Well, last Thursday I had an older post get Freshly Pressed, which was, of course, fantastic. I highly recommend it. For some of you reading today, the post – a parody of a letter to someone who “unfollows” me – that was your first visit here, others not. Regardless, though, I wanted to take a moment and say hello, express gratitude, et cetera. In particular, I thought it’d be a good chance to respond to the comments I didn’t have time for.
Don’t be shy about looking in the metaphoric Medicine Cabinet.
If you’re a new subscriber, hi, come on in; get comfortable. Look around. There are a lot of interesting people who stop by, so I highly recommend checking them out. Thanks for subscribing, or at least stopping by again to see if that post was a fluke. Not to worry – It totally was. Normally? Yawnsville.
There were a number of comments that came up again and again, but may not have gotten answered. So:
To the people who wondered if it really bothered me that much that someone un-followed me.
Short answer: No. Other short answer: Yeah, totally. Duh. Long answer: One morning I got 2 new subscribers, and lost 1, and my thoughts immediately went to the person who’d un-followed, and I thought that was funny, how we do that. I made a commercial recently, and when the people buying it watched it 16 of them really like it, 1 hated it. All I could fixate on was “What’s 17’s problem? He thinks this is easy?” Is that neurotic? I don’t know. Maybe. But can something that common be an aberrant trait?
To the people who wondered if I was really going to read every comment:
Well, of course. Even if I didn’t want to I’d think I should at least read something someone took the time to write. But, also, am I really going to take the time to read a whole bunch of people saying nice things about me? Why yes, yes I think I can squeeze that in. That being said…
You know this isn’t really a self-portrait, right? If nothing else, if I had a mustache, it’d be solid-gold Tom Selleck.
To the handful of people who thought I was pompous and pretentious and might not lose followers if I wasn’t so hoity-toity.
Okay. Fine. Thanks for saying so. I do have to wonder… maybe in your hurry to comment you stopped reading after the first paragraph? Missed the part where it’s parody? Because the first paragraph is what’s known in the biz as a “set up” for the rest of the piece. Maybe not! Maybe you found the part where I contemplate trying to trick FBI agents by wearing a “world’s greatest FBI agent” t-shirt too stuffy. That’s cool. I appreciate the feedback.
To the handful of people who told me they loved me.
I love you, too. No, not the other people who said it. Just you.
Lastly, a couple things:
What’s wrong little Spambot? Didn’t you find my post a most highlighted description of the situation? Don’t you think I would boost to the enjoyment of all?
I was surprised how little spam comments I got. I was kind of looking forward to the sentence mutilations that only a top-notch Spambot can achieve.
I love me some irony, as you’ll find out if you stick around. So I loved, loved, loved, that I got a substantial number of new followers from a post about losing one. Nice irony. It also means you can look forward to my upcoming posts entitled “Letter to the $20 Bill I Lost,” “Letter To The Person Who Didn’t Take Me Out To Dinner,” and “Letter To The Person Who Doesn’t Say Nice Things About Me.”
So, anyway, thanks for subscribing, and I look forward to getting to know you. I promise to try and come visit your site, too. And to people who’ve been subscribing for a while, I – of course – always appreciate you, and what you make this blog. And I’m also sorry I haven’t commented on your sites in a week or so. I think I’m about caught up.
Oh, and to the people at WordPress Headquarters? I’m totally sending you a muffin basket. What a great start to the summer.
June 20, 2012 at 3:26 am
I’m a new sub. Hi, hello.
I know what you mean about that one person, or handful of people. For me it’s always because I instantly go into, ‘Oh no, I annoyed a person I don’t know on the internet’ mode. Some insane part of me wants to get along with everyone no matter what. Derp.
That’s about it, I guess. Except that I too like irony, so I look forward to reading more. \o/
June 20, 2012 at 5:23 pm
“There are billions of people in the world, many of whom I don’t care for, and one of them doesn’t like me! Why doesn’t this person I don’t know or like like me?”
June 20, 2012 at 3:39 am
I followed you only a few days ago (Letter to the Person who Un-followed Me) so reading this latest one makes me feel like it was written for me. I like you. Therefore I like your blogs and your ramblings. A lot. And thanks for taking time to write this blog about me.
June 20, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Of course!
June 20, 2012 at 4:01 am
Congrats on the Fresh Pressed…well deserved indeed. Do you know how many years I wondered what was up with that 5th dentist who wouldn’t recommend Crest…seriously, I need answers.
June 20, 2012 at 11:13 am
That is funny, Lisa!
June 20, 2012 at 7:16 pm
He’s the lone voice who refuses to be cowed by those thugs at the ADA.
June 21, 2012 at 3:34 am
I always assumed he was the Dental school dropout who overslept on the day the recommendation papers were to be filled out.
