to Missouri. I’ve visited Alabama before though.
A big cold one? Was that for me? I’ll take it!
I just booted the donkey out of here so I could focus. You guys love that donkey!
What are we talking about?
Ahh, stats – you can get a lot from those!
The garden, mines mostly a butterfly garden.
I missed a comment from earlier – the guy that we are seeing now has already quit the show – they have a new one already. It kind of sucks, I like him.
Hey Ben,
The same way I got Liz to interview with me, I asked.
He answered right away, but with his wife in her condition and how busy he is, it took a while for him to actually do the interview.
Ben, We’re talking about Dr. Who. Among other things.
Wow, looks like I’m late for the party and it’s already time for me to go. My house guest from Melbourne is dragging me into the heat to JJ’s.
But … I’ll be back to check on everyone for sure.
I’ll leave the comments on and see you later Liz.
Hello Ben!
Trisha, I wa a luxury farmer too. Only flowers for me.
Ben, she’s talkiing about Dr. Who. It’s been an ongoing topic.
I think Joe left us.
Chris, you are just too tricky. I’m going to have to change that C to an A. That would make you Ahris though.
Then it would sound like I was hocking a loogie everytime I said my name. I better stick with my C’s!
I wasn’t aware of his wife’s condition…he answered my email right away too (about a technical difficulty on his blog) but I still haven’t gotten him to try IGotNewsForYou. 🙂
I like the interview idea – I look forward to reading it.
Oh, and Joe – you inspired me to write a rant about Blogger myself, it’ll be out tomorrow hopefully.
Hi Cat!!
Have few for us!! Cat does the blog –Designers who Blog.
Trisha, that is what I was saying about the show, it continues. They will probably do some type of transition from one actor to the other, but the Doctor will remain the same.
Ben, where is your BLOG?
I have a few herbs too and my husband has a vegetable garden. But I garden for the butterflies. I plant lots of host plants and raise lots of caterpillars.
Cat – have you looked at your blog in IE? The content is way at the bottom after the sidebar.
I also get a JavaScript error.
Sorry if this is too public a forum, but I checked it out earlier and forgot to email you!
Chris asked, “Ben, where is your BLOG? ”
Ben said: http://www.igotnewsforyou.com/blog
(or visit the main site and click Blog in the nav at the top)
I saw a picture of the new guy and I guess he will be alright. I think they are already watching the second season in the UK.
Ben,
Cat’s already gone.
Trisha
That’s cool about the caterpillars. That makes it a REAL butterfly garden. There aren’t many of those that I know of.
Joe,
I thought you left.
Liz – I’ll email Cat tomorrow or later tonight — I should have done it earlier. I notice quite a few blogs that are broken in IE – mostly with sidebars falling down to the bottom of the content.
Now, way, I never leave without a poem…
My mou8se was not working.
Ben, Pesky Navbars. Must learn to look at them…
Trisha, please don’t go too far with the spoilers. I still cling to the hope he’ll pull through… 😉
I already have what for me is a new species this year too. They are pupating now. They are either Question Marks or Commas, I’m not sure which yet.
That sidebar thing happens a lot in Blogger.
BTW if you want a Blogger rant to get you started there’s one here called 403 Forbidden or something like that.
Joe, it looks like your keyboard might be acting up too.
Oh, that’s right. We’re not taking off for spelling tonight. *giggle*
Sorry Chris – I won’t mention the stuff I’ve read elsewhere then! 😉
Trisha, stupid question.
What do you mean “Question Marks or Commas”?
I agree it happens a lot with Blogger, but I emailed 2 people today using WordPress. I think very often people forget to look at multiple browsers, and with CSS Firefox and IE can be very particular. Or they check, test and then make a minor tweak and forget to rinse and repeat…
I mistyped the 8 backspace and reinserted it because it reminded me of a mou8se
I’m going to have to go soon, this time for real. I’m hungry and have other things I need to get done tonight. Tomorrow is our anniversary.
Chris,
I never made it pick on Joe night either. What??? Are you two brothers? 🙂
Joe, Thanks. I didn’t think you would leave without saying something.
Trisha,
It hasn’t even gotten furious yet.
I sure hope MIlton comes tonight.
If they had a donkey doing their code for them they wouldn’t have that problem!
