I think I am going to hand the baton of blogging about Palin's Iowa run to my friend Oz Mud. (Do you like how I stuck to the running metaphor?)

This is a sight that could give nightmares to progressives, actual marathon runners, and intelligent people everywhere.

So I am going to avoid the Iowa race topic today (well at least that is my plan as I type this.), but I thought that all of you might benefit from a trip down under to see my blogger buddy OzMud, who did a rather amazing job of finding things about the pictures of Sarah Palin at that race which just kind of make you go "Hmmm."

Personally I am still trying to figure out why there was such an incredible push back on the talk that this whole thing might have been staged. And I don't just mean the typical pro-Palin people either.

Perhaps one of you could enlighten me concerning that question?

Perhaps I was too quick to label yesterday's photo of Sarah Palin running as photoshopped.

Yesterday I posted a picture found on Gretawire of the Grizzled Mama running, that to be honest seemed very odd, which then led to many of us making the assumption that it was photoshopped.

Here let me show you the picture in question.

Now as the day unfolded numerous people rushed over here to correct my assertion that the photo appeared to have been manipulated. Other bloggers even wrote about how I had put my credibility in jeopardy by even suggesting that Sarah Palin had NOT run this race. And a few people whose opinion I respect said that they were not certain the picture was photoshopped either.

But you know sometimes I can be a real stubborn son-of-a-bitch so I was still pretty darn convinced that something hinky was going on here. But then I saw this picture:

Oh my god, what can I say?

Clearly this photo, which I am guessing was taken seconds after the first photo, shows Sarah "I am too a runner dammit!" Palin/Heath running so quickly that, not only do her feet not touch the ground, but she has just passed herself in the race. ("Laws of time and space do not apply to me, I am Sarah Palin bitchez!")

What can I say? Photos don't lie.

So let me take a moment to apologize.

First to Sarah Palin for assuming that just because she appeared virtually catatonic on Friday in Iowa, that she could NOT get herself healthy enough to place second in a half marathon, despite NOBODY in Wasilla ever seeing her running around town, nor on a treadmill at any of the gyms. Or that she would wait around for at least an hour after the race to have her picture taken with a Palin-bot (Who just happens to blog) to prove her participation.

And let me apologize to my visitors for automatically assuming that a woman who faked a pregnancy, substituted one baby for another, and whose daughter appeared on nationally televised dance contest while pregnant (Which she covered up for by claiming she was just more fit than the other contestants.), would EVER fake a marathon race.

I mean seriously, WHAT about this person would convince me to never take what she does at face value, and to always remain skeptical until I have proven to myself, without a shadow of a doubt, that we are NOT all being manipulated by somebody famous for her manipulative nature?

What was I thinking?

Is the picture of Sarah Palin running in Iowa the worst job of photoshop EVER? Update!

"I'm hovering above the grass because I don't want to stain my shoes."

(H/T to Gretawire.)

This is such an amateurish job that I CANNOT believe that Van Susteren thought anybody would take it seriously.

So we all make noise about Palin looking sickly and possibly drugged yesterday and the day before, and then THIS picture suddenly shows up?

Didn't I have this effect on her once before when she was in Hawaii? Why yes I did!

Can somebody please ask Joe McGinniss if he is SURE that Sarah Palin does not read the blogs? Cause it kind of looks like she does!

I'm just saying.

Update:  Another picture and eyewitness account suddenly appears to prove that we bloggers are "just makin stuff up."

Okay gang, what do we think?

Let's all put our hands together to welcome the return of Alaska WTF! Okay, NOW it's a party!

Well you all have been asking about it and your queries must have reached the ears of Dirk Diggler, because HE'S BACK BABY!

I KNEW he would not be able to stay away with the S.S. Palin running aground and being torn apart by the crashing waves of public opinion!

Let's get a few things straight about my dedication to Babygate.

You know the internet is a big place, and there is no way I could possibly know what is happening on every corner of it.  In fact I often don't even know what is happening on the blogs in my very own blogrolls.

I just don't have the time to read all of the posts, and I especially don't have the time to read the comments. (Hell folks sometimes I only have time to skim the comments on my own blog.)

However occasionally I receive an e-mail, or a comment on IM, asking the most bizarre questions imaginable. And I have to wonder if it is a serious question, and that they are really that ignorant, or whether or not somebody is just fucking with me.

Usually it turns out that it was the result of a conversation that was started, or even an apparently definitive statement that was made, on another blog.

So let me address a few that have cropped up recently. (And no folks this will NOT become a regular feature.)

1) Have I stopped working on Babygate?

Seriously?  Somebody actually suggested that, and people BELIEVED them?

Why in the hell would I have put so much time and effort, and suffered such attacks on my character, if I was not determined to stick it out until the end?  Does THAT even sound like me?

You know that same meme has come up before.

It was being bandied about right before my "Tale of Two Babies" post, it was being talked about right before I introduced all of you to Fred, I remember hearing about it right around the time I posted the new pictures of Levi, and I even heard about it right before I wrote the "No Longer a Conspiracy Theory" LESS THAN ONE MONTH AGO.

Now ask yourself, do I REALLY seem like somebody who is no longer working on Babygate?

And then ask yourself this, "What would be the motivation of somebody making such a claim?"

2) Has Gryphen been paid off/threatened/convinced by Sarah/Mercede/Levi to NOT reveal things he knows about Babygate?

Number one I CANNOT be paid off. Period.

And nobody has ever even tried that approach with me, because I am pretty sure that even somebody as arrogant and ignorant as Sarah Palin herself realizes that I would be writing the next day's post in my head the entire time they were providing me with the material.

As for threats, well you know what they did, and you know how I responded. Does anybody really think my defiant attitude has changed in these last few years?

Did Mercede convince me not to tell some terrible secret about her family?

Well that would be the most reasonable of the unreasonable assumptions, because I would do just about anything for Sherry and Sadie. But NO that is not accurate either.

It IS true that there are things I know concerning what is going on with the Johnstons that I am not talking about, but it is not babygate related, nor is it a "terrible secret." And besides much of it will be revealed in the coming months, just like Sadie's Playboy shoot which I kept silent about until the news broke elsewhere.

3) Is Gryphen the mysterious "Anonymous" commenter from the "Nick Broomfield" post?

Wrong again. And I am a little unclear as to what my motivation would be for posting comments anonymously.

For the record I have NEVER posted anonymously on my blog, or any other blog.

I really only know of one blogger who did that regularly, or used a variety of screen names to hide their identity, but he was never a truly legitimate blogger, only a parasite. (I am sure that most of you will have little difficulty unraveling this particular mystery,)

4) Is Gryphen "Fred?"

Nope.  In fact I have never even met Fred.

However hopefully very soon all of you will have a much better idea of who Fred is, as well as his progress on the babygate book. There is even talk about a website, and I will gladly post the link when everything is up and running.

I am sure there are other questions and imaginative suppositions out there, but hopefully this will keep the conspiracy theories down to a low roar for at least a couple of weeks.

Let me add a few more bits of information.

It may not seem like it, but I actually DO have a real job.  In fact I am never NOT on the job.

Therefore I am not always able to sit down and write a long post, such as this one, and may only have time to post a link and jot down a few thoughts, before being called away to do what I am actually paid to do.