I’m glad he was a rebel instead!
June 20, 2012 at 4:06 am
Congrats on being squeezed flat. It’s like crack though. Or meth. Or so I’ve been told. *ahem* as far as I’m concerned, you were overdue. Enjoy looking at those stats, that cool spike into the thousands. That stops. But those of us who knew you waaaay back when? We’ll still be here. Probably. 😉
June 20, 2012 at 7:10 am
This wasn’t his first. He is a WP recommended blogger!
June 20, 2012 at 7:16 pm
I know, suddenly my good days on the Stats page look quite a bit like the bad days.
June 20, 2012 at 4:11 am
Perhaps you can have another series and a new tab. “Letters To” has such a nice ring to it.
You’re welcome.
June 20, 2012 at 4:21 am
Great idea, Elyse.
June 20, 2012 at 4:26 am
yeah, fabulous! I’ve already stolen it and written about five installments to this series for my blog, sorry B-man…
June 20, 2012 at 4:40 am
I would have stolen the idea myself except that I can’t seem to post stuff onto the separate (completely empty) tabs I carefully set up on my blog. Word Press help is not listening. On the bright side, my empty “Innocents Abroad” page has several “LIKE”s.
June 20, 2012 at 8:09 am
Greatsby started a Letters To feature, but I think it died. At least he never replied to the fervent cry for help that I sent him. Maybe Dear Darla can help me?
June 20, 2012 at 11:35 am
Wow, y’know Dear Darla has such a nice ring to it, too…why it’ll be blog fodder gold!
June 20, 2012 at 7:17 pm
I thought about continuing/adding variations to the totally bizarre “Ask Sexy Stalin” post I did a while back. Hmmm…
June 20, 2012 at 7:19 pm
That’s a terrific idea!
June 20, 2012 at 4:11 am
I think your next move should be to send all those $20 bills that you’re about to receive and send them to your faithful fan club who totally gets you.
June 20, 2012 at 4:19 am
Yeah! And the further back we’ve been following you, the more moulah!
June 20, 2012 at 4:31 am
Sort of like network marketing or some kind of pyramid scheme. I’m in!
June 20, 2012 at 4:51 am
We’ll be rich!
June 20, 2012 at 10:22 am
I’d like to get in on that too. I’m sure that’s not illegal or anything.
June 20, 2012 at 7:20 pm
Okay, so I set up a pay-wall, then get people to get me subscribers, and cut them a commission. If we can get just a few million people to subscribe, we’ll all be sitting pretty!
June 20, 2012 at 4:11 am
hey i always try to make comments which will end up in your spam folder …i dunno it is so racist that they don’t :-\
I am so looking forward to reading all the letters specially “A letter to the one who read but didnt comment”
June 20, 2012 at 7:21 pm
They figure, “Oh, she’s Indian. She must be so smart we don’t get it.” What jerks.
June 20, 2012 at 4:12 am
And what a coincidence! I was going to make some muffins. Blueberry-Orange. 🙂
June 20, 2012 at 5:20 pm
I’ll have two!
June 20, 2012 at 4:17 am
You write parody? Get out! things are starting to make more sense now…
June 20, 2012 at 4:19 am
Ha, Darla!
June 20, 2012 at 4:27 am
Angie, why are you up so early? Why am I up so early??
June 20, 2012 at 11:15 am
Yaaaaawwwwnnnnn! What, is it time to get up already??
June 20, 2012 at 11:32 am
Curses! It’s my evil twin again!
June 20, 2012 at 2:17 pm
🙂
June 20, 2012 at 6:18 pm
Lookin’ good, Darla! I really love those glasses, as well. What a lovely change to put your avatar in color! You look so beautiful. 😉
June 20, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Okay, now I have to go and stalk, um, check out, Misty’s blog. 🙂
June 20, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Actually, everything here was totally serious, but people kept laughing, so I was all, “Uh, HA HA HA! Yeah, that’s me, with the parody, and the jokes!”
June 20, 2012 at 4:19 am
I should write a post to the people who “followed” me that says, you won’t find any Dungeons and Dragons tips here. No Saved by the Bell reminiscing either. Sorry if I’ve misled you. Thanks for the idea…and congrats again on being FP!
June 20, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Here I’ve been cozying up all this time, trying to get some awesome D&D tips out of you. Man, this sucks. I’m never going to get past all these bugbears.
June 20, 2012 at 4:31 am
You didn’t receive spam, I am so shocked! I could set up a spambot just for you but it would take a lot of time, maybe I will wait for your series of “Letters to”. Give me a timeframe for when this will be going to press I will make sure I am ready.
Congrats on being pressed flat, it was completely due!