Bye Trisha. Was nice to meet you. Hope to see you around next time.
Your site looks interesting too!
How late do you usually do this for?
Happy Anniversary Trisha! Stop by again when the weirdness gets flowing!
Bye, Trisha.
Happy Anniversary!
Come back to see us.
Last week we got over 440 comments
Rock on you crazy code writing donkey!
Milton better show up – and if there are lurkers out there, tell us what you think, we need some fresh blood! Perhaps an owl or fox?
Thanks! I’ll try to stop by later if anyone is around still.
Hey, Ben,
There ain’t no code writer like that donkey.
Does he have a name?
Trisha,
The time warp kicked in… it happens all the time here.
Sometimes it stops for a while, and you come back the next morning and there are more comments from Down Under.
Nite, Trisha Happy Anniversary
Or a hyena. . . .
I thought it was something like Bensass…
A name eh? Hhhmm…I usually call him donkey, but if we need a name…how about Fred?
Or Dirk.
I probably should put a vote up on my blog, but people would think I’m nuts.
We could hold a name Ben’s donkey contest . . . what would be the prize?
I’m already here Liz… 😉
Well, Ben. We’ve been meaning to tell you. (ahem.)
You are nuts. Talking to a donkey and all…
I’m happy to offer up a free subscription to IGotNewsForYou to name the donkey. I’ll even post about it on the blog, although I’ll probably lose some readers in the process…
And ya, Chris…I know…it was inevitable…
Chris,
I heard that. It made me laugh out loud. Sure am glad my husband was out of the room. Howdo I explain Bensass to someone who’s not following this conversation?
I laughed about Bensass too. Of course I’m sitting on it, so it didn’t think it was very funny. Neither did the donkey. What’s that now?
I’d steer away from Dirk too. Dirk the donkey leaves too much room for abuse. Bad for the ego.
Joe.
You are NOT a hyena . . . you are a people just like me.
You know, Ben. If you got off your you-know-what a little now and then, he might be able to code with less drooling.
I agree with Chris about Dirk.
No way Dirk or Dick or Peter. He’d be taken for a spammer donkey.
So, is that a weiner???
Going once.
Going Twice
Any objections to Bensass???
Chris,
I’m not sure how to spell it, but my Polish Grandma used to say “dupah”
Obviously I’m for it.
I can’t go with Bensass. It’s just so not befitting my poor donkey, he deserves more credit than that.
What about Benson? Like the butler…although it doesn’t sound great, Benson the Donkey. I think it has to be 1 syllable.
You could call him Jack.
No, no, no, no, no.
You guys need something more inpired.
like, like, like . . . DaVinci
Oh.
It HAS to be Jack.
Oh, yes. That’s the one.
We’re going to go with Jack the Donkey, but we think there’s too much room for abuse with Dirk and Peter? 🙂
Interesting…
Ok, here’s how it works.
No one says anything for 5 minutes.
I start typing a comment.
I post the comment.
I read 15 comments that were made in the interim
Sorry. I’m roaring over here. Now I’ve got some explaining to do for my wife.
I’m trying to figure out exactly which comment made Chris laugh so hard.
SEE
Oh, Liz. Sometimes I make myself laugh.
I try to do right. But I just can’t help my self.
Jack.
What was the name of the donkey in that Schrek movie?
Think Disney would sue?
It was just “donkey”.
Let them sue. It would generate huge buzz…
Disney! Yoohoo!
Disney will sue over anything, but not in this case.
I think the donkey’s name was Donkey.
No, no. The donkey’s name in Shrek was simply “Donkey”.
Chris,
Now you’re making ME laugh and I don’t know what I’m laughing about.
I feel like I’m in third grade.
Exactly, why get too adult about this?
One of my New Year’s resolutions for this year is to laugh more. And it is one that I’ve actually kept so far.
Jack the Donkey.
There could be a buddy flick: Jack and Milton Get Lose.
Chris, was that Get the Goose?
If I name the donkey Jack the Donkey do you realize what kind of bizarre traffic my blog will get? It won’t be pretty.
I once wrote a post about seeing a cop peeing in the street…I’m still getting the scariest search results from that…
Jack and Milton now that sounds like Ben and Steve.