Writing about babygate requires new information, time to research that information, and time to write out the post that best utilizes the new data.  And often while that is going on there are other important stories that I feel should be addressed, so it may take me awhile to get a babygate post ready for your consumption. (I actually have just such a post on the back burner right now.)

And another thing, this blog is not JUST about Sarah Palin and babygate. In fact when I started the blog in November of 2004, I did not even know Sarah Palin existed. So even though the work to reveal her lies and obfuscations have often dominated my posts, I fully intend to continue on well after Sarah Palin is nothing more than a $100 question on Jeopardy.

Anyhow I hope that answers some of your questions, and puts some minds at ease.

As always thank you for visiting my humble Alaskan blog, but do yourself a favor once in a while and step away from your computer and enjoy the last of this great summer.  It will be winter soon enough and I don't want any of you blaming me for keeping you inside while the sun was waiting for you to come out and play.

Namaste my friends.

Leah Burton, of "God's Own Party," announces the release of her long anticipated book "God, Guns, & Greed."

Courtesy of God's Own Party:

I attribute Palin’s meteoric rise for prompting me to jump back into the world of politics. The announcement on August 29th, 2008 that Sarah Palin was the vice presidential running mate to John McCain just about gave me whiplash and knocked me from my desk chair. In a matter of seconds, I knew that I had to begin writing about the world of Political Dominionism and Sarah Palin. 

So, in honor of this woman bringing so much attention to herself – and simultaneously - to the world of religious extremism in American politics I am announcing the release of my book on the 3rd anniversary of her walk onto the world stage in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Republican National Convention September 4th, 2008. 

Here is the official announcement:


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

God, Guns & Greed 

Forward by Dr. Anthea Butler, Graduate ChairReligious Studies, University of Pennsylvania 

Author Leah L. Burton 

A Dangerous Path for America 

 God, Guns & Greed is an irreverent look into the rise of religious extremism tying Perry, Bachmann Palin & Co. as not simply a handful of devout Christians. They are political Dominionists and their message is being preached from pulpits across America, reaching an enormous voting bloc of “social conservatives”. 

A debate has ensued over what to call these religious extremists. Whether you call it “Dominionism” or the “New Apostolic Reformation” this fight is real and it affects every American! Dominionists claim authority from Genesis 1:28 mandating that they take dominion and be stewards of this earth until the Second Coming of Christ. Rewriting America’s history is an integral part of their message insisting that America is a Christian Nation and their followers are drinking the Kool-Aid. 

Their efforts are made more powerful by the cross-pollination of non-Dominionists seeking to tear apart government control and regulations. Corporatist’s wealth like the Koch Brothers and Sovereign Citizens disdain for the federal government are just two of the unholy alliances Dominionists make in their common goal to privatize government. It is a win-win for all of them. 

Stepping outside the typical “political book”, Burton exposes their religious messaging and tactics. Pulling from her years of research and experience, she writes in straight forward language about this organized effort – hiding in plain sight – to destroy religious and personal freedom. 

This path for America is a place where freedoms are diminished and theocracy rules. It is a profoundly un-American place. God, Guns & Greed will help inform you what this Movement is and how we can stop it.

I have often said, and I will repeat it here again, that Leah is my "go to" source on Dominionism.  She has made the study of this terrifying branch of fundamentalism the focus of her research for many years now, and I cannot think of anybody whose input I would value more than Leah Burton's on this topic.

I have been one of the few fortunate individuals to have the ability to e-mail or call Leah when I was struggling to understand something about the movement, or trying to find the right words to describe their agenda or progress in the political spectrum.

Now all of you can enjoy that same access to Leah's knowledge base that I have found invaluable for all of these years, by ordering her new book here.

No longer a conspiracy theory, "Babygate" is real! And the pictures of Sarah Palin from March 26, 2008 prove it! Update!

My good friend Audrey once referred to this picture as "The Nail in the Coffin." Because in her mind and the mind of many others, it proved without a doubt that Palin could simply NOT have been 32 weeks pregnant when the photo was taken.

But for some reason it never quite proved enough for some people.

Perhaps these pictures taken on the very same day, as Palin was leaving the museum, will finally convert the unbelievers.

(Click the thumbnails to see the high resolution images.)

This was written as a description below the photographs:

March 26, 2008, Juneau, Alaska, USA: In April 2011, Professor Bradford Scharlott at Northern Kentucky University wrote an academic paper stating that the "conspiracy theory" suggesting Palin is not Trig's mother is likely true and the American media is pathetic for not pursuing the story more aggressively. Scharlott walks through all of the evidence supporting the theory in the article, suggesting Trig is actually Palin's grandson. The article discusses photos of Palin in what is said to have been a late-stage pregnancy, the leisurely 20-hour trip home that Palin took after she supposedly went into labor in Texas, the refusal of the hospital where Trig was supposedly born to even confirm that he was born there (let alone who was the mother), strange statements from Palin's doctor and the McCain campaign, and so on. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin exits the Alaska State Museum with her husband Todd after a bill signing ceremony. Palin announced 3-weeks prior that she was 7-months pregnant with her fifth child.

And the photos were further authenticated during a discussion with the AP photographer Brian Wallace on July 31, 2011.

Here is a close up of Palin's supposedly seven month pregnant belly.

And as if that were not enough, let us not forget that only a little over two weeks later that THIS is what Sarah Palin managed to look like on a KTUU broadcast on April 13, 2008.

Here is the video of the interview to allow further scrutiny.



(I need to give a HUGE hat tip to Laura Novak who made the initial call to Polaris images and got the information that we needed to purchase these images.  Thank you Laura.)

Update: There are apparently a couple of visitors who are being purposefully obtuse and asking how these pictures prove anything, as if they were the sum total of the evidence available to prove that Sarah Palin did not give birth.  Of course they could not be more incorrect.

Let me provide just a few examples and the rest you can find using a tool I like to call "Google."

1) The Sarah Palin pregnancy. What are the odds?

And for thsoe who are looking for an eyewitness Palin's lack of a pregnant belly.

2) Exclusive! My interview with Shailey Tripp.

And for those brave souls who REALLY want to find out how convoluted this fraud was.

2) A Tale of Two Babies by Sarah Palin.

As promised here is the update on the long awaited book about Sarah Palin's faked pregnancy, and the culpability of the American press for not revealing the deception.

Just smile Todd. Trust me, NOBODY will ever figure out what we did.

Thank you for patiently waiting through the weekend for this update.  With no further ado, I will let Fred fill you in on the book's progress and just when we can expect to see it in our local bookstores.

The book is nearly finished, and large sections of the book were turned into our publisher's legal department in late June. We are still shooting for a release date within the next four - six weeks. 

However, there have been some hold-ups, and I'll share the status of that now. I noticed that after Gryphen kindly posted my request for title ideas back in May, many people asked if there were going to be any great new revelations in the book. Would we finally have the answer? At the time, the answer to that was - honestly - no. 

