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May 10th, 2005 When I Grow Up -
Courtesy of
MartiniPundit we have a new meme: Finish The Sentences. Select
five items from this list: If I could be a gardener I'd figure out a way to make gardening interesting & affordable for everyone in Arizona, so we could have green yards instead of these drab desert colors. If I could be an innkeeper I'd stock up on John Courage and find the best fish & chips plate, then serve them together at lunchtime for $10. If I could be a professor I would work to abolish the ridiculous tenure system. If I could be a writer I'd finish my book on American Military Rifles and publish it, then follow on with a summary of American Military Handguns, then the rifles & handguns of America's opposition throughout the centuries. If I could be a llama-rider I'd chase down Larry Wall & torment him for writing such a Charlie Foxtrot of a language. Don't Start Huffing - Arianna Huffington launched her pseudo-blog yesterday, with a big splash but not much bounce (how's that for a mixed metaphor?). She doesn't seem to get it - its as if she's saying "I'm a celebrity, so you should read my blog!" Real bloggers say "I'm just an ordinary person, read my blog if you want." The difference is subtle, but important. It shows the presumption on Arianna's part, which leads her to conclude that a big media build-up to the launch of something new is key to its success. She apparently spent several thousand dollars on the launch, which impressed no one. Blog readership must be built, it cannot be bought. I've seen the "blog", and I'm not impressed. As I scan the list of headlines & opinions, I don't see any authored by Arianna herself. If it's her blog, where's her writing? I don't get it. But congratulations are in order - the columnists she's snookered into writing her blog for her are, I'm guessing, snookering her into paying them for it. Humility & Reason - Owen has a concise & coherent post on reason & man's place in the universe. Check it out. Stamps - As you may have noticed, I've not been posting stamp entries lately. This is simply because I'm having trouble finding stamps that I can use to convey some aspect of my life. I'm going to go collect a bunch of images, then start this featurette up again when I have something useful. |
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