Jack may have to get his own blog.
or Ben and Jerry’s
I have enough trouble managing my blog…imagine trying to decipher the ramblings of a donkey.
Please, anyone have another suggestion other than Jack? It’s going to be trouble, I guarantee it!
My first movie title was
Jack and Milton on the Lamb.
But it didn’t seem family friendly.
*LAUGH*
Ah man…”on the lamb” that’s classic.
Chris – that’s the funniest thing by far I’ve read all day. Thanks.
See 299
I’m glad Steve hasn’t joined us yet. Otherwise I might pee my own pants I’m laughing so hard!
On second thought, maybe Joe’s right. You might better go with Jerry.
We could just use Jack as his nickname.
Chris,
Ben is right. You should never name a guy as a verb.
You should never date a verb either.
Jerry isn’t some British synonym for Jack is it? Not that Joe is British, but I don’t want my poor donkey getting caught between a Jerry and a Jack…
And parents who name their kids after a baby kangaroo should think hard before doing so
A donkey’s not a kid. That’s a goat.
Maybe you could ask Milton?
Ben and Jerry’s is an Ice Cream named after the owners.
ICE CREAM!!!!!!
No taiko practice tonight, so I’m here! I have no idea what you guys are talking about and I don’t want to read back 150 comments. Can someone synopsize?
Chris, you find a way with any word don’t you?
HI Claire,
We’re trying to name Ben’s coding donkey.
Hi Claire,
They’re trying to name my code-writing donkey. It’s a big conspiracy of some kind, I just can’t figure it out yet.
There was some previous Dr. Who conversations that I missed.
Ben and Jerry…love the ice cream…think they’d sue? That’d be sweet.
I still vote for DaVinci the coding donkey.
Hey Clair,
Dr Who
Pictures
Bunnies
Butterfiles
Donkey
Did I miss anything?
http://www.converstations.com/
Guys – go check that out. I didn’t know Mike was here. He’s a great guy from the conversations I’ve had with him.
I do like DaVinci – lots of random traffic possibilities with that one.
but Ben, it is a dated theme, once the hoopla wears off from the movie… and it won’t take long
Claire,
River, Mike (mic),Teacher, Dr. WHO, (Lots of Dr. Who), Savannah, Missouri, Stats, Stars, Gardens, More Dr. Who, Blogger, Name the Donkey
Ok, so I missed a few 🙁
Once again I’m with Joe. (Hey, Joe!) DaVinci is way too trendy right now.
Joe – that’s true. The movie hoopla and all things DaVinci will probably erode.
So we’re back to Jerry.
Which was Joe’s suggestion I believe.
Any others?
(Hey Chris!)
OK Claire, I’m still wanting to know from last week: What’s taiko?
So Call the donkey Leonardo.
Claire,
Are you still with us?
Ok,
What time of what day is it in Melbourne?
Leonardo. I like it.
Isn’t that Italian for Jack?
Stop it, Chris. Or I’m telling!
I think Chris (Hey Chris!) likes Jack…
I just like to laugh!
I’m with Ben. Jack won’t work.
I’m serious. Leonardo IS good.
Leonardo and Milton… Get Loose.
I’m resisting the off thing,,,,,,,,,,
Taiko is Japanese for “big drum.” It’s a folk art form, played at local festivals in Japan. It’s hella fun.
What on earth is a code-writing donkey?
I pitty anyone trying to read this and learn something about business or marketing, or branding though.
OK, so I’m just jumping in at 332 comments like I’ve read nothing. Because I haven’t. I’m a little late as I went to a Seattle Blogger meet-up – and no one showed up even though there were a few yes RSVP’s.
Must be that bloggers like interacting on line instead of in person.
And, hello, Liz, thanks for hosting this weekly get together.
Scot
Hey Claire – you’d have to visit my blog — http://www.igotnewsforyou.com/blog — read the part in the yellow box.
I blame Milton the Moose mostly. Two open mike nights ago I showed up and everyone jumped on my donkey (so to speak).
I’m all for Leonardo too. So without taking up the remainder of the night, unless we have any conscientious objections, Leonardo is the donkey’s name…
It has to be a play on words, either famous, or alliteration (?) or opposites.
Hi Scot,
I think you have to meet bloggers for lunch first. Then maybe they’ll get together at night.