My original hope for the book was to, first, present, in one place, an iron clad summary of the material that have been collected by multiple researchers that Sarah Palin's pregnancy with Trig was not as presented to the public in March and April of 2008. One way that the mainstream media has been able to ignore the story is that the bits and pieces have been scattered on multiple blogs and websites, and presented piecemeal. Each piece, then, is argued about and ignored individually. The weight of the story, however, when presented as a coherent whole, becomes overwhelming. Crafting this "coherent whole" was and continues to be a very difficult job. For example, there are actually about fifty separate photos from the time frame of March 4th through April 18th that are relevant to the story, and tough decisions had to be made about what material to put in the book and what to leave out, since we simply cannot use it all. The main market for the book is going to be those who know almost nothing of the story. Too little evidence and the story falls flat. Too much and the main point - that the media ignored terribly glaring inconsistencies in multiple areas - gets lost. 

Secondly, the thrust of the book was to show how and why the mainstream media first during the campaign and second, since, have ignored the story

The "smoking gun" was the presentation of all the material together in such a way that the weight of the evidence made the idea that she had faked the pregnancy plausible beyond any reasonable doubt. As I am an attorney, the reasonable doubt angle is one that I explored a great deal in the chapters on the pregnancy evidence.This was, as I said, the original plan for the book.

Then, on June 10th, thousands of pages of Palin's emails were released. Within 24-48 hours, the Palin apologists were shouting, "There's nothing to see here!" and encouraging everyone to move on, even though no one could possibly have read even a fraction of the mail in that time. 

One extraordinarily interesting discrepancy was pointed out by Gryphen in his blog on June 13th, when he shared the enormous disconnect of Palin sending herself a draft copy of the letter she intended to release to friends and family after the baby was born. This letter was sent six weeks before Palin's announced due date and eleven days before the child's announced "birth." Numerous other media outlets had already commented on the letter, most taking the position that it actually "proved" Sarah Palin was Trig's mother, with none noticing the eye-popping discrepancy that she referred to her pregnancy in the past tense and as "easy" when she still supposedly had six weeks to go.

This discovery led me to believe that there was "plenty to see here." I put any new writing and editing on hold as I, with the help of two very dedicated research helpers, have pored over emails. Our persistence has paid off. The bread crumbs are tiny (more like crumbs of crumbs), but the trail is there. No, of course there is no email stating, "I woke up this morning and decided to fake a pregnancy." If there were, it would have been found weeks ago and the story would be over. 

But, as any good Catholic school-boy knows, there are sins of commission, and sins of omission. 

Those who spent months (paid for by the state of Alaska) redacting Sarah Palin's emails likely pulled out a lot of "commissions," but they missed the omissions, because they could not possibly know what to look for. We did. I can now tell you with confidence that there will be new material in the book. After almost three years, there is more to find...

I'm sorry that all of you who have been waiting for the book will have to wait a bit longer. Prior to the release of the emails, I believed that an August 15th release date for the book was realistic. Now, I am working terribly hard to make this all come together by September 1. 

Also, for all who are wondering about a title, we have made a decision, but are not yet releasing it.
Fred

For those who have been asking if there is a connection between the Oslo terrorist and Sarah Palin, your wish is my command.

In a revelation that should come as no surprise to most of us, Norway terrorist Anders Behring Breivik, is a fan of the American Tea Party, in particular crazed anti-Muslim firebrand Pamela Gellar.

Breivik was a fan of Tea Party darling Pamela Geller's rabid, anti-Islam website Atlas Shrugs, and made frequent comments there. Indeed Breivik's irrational fear and hatred of Islam and marxism, coupled with his Christian fundamentalism, makes him an ideological twin to many of the most dangerous members of the American Tea Party.

For those who were unaware, Gellar has a vicious, anti-Muslim website called Atlas Shrugs, and she is also on the national Advisory Committee of Jews for Sarah:

JewsForSarah is proud to have the dynamic Madame Geller as a member of our national Advisory Board.

Here is Gellar defending her idol on Canadia TV earlier this year.



Yesterday Gellar quickly put up a post condemning Breivak's murderous rampage and quickly going on the defensive:

According to this report, he started planning this attack nine years ago. I wasn't blogging back then.

Gellar misses the point.  It does not matter if the initial spark for his Muslim hatred did not come from the American Tea Party, Sarah Palin, or Gellar herself, there is increasing evidence that their rhetoric added fuel to inflame his hate until he could not longer take it and felt the time was right to act.

And as movie critic Roger Ebert pointed out in his review of "The Undefeated":

"The Undefeated" takes opposition to the Democratic party for granted, and focuses on Republicans and establishment conservatives, who should apparently share the blame. It praises only the Tea Party, and assigns credit to Palin for Tea Party victories in the 2010 elections. As Palin continues to prolong her entry into this year's GOP Presidential primaries, one wonders if Stephen K. Bannon has his money on a third-party bid by Palin as a Tea Party candidate. I suspect that's where his heart lies.

I myself have seen no evidence that Adolph Hitler ever personally murdered a Jew, but whose name is forever linked to the extinction of six million Jewish people?

So to date Sarah Palin placing a bullseye over Gabrielle Gifford's district had NOTHING to do with her being shot, her hate filled rhetoric during the McCain campaign had NOTHING to do with the insane number of death threats against our President, and her participation in the anti-Muslim hate speech coming from the Tea Party had NOTHING to do with what happened in Oslo, Norway.  Is that what we are supposed to believe?

That is quite a number of coincidences, and what is it that Palin believes about coincidences again?

“There are no coincidences” is a favorite maxim.

 I could not have said it better myself.

(I would like to give a hat tip to the anonymous commenter who sent me some of the links I used in this post.  Thank you very much for your help.)

Nick Broomfield's documentary might make it virtually impossible for Sarah Palin to weave her web of lies ever again.

I kind of hesitated to weigh in on Nick's film, mainly because I had promised not to let the cat out of the bag.. 

And as all of you know once I make such a promise, I NEVER break it.

However, now that EVERYBODY is talking about it, I guess the cat has officially escaped the bag.

First I will let the Guardian describe for you just who Nick Broomfield is, and why Sarah Palin should be pooping cinder blocks.

He's tackled Kurt Cobain, Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur and Heidi Fleiss. Now British documentary-maker Nick Broomfield has turned his attention to Sarah Palin, darling of the American right and potential candidate for a US presidential run next year.

Broomfield's as-yet-untitled film reportedly offers a critical examination of the former US Republican vice presidential candidate via interviews with her parents, friends and ex-colleagues from his subject's time as governor of Alaska.

Broomfield is known for working with minimal crew, often in a "gonzo" reporting style. His Palin film is the film-maker's first documentary feature since 2006's His Big White Self, about the South African far-right leader Eugene Terre'Blanche, which was screened on More4. The film-maker's two most recent features, 2006's Ghosts and 2007's Battle for Haditha, adopted a docudrama approach, using untrained actors to play themselves in dramatic roles.

Broomfield's films have attracted controversy in the past. An interview with Courtney Love, ex-partner of the late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain, for the documentary Kurt and Courtney, was so damning that Love successfully campaigned for the movie to be removed from the lineup for the 1998 Sundance film festival. A version was eventually screened in cinemas without any of Nirvana's music, after Love refused to allow it to be used.

Essentially Nick turns the harsh light of reality on his subject, and cuts right through the carefully constructed media facade that they hide behind.  Which of course is the very thing that Sarah Palin fears the most.

