I know as a blog author, I should write these sentimental, nostalgic posts in a more timely manner. My first blog post was Nov 4, 2008. My website was started Feb 12, 2009. All this is archived in detail so I can write posts that say “Exactly a Year Ago…”, but if you’ve read this blog you know I’m not very good at deadlines, especially my own.
So what have I learned about blogging from this always present social experiment?
- I started blogging just to get my thoughts out to others who might want to read them. I guess in that regards, my blog is a success. Yay me!
- Aside from getting thoughts out of my head, my blog doesn’t really have any purpose so no one really follows it that much.
- My top 3 posts contain passion, knowledge or both. This is not surprising news, but it’s nice to have it backed up with data.
- If I’m going to write more, and get people to read more, I need to have a purpose to my blog.
Does that mean I’m going to find a purpose for this blog? Turn this site into a resource of useful knowledge for a specific subject? Nope. Not gonna happen. I tried that once when I said I’d use this blog to document my lessons in business. That, as you can tell, didn’t really happen.
What I did decide to do though, was start a new blog! That’s right! Since I have such a hard time keeping up with this blog, I’m gonna start another one. Why this makes sense to me, I have no idea.
But anyway, check out Slap Shots & Chip Shots. A new blog about all things in the Denver area pertaining to hockey and golf. I hope it works!
As much as I like arguing politics with people, I try to keep my political thoughts out of my blog. When it comes to arguing politics on the internet, I prefer to do it under a screen name because there are some people out there who just get scary when it comes to their politics and I don’t want them knowing my real name.
There is one thing I noticed that I have to talk about though: This has to be one of the worst times to hold any political office at any level. At every level of government, from city all the way to the federal government, there are too many needs and not enough budget. And it is painfully easy to campaign against those who currently hold office!
Here’s how: Right now citizens want 2 things from their governments..
- Balanced Budgets – We’re reigning in our debt, so our governments should too, right?
- Help! – There are tons of people without jobs. Businesses are struggling. Those of us who have jobs are performing more work for less money. The government should be helping us, right?
The problem though, is that governments can’t help all the unemployed, the struggling businesses and the debt-ridden consumers while working under a balanced budget. The 2 needs go in opposite directions! So challengers, here’s the painfully easy way to campaign against an incumbent….
- If the incumbent works towards balancing their budget, they don’t care about the struggles of the every day American. They are putting the needs of the government over the needs of the people.
- If they want to spend money to help people, then they’re fiscally irresponsible. They want to bankrupt America and spend all your hard earned money by taking it and giving it to everyone else.
There, I just wrote the campaign strategy for just about every challenger for political office at every level. If I was in office right now, I’d retire or refuse to run again, too! Does anyone else find this as ridiculous as I do?
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” – Albert Einstien
Before I tell you about this call I just dispatched, I want to warn you of a couple things….
- This story is true. I wish I could make up stuff this good, but the world is far more crafty than I am.
- Do NOT attempt to figure out the logic of this call. Just sit back and enjoy the ridiculous-ness of it. Attempting to put logic into the situation will only make your brain hurt in odd ways. It kinda feels like brain freeze without the comfort of the cold, stabby pain. I cannot stress this enough.
Just after 5:30 a.m. on Sunday morning a woman calls the police to talk about a burglary that occurred at the house next to her. After approximately 10 minutes of following a circular cycle of paranoia, stupidity and I-watch-too-much-crime-drama-ness, here is what we came up with:
- About 2 weeks ago, the vacant house next to her was burglarized. (This turns out to be true, a report was already taken by the realtor who is trying to sell the house.)
- Since then, she has found 2 dead birds and a dead squirrel in her yard.
This leads our caller to conclude one thing: The realtor burglarized the vacant house and is killing small animals and tossing them in the caller’s yard because they burglarized the house that they’re trying to sell.
Scott Pantall | March 9, 2010