In the middle of a mall? Too many people, methinks.
Welcome aboard Scot.
I like the tagline of your blog…
Now that the Donkey thing is mostly settled, my work here is done for the night.
I need to get some shut-eye. Thanks for the laughs everyone!
Hi Ben,
Thanks…it’s about surviving in cubedom and business gets to draw the bottom line where it wants but people in cubes don’t. It’s an interesting tag line.
How about Darrell the Donkey?
or Dim Donkey?
or Donald Donkey
or Smart Ass Donkey
Cheers Chris…have a good night. Good chatting to you as always.
In the middle of a mall for a blogger meet? Too many distractions and not enough places to sit down a laptop to wait.
Good night, Chris!
Sleep well!
Night! Hey Scott!
Claire, Thanks for explaining the taiko thing.
BTW, Liz, nice picture of the Chicago river. I miss downtown Chicago at times. Lived in Chicagoland for six years before moving out to the west coast.
Darrell (although spelled Darryl) is the name of my father-in-law. As much as it might be amusing to use that name, I’ll have to say “no” on that one. It would just weird me out too much, and the donkey.
Scot, do you know Claire?
Later Chris (Bye Chris!)
~waves to the crowd .. And, speaking of Super Heroes .. I drew a picture of me, Super-Old-man on my website (if you click on above name) .. it’s like I just discovered that art program site, even though I’ve been an affiliate for centuries now.. The likeness is uncanny I’m told //
I’ll answer your questions in advance now.
Fine, thanks. Ok. Sure! ugh – If you say so. I don’t see why not?! me? I never said that! Oh! Sorry, My mistake, I apologize..
Yes, we bloggers must bring our laptops! Too funny. Compare laptops instead of conversation, heh heh.
You have a new first here. Have to hit Control-End in order to get to the end of the comments quickly. Nice!
I don’t know Claire.
We had tickets for Taiko concert once, but forgot to go.
EVERYBODY: HART
Hi Hart!
Thanks for coming!
Do you know everybody. Of course you do. You’re from Canada.
‘a’ Taiko concert that is
Hey HART,
Do you know what time it is in Melbourne?
I’m impatient.
That’s right .. Us Canucks knows everybody …. well, it’s only natural that everybody is calling me, congratulating me on winning the Stanley Cup (in advance)
Canada rules! Woohoo! Go Oilers (sucks about Roloson getting injured and blowing that first game though)
And howdy HART.
I don’t know Claire, but I already subscribe to her blog!
Hi, Scot! I don’t think we’ve met. My brain is still spinning from this donkey business.
I’m going to change the subject! My blogging goals: to become a better writer by writing A LOT. To get more clients. To write a book. There, I said it.
Claire and Scot throw some links and conversation. You know how. 🙂
Then Scot it can be “Official Pick on Liz Night.”
Well, in Sydney, it is 1:13 PM tomorrow afternoon.
Melbourne (I believe) is GMT + 10 hours, and Winnipeg is GMT – 6 hours .. so, it’s 16 hours ahead of us right now – subject to two hour fluctuations during various daylight savings times .. i.e. I think it’s 2pm there now? I could be wrong.
Way to toss your goals out Claire. You’ve got yourself another subscriber…
It’s the same time in Melbourne.
Joe what are you waiting for???
HART – just watched you draw that picture (at least most of it). Pretty slick stuff. You’re a true artist. I may have to try that out myself…
oh good – scot should know better than me what time it is over there! It’s only 10:15pm here.
PS~ hi everybody again who said hello and who didn’t! How is everybody tonite?
I will throw some links Claire’s way. Nice goals, too. Discipline, discipline. We all need a little discipline. Except Liz. Three blogs and rock and roll. Holy cow. And KM(?) with the funniest writing in the world on being born at death and going backwards through life on the writing blog.
Thanks Scott,
Since it’s tomorrow there, I can publish now to be in time for the Wednesday posting date that I promised to everyone when I said I would have an article ready for this morning here, which is already afternoon there tomorrow so I can be on time for today.
Ben – I wasted about 2 hours with that site! don’t do it during working hours!! Also, it’s neat to watch the others in there .. sure, there are some that were created by the Devil and anti-christ, but there are a few good ones too!