This is what Sarah Jones of Politicususa had to say about Broomfield:

Derek Malcolm of the Guardian once said of Nick, “If Broomfield took up wedding photography, the divorce rate would be even higher.” This is not the man you want helming a documentary of you if you are hiding under a perilously constructed myth.

Peabody winner Broomfield also holds numerous other prestigious awards, from First Prize at Sundance to a 2006 Bafta Award for his contribution to the documentary genre. If that doesn’t impress you, Broomfield’s filmography includes “Aileen Wuronos: The Selling of a Serial Killer”, “Biggie & Tupac” and “Kurt & Courtney”.

I’ve already heard that Broomfield exposes Palin for who she is, and that is not a good thing for Sarah Palin. The truth may even shock average Americans who don’t follow politics.

Now since I am still honoring my promise to Nick I can only share a few innocuous things with you about what I know of the film.

I know that Nick interviewed a lot of the main players in Palin's political life.. A LOT of them!

I know that he attempted several times to interview Sarah Palin herself, but I am not sure that he was ever successful.

Nick and his crew interviewed me a number of times as well, in a number of different locations, including the office in my home while I was blogging. So you can imagine how exciting THAT footage must be to see on film!
Nick also managed to make it to a number of Palin's book signings (Including one you might have already read about), and speeches all across the country.

Hint: One of these hands might belong to a British filmmaker.

I cannot say definitively how the documentary will treat Sarah Palin.  I do know that Nick wanted to be as fair as possible, and to get a well rounded vision of who she was by interviewing people who liked her, as well as people who actually know her. (That is a little snark for my English friends.)

I believe I can also share that Nick was very thorough in his research and did check into some of the scandalous stories about the Palins, as well as to conduct interviews with people who had grown up with her, worked with her, or had been impacted by her in one way or another.

Personally I think this film has the potential of impacting the Palin mythology in a way that the books may not be able to do, in that it is a visual medium which does not require the ability to read.  Even the simplest of Palin loving simpletons should be able to understand the moving pictures well enough to finally realize that their Queen is in actuality the Court Jester.

Okay maybe I DO have some idea of how this documentary will treat Sarah Palin. After all it is attempting to show the REAL Sarah Palin, and we all know how unflattering reality is to the Grizzled Mama, now don't we?

Another Quickie--Another Contest

Class: all you're gonna get from me these days are quickies because I'm working on many other projects. I hope you like quickies as much as I do.

So here's the quickie of the day:

A brand new contest from Copyblogger! You only have until 5:00 PM CST this Friday, May 23, 2008 to enter it. Of course, your blondalicious teacher is going to as she loves to win things.

You don't know this, but I entered a writing contest last year, and even though I didn't win anything but being published, it was fun, fast, and really cool to WIN! Yay for me!

This contest involves Twitter, and here's the link to enter.

Be sure to let me know if you win because I love to be proud of my naughty students. You might even receive a cyber spanking from me if you win. Won't that be a great perk?

Another Quickie--Another Contest

Class: all you're gonna get from me these days are quickies because I'm working on many other projects. I hope you like quickies as much as I do.

So here's the quickie of the day:

A brand new contest from Copyblogger! You only have until 5:00 PM CST this Friday, May 23, 2008 to enter it. Of course, your blondalicious teacher is going to as she loves to win things.

You don't know this, but I entered a writing contest last year, and even though I didn't win anything but being published, it was fun, fast, and really cool to WIN! Yay for me!

This contest involves Twitter, and here's the link to enter.

Be sure to let me know if you win because I love to be proud of my naughty students. You might even receive a cyber spanking from me if you win. Won't that be a great perk?

The I-Follow List

Class, most of you're tucked in bed dreaming of blogging revenue, hotlinking and other crazy, far-fetched ideas while your diligent, blondalicious teacher is still working into the night. After receiving the green light confirmation email from Deborah of Fast Lane Transport to copy the latest list of the bloggers participating in the I-Follow Movement, I decided to go ahead and post the list tonight.

All of these bloggers below are participating. If your I-Follow blog is missing from this list and would like to have it added, you may leave your name in a comment and I'll add you to this list. Reference earlier posts if you don't know what I-Follow is.

*As The Garden Grows
*As the Garden Grows
*Tricia's Musings
*Breath of Life Photography
*Shadowscope
*Odd Planet

*You are in My World Now
*Gadget Girl Accessories
*krissy.nu - life.unscripted
*For the Heck of it!
*Off The Cuff

*Shellis Sentiments
*The (Other) End of the Internet
*Patrick Says v2.0
*Just for Today
*Window Shopper

*The BenSpark
*Pointless Drivel
*Dilithium Crystalworks
Raw Vegan Momma
Big Bucks Blogger

Molly-Coddled.com
Army Mom:New Jersey
Learn Spanish fast: vocabulary tricks and visualization
Chubby Mommy
I Think Therefore I Blog

Skeets Stuff
The Den of Iniquity
Home Biz Blogger
Musings Of A Manic Mom
NickQueen.com

Electric Venom
Blacksheep Speaks
Lisa Reviews
Flos Place
Losing It

My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings
Dont Fear the Truth
Just Not Martha
The Web Files
A Saxy Girl

Craft Blog
chilli*technology
WebStyle
Up Scheidt Creek
Open Road Biker

Lifecruiser
Guitar Licks
Tinas Treasured Thoughts
JT Music Review
Total Web Review

Celebrity Scoop
The Coffee House
A Peculiar Blog
The Knitting Fiend
A Strange Life

Charlottes Tips
1000MileJourney
Gothic-Peach.Net
Up the Hill Gang
Julies Journal

Ferrets Haven
Wampago - Music Videos and Entertainment Database
chilli*music
chilli*movies
Colloquium

Smart Marketing Ideas
Blogozine
I am Who I am
www.sandrafirebird.com
Endangered Spaces

Texas RV Travel blog
CoolAdzine for Marketers
Advertising for Success
Bonnie Writes
Pink Poison Store

Gator Byte
How Can I Do That?
The Official Mrs. Rugged
That's what she said
my daily snippets

Culture Shiok!
TotalDismay.com
LittleAmerica.us
Prudence and Madness
Just A Touch of Sweetness

PAULA NEAL MOONEY
Simplify Every Obstacle
Life in the Fast Lane
Nanashi-Inc.net
Ask Jason

Work At Home Musings
High Strangeness Altoona
Listening..Learning..Living
The Chronicles of My Life
The Millionaire Secrets

Live Life Organics & Your Health
House of Freebies
TodayGadgets
Scuttlebutt Pipeline
Luna Tail

Accentuate the Positive
My Muddled Mind
Blogging made devilishly simple
Wild in London
go get global news & views

Debt Free Living
Ask Jason Business
Tip Tail - From Agility to Zen!
New Century Politics
ShowMeMoneyBiz.com

Selenas Musings About Travel and Culture
Picture Clusters
The Ruff Draft
Opinionated
ShowMeHealthBiz

Musings of a Learning Wife and Mother
The Tech Inspector
Scribble On The Wall
Confessions of an Everyday housewife
Ask Jason Marketing

Journal of My Simple Life
Into the Bit
Chief Prognosticator
Selenas Musings About Life
She Rambles On

Thoughts Out of My Head
The Article Writer
Pegs AZ Life
The Wired Kayaker
JOIN - Do Follow Bloggers **

Aaron Roselo
Surviving NJ
Step away from the cake
Mom's Chatterbox
Ramblings Of An Undisturbed Mind

Blank Canvas
Marisas Dandelion Patch
Movies of My Life
RavensBarrow.com
By the Sea

PBriscoe.com
Laurigami.com
Table for Five
gimme a break
My Home Recipe

SQKIKs Simple Tech
Women Mumbles
Shopping Flavor
campingcoop.org
UtterlyGeek.com

A Writers Words, An Editors Eye
Candid Quips
No Average Mom
Pencil Thin
Confessions of an Everyday Housewife

Sophistishe.Org | Personal Blog
Wild & Crazy Ride
Cheffin' It!!
genki desu yo
Genki!!

