Now here's the thing. I don't do this for any kind of ostentatious putting-on of airs. I'm not vain at all. Just the opposite. You can ask my psychiatrist. Or my therapist. No, I am occasionally Googling myself to see if Google has had any sweet sweet mercy on # Blogger and indexed our # blogs at all. Because we would really like Google to index our blogs. Lack of blog indexing is a frequent topic of discussion in certain web forums. …
"But you used to write about politics..." Yeah. At one time I did, yeah. Here in Blogger, back to 2012. You can find all those passionate, researched entries by searching on "politics" in the search field. In my Diaryland blog ,
I have essays from the 2000, 2004 and 2008 elections--that is to say,
from the Hanging Chad to the Provisional Ballot to (sweet relief) YES WE
CAN! I don't have any entries from 2020 to July 2025 …
I just posted this on Facebook: Hi guys. I just now created a FACEBOOK PAGE for my blog , Diary of a Low Budget Superhero. It would mean a lot to me if you would Follow, and even more if you would Share it. I keep almost leaving Facebook, especially after they torpedoed my original account that I'd had since 2008, and because of the AI, bots, and algorithms ruining things. But whenever I'm off FB, like the break I took Oct - Feb, I miss you …
"God gives us our rights, not government." -Janine Turner, actress, Tuesday August 28, 2012, addressing the RNC
My initial reaction to some second-rate actress making such an outrageous declaration was, "Oh for the love of fuck. The chick from Northern Exposure? Seriously?" As is our wont these days, that's just what I posted on Facebook.
An old friend and staunch conservative from small-town Connecticut replied to my po…