Joe .. can you repeat that three times backwards? just kidding
Darren just put up his post of blogging goal links.
Thanks, Ben! Here’s another goal: get out in the community more (that’s why I’m here!).
What are your blogging goals, Open Mikers?
My Treo 650 has this cool world clock function on it. Shows the greyline (nice for ham radio stuff) and also has all the major cities and the current local time. We do outsourcing to a few places around the globe for work, so it is a useful device for knowing when to call where to talk to people.
I figure I can be on time for meetings (and deadlines) sometime in the world and follow Joe’s lead.
Claire – getting out into the community is a great goal.
For me it’s all about creating opportunities – opportunities to meet people, opportunities to generate sales for my business, opportunities to LEARN…
Blogging creates opportunities you wouldn’t otherwise have had.
I should write that down somewhere.
Still another goal: get here earlier, before you guys eat all the snacks!
Snacks? Are you kidding? There are ALWAYS snacks and beverages in the sidebar. 🙂
Here’s a cold one and cold ones for Scot and HART.
I’m sorry. I do get distracted so easily.
I have three blogging goals.
(1) To finance a super vacation for myself and my wife this XMas 2006 .. and
(2) Learn to count
My Merlot is warm. But the Business Week article on “It’s Norman Time” about Miller beer and how much he learns at the bar the company built out for after work is pretty interesting. Learning while having a cold one. Very wierd.
Scot,
You are one handy guy to have around. I think we’re going to have to keep you. No doubt about it.
HART – goal #1 is great. I wish you luck with it, really…
I think everyone disappeared to read the goal posts at problogger…
Another goal for me – creative outlet.
Liz .. thanks for snacks 🙂 I’ve been eating those Thinsations lately .. Oreo cookies, 100grams .. although, every time I get near the pantry, my dogs go crazy and well .. it’s more like 75grams per bag now.
Scot,
What does Business Week say about
*how much he learns at the bar the company built out for after work*
Damn You ProBlogger! Damn You! (in his charleton heston voice screaming at the statue of liberty voice) … I guess I will have to open another window and check my bloglines!
Hart,
You know you’re always welcome to any snacks you can think up, here.
Claire,
You are so self-directed. I admire that.
Say what you really think, HART.
It talks about how having a beer with employees after work in the 2700 sqaure foot pub on the company premises. Learns about what employees think of marketing campaigns, comments on the new beers (Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat Beer) – it is all about breaking down silos and hierarchys.
Kind of like Successful Blog.
OK, I’m going to sneak off and post something on my blog. A good thing. Be back in a bit.
Actually, I don’t feel like reading my bloglines tonight. Today, there was a sewer backup in our townhouse condo – and we had 3 inches of water. It started at 8am and I was still cleaning up after supper. I’m letting it dry out now, before I disinfect.
Now – my wife is happy that all the junk I’ve been saving for years in my basement for either “Ebay” or “Yard Sales” can easily be chucked into the garbage bin.
You know what? Declutterizing isn’t so painful after the first perfectly good set of wooden lawn chairs, that weren’t even touched by water, was discarded.
Alright, I’m done for the night. Long day expected tomorrow.
Thanks for the conversation and keep it going!
Tomorrow, I put my blogging goals online for everyone to see. Dammit.
Now I’m going to force the donkey to wash some dishes, it’s a pigsty in here!
Thanks.
That sounds like he loves his business.
It’s exactly the opposite of what they did at Coors. They wouldn’t listen to ANYONE who didn’t have the family name. It ended up killing the business. No new ideas.
HART, I look forward to financing something someday with blogging.
Whoa, I just looked at the ProBlogger goals page! That looks like a night’s reading. Maybe tomorrow.
“Creative outlet” is a good one. With my main blog I feel like I have to keep to the straight and narrow, and I haven’t made the time to blog much on my own site, where I could be more creative. Yikes, time flies.
Scot,
You can SMOKE in this guy’s bar! It’s definitely not in California.
Good night, Ben
Sleep well, Leonardo!
Good posting, Scot!
Hart,
I love your stories.