Home Office Women
The Sun-Flower Family
Buy better - Have a Better Life
The Fibromyalgia Experiment
Down Memory Lanes

Magical Rose Garden
Midlife Musings
Life Passion Travel & More
DorisGoShopping.com
JMH Techtronics

chonksworld
BenSpark 2: Electric Boogaloo
Flatwater Tech
The Pond
Winding Threads

My Road
MomReviews.net
Whats All This Then!
My Opinion Counts
The Sassy Southerner

Elements of Fishing
Aylee bits
Chief Prognosticator 2
Ask Jason Personal Tech
Selenas Musings About Raising Children

tales from the ballpark: 2007
The passionate ailurophile
Adapt, Adopt, and Improve
Internet. Serious Business
Wanders World

Ordinary Folk
My Happy Place
MomCooks
Xillys Blog
Simple PC Talk

Callias Pixels Blog
The Raw Review
The Raw & The Cooked
The Way It Is
Sysadmin News

www.IT-Everyday.com
Not just any ordinary blog
Chimeric Daydreams
Rinsems Rink
A Prairie View

A Mothers Horizon
The Talking Fingers on the Web
Life in General
Advanced Wellness Solutions
Callias Food

Just Julie
OnTheWebEd.com
Christy's Coffee Break
Writer's Reviews
Fanaticspace - Blog

Successful Blogging With Random Shock
Life With Heathens
Forever Parents
pinay g-spot
Is It So?

Bloggers for Dollars
Pixie Tail
Chanceless
Blog Avenues
cyberst0rm

The Birds & The Beads
Muffin Mumblings
Infektia.net
Cactuus
DRiNK . a . MOChA !

Call Me When You Get There
Mslovelys Blog Palace
Kalamaf Drackonsbane
On the Horizon
gone shopping!

girls day out
Im Blogging That!
Polliwogs Pond
An Unschooling Life
My Happy Place

the so called me
My Adventure into The Street
Yourmoneyinfo.com
Healthy Living
Laane on the World

homemadehealthypetfood.com
That Bitchy Chick

Here are my new adds to this list: supplied by Ponn at N Power Women’s post on this:
N Power Women

MomGadget
eMoms at Home
Creative Designs
Instigator Blog
Dawud Miracle - Healthy Web Design
SuccessCREEations
Randa Clay Design
Essential Keystrokes
Chris Garrett of New Media
Andy Beard
David Paul Robinson
Lars-Christian
Casual Keystrokes
Scribbit
Webomatica
Middle Zone Musings
mariosalexandrou.com
Work at Home Revolution
Today is That Day
Home Ec 101
Writing Thoughts
Babblz and Fresh Yields
Wisdom Walking
Unintentionally Blank
PJ Mommy
Tip Tail
Rinsem’s Rink
Skeet’s Stuff
Home Office Women
Live Life Organics and Your Health
DorisGoesShopping
Doris Chua
A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye
Cass Knits
Mark Robinson Dot Ca

More adds as I find bloggers using Do Follow or have asked to be included:
Top Blog Mag
Magical Rose Garden
SMOblog
David Airey
Britton Blog
Graphic Design
The Adam Box
Little America
The Ruff Draft
Brown Baron
Frucomerci
Skillet
The Pond
Design Adaptations
Asgeir Hoem
Pure Blogging
Ireland-Rubgy
Life Laboratory
Life Learning Today
Julie Anne Bonner
There’s a Blog in my Soup!
Getting it Write for You
NDAH-NDOH
Gary Conn
Laketrees
GoBackpacking
Who’s Yo Mama?
Blog-Blond
The Art of Living and Dying
Wailea Daily Life
Maui Skies
Moonlight Becomes Me
Vintage Tee-Shirts
Dancing Dolphin Journal

Here is Magical Rose Garden’s list for bloggers using the the DO Follow Plugin that don’t already appear on this page, which are added below:

GeekySpeaky
Simple Kind Of Life
3DayMom
BuyMeBlog
The Hockey Dad
Midlife Musings
Whatever I Feel Like
My Dandelion Patch
Surviving NJ
BizMark Tech
Two Dog Zoo
TDZ Travel
Body, Mind & Solar
MidLifeMusings
HomeBizBlogger
Solo Technology
Fuzzy Future
On The Horizon
Our Journey
Digital Nomads
Life is Risky

The I-Follow List

Class, most of you're tucked in bed dreaming of blogging revenue, hotlinking and other crazy, far-fetched ideas while your diligent, blondalicious teacher is still working into the night. After receiving the green light confirmation email from Deborah of Fast Lane Transport to copy the latest list of the bloggers participating in the I-Follow Movement, I decided to go ahead and post the list tonight.

All of these bloggers below are participating. If your I-Follow blog is missing from this list and would like to have it added, you may leave your name in a comment and I'll add you to this list. Reference earlier posts if you don't know what I-Follow is.

*As The Garden Grows
*As the Garden Grows
*Tricia's Musings
*Breath of Life Photography
*Shadowscope
*Odd Planet

*You are in My World Now
*Gadget Girl Accessories
*krissy.nu - life.unscripted
*For the Heck of it!
*Off The Cuff

*Shellis Sentiments
*The (Other) End of the Internet
*Patrick Says v2.0
*Just for Today
*Window Shopper

*The BenSpark
*Pointless Drivel
*Dilithium Crystalworks
Raw Vegan Momma
Big Bucks Blogger

Molly-Coddled.com
Army Mom:New Jersey
Learn Spanish fast: vocabulary tricks and visualization
Chubby Mommy
I Think Therefore I Blog

Skeets Stuff
The Den of Iniquity
Home Biz Blogger
Musings Of A Manic Mom
NickQueen.com

Electric Venom
Blacksheep Speaks
Lisa Reviews
Flos Place
Losing It

My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings
Dont Fear the Truth
Just Not Martha
The Web Files
A Saxy Girl

Craft Blog
chilli*technology
WebStyle
Up Scheidt Creek
Open Road Biker

Lifecruiser
Guitar Licks
Tinas Treasured Thoughts
JT Music Review
Total Web Review

Celebrity Scoop
The Coffee House
A Peculiar Blog
The Knitting Fiend
A Strange Life

