Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
They’re On To Me!
Uh oh. Someone’s finally nailed my hide to the wall.
1. I don’t consider myself an A-Lister.
No, but I turn up for speaking gigs at all the big conferences anyway. Uh-huh.
I’m not entirely familiar with that term. It sounds like somebody else lists your blog. This is the blog that nobody reads, so it goes without saying that nobody lists it. Not sure at all what’s meant by the speaking gig thing, so I think this one doesn’t apply to me.
4. I started blogging back in 1999.
Of course, back in 1999 a Flash-animated, brochureware homepage was considered a blog. Kinda sorta.
Ha ha! I’ve actually seen this one a few times. One noteworthy boaster was, well, being an idiot. Which is another way of saying he was disagreeing with me. I like this one.
5. My blog has no commercial agenda.
I’m far too sexy to care about money. Exactly.
Oh, I’m not going to sit here and tell lies. My blog makes zero dollars. And if it made a bazillion dollars a month, I wouldn’t turn it down. Guess that means I’m not sexy.
8. I’m proud to be a D-Lister.
Even though I spend 7 hours a day writing the thing. Right.
Here at this blog, what we are “proud” of is the arrival of reasoned inferences derived from established, verifiable facts. A little over a year ago, Dan Rather showed us all how you can get everyone to kiss your ass and make you into an “A-lister” after you’ve taken some unestablished, unverifiable facts, and used them to form what you think are reasoned inferences, but which are actually silly inferences because the facts upon which they rest are fraudulent. (His defense, if you’ll recall, is that the inferences were good even though the underlying facts were bull feces). Of course it cost him his job, but he did show us.
The point is, “A-listers” make good points all the time, and they make stupid points all the time. So do “D-listers.” There’s no correlation. What makes the blogosphere unique, is that we’re all just kind of…out there. Our listedness does not decide the validity of what anyone says, nor does any accredited institution, corporate watchdog agency, court of appeals, network executive, or rabid anteater. It is all up to the reader.
For now.
It’s an idea whose time has come. Although, throughout recorded history, I see, this vision of grassroots-validation has been enshrined and embraced for each new mass-communication technology that has come along. Maybe, just maybe, with the blogosphere, it will hold true.
10. I really admire what she’s doing for the blogosphere.
I’ve noticed that she’s currently single.
Heh. I’m really, really happy with the one I’ve got. So as long as I’m good enough for her, this one doesn’t apply either.
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