You should do stand up. I swear you should
Claire .. good luck on your goal. I know by reading your blog, (yes I have for past 2-3 weeks anyway) .. you will reach it 🙂
After 2006 vacation, my next goal is also to finance something – most likely property investment or cottage (with monthly payments) unless I can really get my act together 2nd half 2006 and 2007 and push for outright earning potential. Hopefully HART-Empire will grow.
Claire,
I’m with HART. I can’t imagine you not reaching your goals.
Liz .. it’s no secret that I like to inject my own little sarcastic humor into most things that I do – but, I think it makes be a better consultants – seeing things ‘outside the box’ because, I rarely ever look in them.
I didn’t know we already picked a name for the Donkey…
Hey Joe .. you know MEN .. always naming their private parts, eh?
Gosh, you guys are so nice! I think we all need doses of encouragement now and again. Being writers/bloggers can be a lonely business.
Hart,
I hope your empire will grow. What is your empire?
Liz,
Your empire seems outta control with growth! And such a fun empire!
Who else is still at the party?
I come back, and everyone is leaving… 🙁
I just decided to call him that . . . when I said good night.
It’s Ben’s donkey . . . he gets to decide, I think.
* probably should have read previous comments about the Donkey before letting off THAT comment
I don’t think he can, that’s why he asked us for help
Claire .. re: the Empire .. it’s not much, at the moment.. It’s my own little network of blogs hopefully to promote myself and other member in the network. The URL is changed for my name on this post if curious.
Hey Liz,
Check it out, and tell me if you think I did justice. >>>>>>>>>>
Joe,
Ben didn’t ask us to name the donkey. I asked HIM what we were gonna call the donkey.
Oh, my mistake… 😉
Aw, Claire,
We ALL need a push and we all need a pat on the back. It’s how people are. There are plenty to go around for everybody. 🙂
Well, Leonard is a nice name for a Donkey
I think we should call the donkey Smart…
HART,
Cool, I will check it out.
Hey, what if the donkey is a girl?
Joe – nice interview. Good Job!
I’m not going to say it… HART…
Thanks HART,
I was so impatient to post it, that’s why I kept asking what time/day it was in Melbourne.
Way to many comments to read here, you all think I have too much time on my hands or something? 🙂
HART – Didn’t know you were a SOB reader, good on ya.
Liz – I have two words for you. Australian wine.
/runs
Hi Jamsi Bye Jamsi.
So how do I track back to this blog (and Claires??)??
Joe,
I look forward to reading the interview. I think Darren does an amazing job with ProBlogger.
Liz,
Thanks for the snacks and the fab hostessing!
Good night, all. See you next week.
Hey Jamsi,
I don’t know about anyone else, but I just posted tomorrows post which is today for you (if you’re down under).
To grab a permalink, click on the title and grab the address off the brower. That’s the only way I know how.
Hi Jamsi 🙂
Yes It’s nice that my 1-800-HART alphabetically comes at the top of one of the SOB lists!
I’m a big fan of Liz – although, more in the comments than back out on my own blog .. (for now).
Nite, Clair
Sleep tight
Scot,
Doesn’t my name have a link attached to it? I can see it on my end. Anyway, mine is http://www.productivitygoal.com. And I’ve got yours :).
I’ll try that. Some WordPress blogs have a little ‘trackback’ link besides the permalink, so that was what I was looking for.
Good night, Claire.
That’s one reason I like IE, I just go to favorites and save. Done.
Scot,
Claire’s blog has a permalink, but not a trackback. I think readers were getting the two –permalinks and trackbacks — confused.
I always use I.E. and prefer it over FF or the other ones . But, honestly, since I’ve been using the v7beta2 version, I don’t like the add favorites function. Fortunately, I am more driven to RSS now – so, my goal is to keep only the RSS Feeds in my Bloglines, and then add all my bookmarks in my HART’s BOOKMARKS category in my blog. Eventually, I would like the blog to be a living thing with my bookmarks, so I can just delete them from my Favorites and just do a search.
And you know what? The day I delete all the URL’s from my favorites – will be the day before my blog crashes, without a solid backup! I know it!
OK, did a trackback to this article using the title link. And did a trackback to Claire’s blog using the http://www.productivitygoal.com link.
We shall see. Have to experiment!
HART,
I’m sure you know Murphy’s Law.
Keep your favorites on your hard drive for back-up, you can still delete them from the tool bar.