Charlottes Tips
1000MileJourney
Gothic-Peach.Net
Up the Hill Gang
Julies Journal

Ferrets Haven
Wampago - Music Videos and Entertainment Database
chilli*music
chilli*movies
Colloquium

Smart Marketing Ideas
Blogozine
I am Who I am
www.sandrafirebird.com
Endangered Spaces

Texas RV Travel blog
CoolAdzine for Marketers
Advertising for Success
Bonnie Writes
Pink Poison Store

Gator Byte
How Can I Do That?
The Official Mrs. Rugged
That's what she said
my daily snippets

Culture Shiok!
TotalDismay.com
LittleAmerica.us
Prudence and Madness
Just A Touch of Sweetness

PAULA NEAL MOONEY
Simplify Every Obstacle
Life in the Fast Lane
Nanashi-Inc.net
Ask Jason

Work At Home Musings
High Strangeness Altoona
Listening..Learning..Living
The Chronicles of My Life
The Millionaire Secrets

Live Life Organics & Your Health
House of Freebies
TodayGadgets
Scuttlebutt Pipeline
Luna Tail

Accentuate the Positive
My Muddled Mind
Blogging made devilishly simple
Wild in London
go get global news & views

Debt Free Living
Ask Jason Business
Tip Tail - From Agility to Zen!
New Century Politics
ShowMeMoneyBiz.com

Selenas Musings About Travel and Culture
Picture Clusters
The Ruff Draft
Opinionated
ShowMeHealthBiz

Musings of a Learning Wife and Mother
The Tech Inspector
Scribble On The Wall
Confessions of an Everyday housewife
Ask Jason Marketing

Journal of My Simple Life
Into the Bit
Chief Prognosticator
Selenas Musings About Life
She Rambles On

Thoughts Out of My Head
The Article Writer
Pegs AZ Life
The Wired Kayaker
JOIN - Do Follow Bloggers **

Aaron Roselo
Surviving NJ
Step away from the cake
Mom's Chatterbox
Ramblings Of An Undisturbed Mind

Blank Canvas
Marisas Dandelion Patch
Movies of My Life
RavensBarrow.com
By the Sea

PBriscoe.com
Laurigami.com
Table for Five
gimme a break
My Home Recipe

SQKIKs Simple Tech
Women Mumbles
Shopping Flavor
campingcoop.org
UtterlyGeek.com

A Writers Words, An Editors Eye
Candid Quips
No Average Mom
Pencil Thin
Confessions of an Everyday Housewife

Sophistishe.Org | Personal Blog
Wild & Crazy Ride
Cheffin' It!!
genki desu yo
Genki!!

Home Office Women
The Sun-Flower Family
Buy better - Have a Better Life
The Fibromyalgia Experiment
Down Memory Lanes

Magical Rose Garden
Midlife Musings
Life Passion Travel & More
DorisGoShopping.com
JMH Techtronics

chonksworld
BenSpark 2: Electric Boogaloo
Flatwater Tech
The Pond
Winding Threads

My Road
MomReviews.net
Whats All This Then!
My Opinion Counts
The Sassy Southerner

Elements of Fishing
Aylee bits
Chief Prognosticator 2
Ask Jason Personal Tech
Selenas Musings About Raising Children

tales from the ballpark: 2007
The passionate ailurophile
Adapt, Adopt, and Improve
Internet. Serious Business
Wanders World

Ordinary Folk
My Happy Place
MomCooks
Xillys Blog
Simple PC Talk

Callias Pixels Blog
The Raw Review
The Raw & The Cooked
The Way It Is
Sysadmin News

www.IT-Everyday.com
Not just any ordinary blog
Chimeric Daydreams
Rinsems Rink
A Prairie View

A Mothers Horizon
The Talking Fingers on the Web
Life in General
Advanced Wellness Solutions
Callias Food

Just Julie
OnTheWebEd.com
Christy's Coffee Break
Writer's Reviews
Fanaticspace - Blog

Successful Blogging With Random Shock
Life With Heathens
Forever Parents
pinay g-spot
Is It So?

Bloggers for Dollars
Pixie Tail
Chanceless
Blog Avenues
cyberst0rm

The Birds & The Beads
Muffin Mumblings
Infektia.net
Cactuus
DRiNK . a . MOChA !

Call Me When You Get There
Mslovelys Blog Palace
Kalamaf Drackonsbane
On the Horizon
gone shopping!

girls day out
Im Blogging That!
Polliwogs Pond
An Unschooling Life
My Happy Place

the so called me
My Adventure into The Street
Yourmoneyinfo.com
Healthy Living
Laane on the World

homemadehealthypetfood.com
That Bitchy Chick

Here are my new adds to this list: supplied by Ponn at N Power Women’s post on this:
N Power Women

MomGadget
eMoms at Home
Creative Designs
Instigator Blog
Dawud Miracle - Healthy Web Design
SuccessCREEations
Randa Clay Design
Essential Keystrokes
Chris Garrett of New Media
Andy Beard
David Paul Robinson
Lars-Christian
Casual Keystrokes
Scribbit
Webomatica
Middle Zone Musings
mariosalexandrou.com
Work at Home Revolution
Today is That Day
Home Ec 101
Writing Thoughts
Babblz and Fresh Yields
Wisdom Walking
Unintentionally Blank
PJ Mommy
Tip Tail
Rinsem’s Rink
Skeet’s Stuff
Home Office Women
Live Life Organics and Your Health
DorisGoesShopping
Doris Chua
A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye
Cass Knits
Mark Robinson Dot Ca

More adds as I find bloggers using Do Follow or have asked to be included:
Top Blog Mag
Magical Rose Garden
SMOblog
David Airey
Britton Blog
Graphic Design
The Adam Box
Little America
The Ruff Draft
Brown Baron
Frucomerci
Skillet
The Pond
Design Adaptations
Asgeir Hoem
Pure Blogging
Ireland-Rubgy
Life Laboratory
Life Learning Today
Julie Anne Bonner
There’s a Blog in my Soup!
Getting it Write for You
NDAH-NDOH
Gary Conn
Laketrees
GoBackpacking
Who’s Yo Mama?
Blog-Blond
The Art of Living and Dying
Wailea Daily Life
Maui Skies
Moonlight Becomes Me
Vintage Tee-Shirts
Dancing Dolphin Journal

Here is Magical Rose Garden’s list for bloggers using the the DO Follow Plugin that don’t already appear on this page, which are added below:

GeekySpeaky
Simple Kind Of Life
3DayMom
BuyMeBlog
The Hockey Dad
Midlife Musings
Whatever I Feel Like
My Dandelion Patch
Surviving NJ
BizMark Tech
Two Dog Zoo
TDZ Travel
Body, Mind & Solar
MidLifeMusings
HomeBizBlogger
Solo Technology
Fuzzy Future
On The Horizon
Our Journey
Digital Nomads
Life is Risky

And How does YOUR blog score?

Class, what I don't know could fill the bra of Pamela Anderson, and you know how big that is! However, I'm always learning, studying, and attempting to become a better blogger--just like you, right? There's not a day that goes by that I'm not either scratching my head in bafflement or tearing out my hair in frustration as I work at improving my blog(s)! When does the learning curve get any easier?