Scot,
The trackback to her site link probably won’t work. The link has nothing to hang onto. Pick a title and track to that. Then it will work.
Joe, HART and Scot,
I have to throw you the keys to the blog.
It’s bedtime in Chicago. I’m dying here. 🙂
Sweet dreams.
Joe .. that’s practical advice 🙂 Thanks.
About trackbacks – I personally ignore any site that gives a different trackback link to it’s permalink. WordPress will always read wordpress pings and trackback. If other systems don’t – I feel I am helping the greater good by NOT using the trackback URL just so the developers will get their act together and fix that problem!
Actually, Claire has trackbacks at the end of the articles – I just missed it because the one I was looking at kept going and I didn’t get far enough into comments to see it. So, Golden there.
And a lot of good ideas there too!
Liz .. Don’t die .. Sleep well! I think it’s about time to just say good night myself and to everybody else too – I’ll still lurk as I’ll be up for hours here .. but I too, should go post a few blog entries around my lot.
G’night Everybody who is leaving … (and hello to anybody new lurking or arriving- if you post, anybody awake will probably receive an email anyway – so don’t think we’re just waiting here hitting refresh refresh refesh every two seconds!)
Cool. Well, if the permalink works, I’m all for it. I just want to track back!
CU, Liz, if you are still reading.
I think Liz reads the comments in her sleep… 😉
As for me,
I think I’ll just
go saw some ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Nite Liz,
Nite all
Who said sleep? Its 2:48pm and I just had a strong Coffee.
P.S Geez you guys respond fast.
“Hi Cat!!”
Hi back Liz!
“Have few for us!! Cat does the blog –Designers who Blog”
Also http://www.no-spec.com for the NO!SPEC campaign, and one more on the way which will be my ‘serious’ blog.
“Cat – have you looked at your blog in IE? The content is way at the bottom after the sidebar.”
Hi Ben. Thanks for the heads up. I’m on a mac, but the programmer I work with is here in Bangkok and uses a pc, so she’s now looking at it.
My bad, I was playing around a wee bit … should have known better …
Advice for everyone — when you are leaving for several hours on a Mike Night, do not subscribe. After getting fried in the market at JJ’s (killer of a sun out there today), I came back to over 200++ emails in my inbox. Whooh!
It was great fun reading them all, I was just a bit surprised at how proliferate you all were. I read like a wonderful party to me 🙂
Scrap my last post, I just spilt coffee on my couch. Does coffee stain?
Jamsi,
I usually stay up later. Sorry I missed you when you came back. I have a big work day today with lots of 2nd grade math theory to write. Gosh it’s great you came back with your coffee. Watch out when you do that — we just might give it a name. . . .:)
Joe,
I only write comments (and posts) in my sleep . . . I’m not so good at reading them when I’m sleeping.
Cat,
Thanks for the great advice–yeah you shouldn’t subscribe to open mike night. I can’t believe you read all of the comments. Don’t do that! You’ll make yourself as insane as we are.
Good night to everyone that I didn’t say that to last night.
I still don’t know whether the teacher is into the Doctor . . .
woe is I.
At least now the Teacher knows the Doctor… 😉
What? When did that happen?
Morning sunshine…
Liz,
‘insane’ is the only way to live 🙂
I just wanted to say a special thanks for inviting me to the party. This is such great fun!
Cat,
You are always welcome – any time, any day.
You’re no longer a stranger. You’re part of the family. 🙂
Liz,
you are the most gracious of hostesses. I do not often jump in without a conference or three, but I do believe I can speak for most here. You are megga.
Gosh, thanks.
Everybody is cool around here. 🙂
Is that the word you use to describe us .. cool …
Yeah, cool and incredibly intelligent.
Okay now your just making stuff up 😀
Am not!!!
You know Workboxers is an SOB site.
Is it? Did you add it back in the days when Scrivs ran it or is this a new thing?
The hall of fame page takes forever to load, can I suggest text links or perhaps host the images here on Successful blog?
/drinks some Australian wine.
It’s from when I was still part of 9rules and FineFools at the same time. It’s on the third page.
I’ve been thinking of making a page with just the links, but I’m so tied down by work i ned to do for money. The images should all be here on the blog.
/she pours some of that wine for herself.