Yesterday I discovered a site titled Website Grader which is a really cool site because it grades your blog using SEO guidelines. I was shocked to see the score of Blog-Blond because as I have written from the very beginning of the blog--"I'm just a quark smarter than you." Then again, maybe not! Lately you've been showing how brilliant you are with your scores, and I suppose you're going to write in my comments how much better your score is than mine. I know you can't help yourselves because you want to show-off for your blondalicious teacher!

The Website Grader writes,"Ovewr 35,000 Websites Graded!", and thus out of all these websites, Blog-Blond didn't do so bad for she scored 64/100! What does this mean?

"A website grade of 64 for www.blog-blond.blogspot.com means that of the thousands of websites that have previously been submitted to the tool, our algorithm has calculated that this site scores higher than 64% of them in terms of its marketing effectiveness. This algorithm uses a proprietary blend of over a dozen different variables, including search engine data, website structure, approximate traffic, site performance, and others."

I scored ZERO on meta-data. Heck, I don't even know what meta-data is! They suggested adding them to the page. (note to myself--find out!) Grrrrr....

They said there was ZERO page description--didn't they read the banner? Grrrrr....

They said "Font Tags Found in HTML" and cautioned against this. Grrrr....

I need to add "alt" attributes to my images. Grrr....

The ONLY score I'm thrilled about is this one: the READABILITY level is 4th Grade! This is a good thing, ya know, because "the content should be made to be simple so that a majority of the target audience can understand it." I work very hard to make the Blond simple, easy, and readable. And they say I've succeeded!

Check out your score and let me know how you did! And if any one of you brilliant (yet still very naughty!) students want to step up and REVEAL your genius in a guest post, the offer is still on the table. My Uncle Vinnie won't knock on your door if you're not ALL THAT funny--I promise!

Mr. "Humor-Blogs.com", I betcha got a really high score!

And How does YOUR blog score?

Class, what I don't know could fill the bra of Pamela Anderson, and you know how big that is! However, I'm always learning, studying, and attempting to become a better blogger--just like you, right? There's not a day that goes by that I'm not either scratching my head in bafflement or tearing out my hair in frustration as I work at improving my blog(s)! When does the learning curve get any easier?

Yesterday I discovered a site titled Website Grader which is a really cool site because it grades your blog using SEO guidelines. I was shocked to see the score of Blog-Blond because as I have written from the very beginning of the blog--"I'm just a quark smarter than you." Then again, maybe not! Lately you've been showing how brilliant you are with your scores, and I suppose you're going to write in my comments how much better your score is than mine. I know you can't help yourselves because you want to show-off for your blondalicious teacher!

The Website Grader writes,"Ovewr 35,000 Websites Graded!", and thus out of all these websites, Blog-Blond didn't do so bad for she scored 64/100! What does this mean?

"A website grade of 64 for www.blog-blond.blogspot.com means that of the thousands of websites that have previously been submitted to the tool, our algorithm has calculated that this site scores higher than 64% of them in terms of its marketing effectiveness. This algorithm uses a proprietary blend of over a dozen different variables, including search engine data, website structure, approximate traffic, site performance, and others."

I scored ZERO on meta-data. Heck, I don't even know what meta-data is! They suggested adding them to the page. (note to myself--find out!) Grrrrr....

They said there was ZERO page description--didn't they read the banner? Grrrrr....

They said "Font Tags Found in HTML" and cautioned against this. Grrrr....

I need to add "alt" attributes to my images. Grrr....

The ONLY score I'm thrilled about is this one: the READABILITY level is 4th Grade! This is a good thing, ya know, because "the content should be made to be simple so that a majority of the target audience can understand it." I work very hard to make the Blond simple, easy, and readable. And they say I've succeeded!

Check out your score and let me know how you did! And if any one of you brilliant (yet still very naughty!) students want to step up and REVEAL your genius in a guest post, the offer is still on the table. My Uncle Vinnie won't knock on your door if you're not ALL THAT funny--I promise!

Mr. "Humor-Blogs.com", I betcha got a really high score!

Blogging In Bed and Preferences Poll

Class: I'm sure you've wondered about the absence of your blondalicious teacher, right? And here's your answer: I've been busy with house guests. Definition of house guests: those who don't understand about a blogging addiction and who want to talk, eat, travel, and otherwise occupy your time.

As a matter of fact, it's not only house guests who don't understand blogging. Many people don't know the word 'blog', could care less about blogs, bloggers, and blogging, and feel that blogging is a silly waste of time. I'm shocked at the statistics which state that 8 out of 10 Americans never even read a blog! Imagine! Blogging is like breathing to me, so when I am forced to give up my blogging jones, I suffer because I love to breathe!

Today I told myself no matter what, I'm going to catch up on my blogs! As I was debating where to blog to avoid my company and the noise, I once again considered blogging in bed. My comfortable bed is where I used to blog for a period of time, and I am rather fond of blogging in bed. My posts come across as more 'intimate' when I blog from a position of comfort.

As I was mulling blogging places, blogging styles, blogging clothes, blogging situations, absurdities, etc. I decided to poll my beloved students:

Where is your favorite place to blog?

a. work
b. computer desk (vertical)
c. bed (horizontal)
d. hanging upside down in a funny bunny rabbit outfit (with cut-outs)
e. none of the above
f. alternating the above

When do you prefer to blog?

a. mornings
b. afternoons
c. evenings
d. anytime you can grab a computer
e. after midnight
f. whenever the muse strikes

What do you wear when you blog?

a. sexy lingerie
b. ratty, well-worn sweats
c. office clothes--professional attire
d. bunny rabbit costume with cut-outs
e. birthday suit

How do you blog when house guests want your attention?

a. sneak your computer into the bathroom
b. lock yourself in your bedroom
c. turn your headphones on and ignore others
d. assume an assertive stance by muzzling your guests with duct tape
e. after everyone's asleep, you blog
f. pretend to talk on the phone while your fingers type

How do you deal with those who don't understand your passion for blogging?

a. be long-suffering, kind, and sneaky
b. ignore any and all demands and keep on blogging
c. pretend to have a hearing problem
d. hand them the "Blogging Bible" and thump it a lot
e. surrender to not-blogging
f. wear your cut-out bunny rabbit suit everywhere you go
g. none of the above
h. all of the above at different times

Class, I await your response through comments, and any ideas you can offer me and the rest of your illustrious classmates.

Mr. "Humor-blogs.com": I've bet you've got some great ideas. Fork em over!

Blogging In Bed and Preferences Poll

Class: I'm sure you've wondered about the absence of your blondalicious teacher, right? And here's your answer: I've been busy with house guests. Definition of house guests: those who don't understand about a blogging addiction and who want to talk, eat, travel, and otherwise occupy your time.

As a matter of fact, it's not only house guests who don't understand blogging. Many people don't know the word 'blog', could care less about blogs, bloggers, and blogging, and feel that blogging is a silly waste of time. I'm shocked at the statistics which state that 8 out of 10 Americans never even read a blog! Imagine! Blogging is like breathing to me, so when I am forced to give up my blogging jones, I suffer because I love to breathe!

Today I told myself no matter what, I'm going to catch up on my blogs! As I was debating where to blog to avoid my company and the noise, I once again considered blogging in bed. My comfortable bed is where I used to blog for a period of time, and I am rather fond of blogging in bed. My posts come across as more 'intimate' when I blog from a position of comfort.

As I was mulling blogging places, blogging styles, blogging clothes, blogging situations, absurdities, etc. I decided to poll my beloved students:

Where is your favorite place to blog?

a. work
b. computer desk (vertical)
c. bed (horizontal)
d. hanging upside down in a funny bunny rabbit outfit (with cut-outs)
e. none of the above
f. alternating the above

When do you prefer to blog?

a. mornings
b. afternoons
c. evenings
d. anytime you can grab a computer
e. after midnight
f. whenever the muse strikes

What do you wear when you blog?

a. sexy lingerie
b. ratty, well-worn sweats
c. office clothes--professional attire
d. bunny rabbit costume with cut-outs
e. birthday suit

How do you blog when house guests want your attention?

a. sneak your computer into the bathroom
b. lock yourself in your bedroom
c. turn your headphones on and ignore others
d. assume an assertive stance by muzzling your guests with duct tape
e. after everyone's asleep, you blog
f. pretend to talk on the phone while your fingers type

How do you deal with those who don't understand your passion for blogging?

a. be long-suffering, kind, and sneaky
b. ignore any and all demands and keep on blogging
c. pretend to have a hearing problem
d. hand them the "Blogging Bible" and thump it a lot
e. surrender to not-blogging
f. wear your cut-out bunny rabbit suit everywhere you go
g. none of the above
h. all of the above at different times

Class, I await your response through comments, and any ideas you can offer me and the rest of your illustrious classmates.

Mr. "Humor-blogs.com": I've bet you've got some great ideas. Fork em over!

Wanted to Hire: Blog Commenters

Class, this post title is conceivably a possibility in the future! The job description would read like this: "Comment on blogs for $15 an hour. Keep the comments simple, polite, and to the point." Has your Blondalicious Teacher lost her marbles?

I'm glad you're concerned, but not to worry. I've simply had an amazing vision of the future. Yesterday I happened to look down to the sidebar of Blog-Blond, and my eye saw a catchy post title on "The Good Blogs" list of titles. I clicked on it, and I found myself on the blog of Kent Newsome reading his post titled, "Narcissism, Honesty and the Technorati Top 100".

While reading his post about why Guy Kawasaki doesn't have time to read other blogs other than his own, this part of Newsome's post jumped out at me like a fierce tiger: "He has a "virtual assistant" (whatever that is) who will sometimes thank those who write about him."

That's when the lights went off for me! And I saw the future for employment possibilities. Take in account how much time you spend commenting on other's blogs! Is it an hour a day or two or maybe more? Commenting is time-consuming. I personally like commenting because I enjoy reading blogs, but obviously a lot of people don't have the time to comment! I view my Stat Counter and Sitemeter records and see how many people read my blogs, and out of the vast numbers who drop by, the commenters are rare birds!

Thus, a lot of people might like to employ an excellent, skilled commenter to keep their blog-ball rolling along, dontcha think?

Why should Guy be the only blogger to have a virtual assistant?! Whoops! I started thinking even more which is sometimes a dangerous thing for me--maybe he's not the ONLY blogger to have one. Maybe some of the comments which have been made on my blogs weren't even written by humans--maybe these comments were done by borg "virtual" assistants. How MANY bloggers are already using these hired borgs? The more I thought about this, the more I realized that borgs shouldn't be making all the money! What about humans? They have some rights! Or at least they should have!

There are probably lots of humans who'd like to make $15 an hour leaving comments on blogs and signing their name as Guy Kawasaki! Think about it: the job's a pretty easy one. You're sitting, not standing! You're sitting on your a$$ typing comments. How hard could this be? If I put an ad in the paper for this job, lots of folks would be lined up to audition.

Why did I pick the hourly salary of $15? Here's the way I look at it--even though the gig's an easy one with very little mental, emotional, or physical stress, you want someone who can type without making mistakes. After all, you wouldn't want other bloggers thinking you're a total dolt who can't even spell. Thus, you would need to hire someone with skills. And if you hired someone with good skills , you can't pay slave wages.

Slave wages are what most of us bloggers earn, except for the very few who game the system and happen to have lots of contacts. It's embarrassing enough to be earning nothing/zilch/zero/nada from your blog. The very least we could do is to pay our hired commenters a decent wage.

What do you think about this concept, Mr. "Humor-Blogs.com"?

Wanted to Hire: Blog Commenters

Class, this post title is conceivably a possibility in the future! The job description would read like this: "Comment on blogs for $15 an hour. Keep the comments simple, polite, and to the point." Has your Blondalicious Teacher lost her marbles?

I'm glad you're concerned, but not to worry. I've simply had an amazing vision of the future. Yesterday I happened to look down to the sidebar of Blog-Blond, and my eye saw a catchy post title on "The Good Blogs" list of titles. I clicked on it, and I found myself on the blog of Kent Newsome reading his post titled, "Narcissism, Honesty and the Technorati Top 100".

While reading his post about why Guy Kawasaki doesn't have time to read other blogs other than his own, this part of Newsome's post jumped out at me like a fierce tiger: "He has a "virtual assistant" (whatever that is) who will sometimes thank those who write about him."

That's when the lights went off for me! And I saw the future for employment possibilities. Take in account how much time you spend commenting on other's blogs! Is it an hour a day or two or maybe more? Commenting is time-consuming. I personally like commenting because I enjoy reading blogs, but obviously a lot of people don't have the time to comment! I view my Stat Counter and Sitemeter records and see how many people read my blogs, and out of the vast numbers who drop by, the commenters are rare birds!

Thus, a lot of people might like to employ an excellent, skilled commenter to keep their blog-ball rolling along, dontcha think?

Why should Guy be the only blogger to have a virtual assistant?! Whoops! I started thinking even more which is sometimes a dangerous thing for me--maybe he's not the ONLY blogger to have one. Maybe some of the comments which have been made on my blogs weren't even written by humans--maybe these comments were done by borg "virtual" assistants. How MANY bloggers are already using these hired borgs? The more I thought about this, the more I realized that borgs shouldn't be making all the money! What about humans? They have some rights! Or at least they should have!

There are probably lots of humans who'd like to make $15 an hour leaving comments on blogs and signing their name as Guy Kawasaki! Think about it: the job's a pretty easy one. You're sitting, not standing! You're sitting on your a$$ typing comments. How hard could this be? If I put an ad in the paper for this job, lots of folks would be lined up to audition.

Why did I pick the hourly salary of $15? Here's the way I look at it--even though the gig's an easy one with very little mental, emotional, or physical stress, you want someone who can type without making mistakes. After all, you wouldn't want other bloggers thinking you're a total dolt who can't even spell. Thus, you would need to hire someone with skills. And if you hired someone with good skills , you can't pay slave wages.

Slave wages are what most of us bloggers earn, except for the very few who game the system and happen to have lots of contacts. It's embarrassing enough to be earning nothing/zilch/zero/nada from your blog. The very least we could do is to pay our hired commenters a decent wage.

What do you think about this concept, Mr. "Humor-Blogs.com"?