June 20, 2012 at 7:33 pm
Actually, I just looked, and there are 542 comments in my spam folder, and I just cleaned it out last week. So, it came, I guess it just got filtered really well.
June 20, 2012 at 4:31 am
You had me laughing at work yesterday, which is a priceless commodity. ^__^
June 20, 2012 at 5:19 pm
Excellent, though I’d be okay if there was a price…
June 20, 2012 at 7:10 pm
Trust me, I’d rather give you my money than my school loan providers.
June 20, 2012 at 4:48 am
Hi..ummm…thank you…I am loving your posts…ty friend 🙂 you convinced me to poke around and dive into the pool and at least tread water….
June 20, 2012 at 5:19 pm
Well there are lifeguards standing by just in case.
No running!
June 20, 2012 at 4:52 am
Well said. I hope you understand my understanding so well your parody that I commented in such manner. 🙂
Peace,
Alexandria
June 20, 2012 at 7:47 pm
Of course.
June 20, 2012 at 5:04 am
After this post, I love you even more!
June 20, 2012 at 5:09 am
This means, as Byromaniacs our numbers are increasing. Soon we will have control of all that is ironic. (insert evil laugh here)
Congratulations on the whole freshly pressed thing. It is good to know that it is bestowed upon those who deserve it.
June 20, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Once we’ve cornered the market, we can name our price.
June 20, 2012 at 5:13 am
I do not see myself unsubscribing – you are totally entertaining
June 20, 2012 at 5:19 am
Wait wait wait. You’re not going to bake the WordPress overlords a pie? Slacker! Oh and congratulations again! I’ll totally be nice to your new fans, even though I will eventually walk past them to the green room with my mustachioed nose high in the air, talking about “the old days, when I could ask Stalin anything.”
This was a great idea for a post. I noticed some of those comments! I think the same people who say they don’t care at all about not being liked (i.e., followed) are the same people who say they don’t care if anyone reads their blog. Umm… ?
June 20, 2012 at 7:09 am
Did you bake a pie for the WP editors Jules?
June 20, 2012 at 7:10 am
Um…I’m actually working on…um…a pretty epic haiku…
June 20, 2012 at 8:13 am
Slackers. I sent them crumpets, because that’s what people were eating back in the day. When I last got FPd. About the turn of the LAST century.
June 20, 2012 at 11:17 am
I know, Peg. And now I can’t be FP’d again because I’m on WP.org. I’m gonna do a post on this. It’s SO unfair, isn’t it??
June 20, 2012 at 2:16 pm
You’re showing up as a Recommended Blog under Humor as well, Peg.
June 20, 2012 at 2:37 pm
I’m still there? Whew! I’ve been busy today so I haven’t had a chance to obsessively check the recommended list every 10 minutes as usual, so I can guage whether I should do the happy dance or kill myself. Thanks, MJ.
June 20, 2012 at 2:40 pm
You’re alive for another day, Peg! 🙂
June 20, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Oh you poor poor people who have only been FP’d in the PAST. I feel so bad for you! Where do I send the get well cards?
Signed,
Someone never FP’d! :p
June 20, 2012 at 6:24 pm
You are crackin’ me up, Misty. And you best watch it – I’m on your blog as I type. hehe
June 20, 2012 at 8:08 am
“Hey, this pie came in the mail. Let’s open up the box and – Eeeewwwww…! Gyuuuhhh…! Oh my GOD what a mess! It’s like the Gingerbread Man’s skull exploded!”
June 20, 2012 at 5:23 am
Byronic Man, I am one of your new subscribers, so I guess this post is dedicated to me. Thanks for doing that.
June 20, 2012 at 7:49 pm
Well, thank you.
June 20, 2012 at 5:32 am
The old-timers can take solace in having followed you long before your male-modelling, freshly pressed, pre-kidney bean days.
You were so innocent back then, so pure of thought. You newbie followers can only wonder what things were like back in the old days before your blog super-stardom.
June 20, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Next comes my “Sell-out, bizarre political views, paranoia” stage.
June 20, 2012 at 5:35 am
“Letter to the Billionaire Supermodel who Wouldn’t Sleep with me and Buy me Stuff”
(variation of me calling “shotgun”)
June 20, 2012 at 5:50 am
Kudos, high five and chest bump on being Freshly Pressed.
There you go Byronic, I’ve made a comment. 😉
June 20, 2012 at 8:04 am
Phew.
June 20, 2012 at 6:42 am
It was well-deserved. Glad you are about caught up.
June 20, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Almost…
June 20, 2012 at 7:05 am
Congratulations! I’m sure that the person who unfollowed you is now wishing you two were back together, sending you “I miss your blog so much” text message comments at 3 am.
June 20, 2012 at 7:15 am
Oh, and thank you for making me the blogger of the week! It’s probably the closest I will ever be to being freshly pressed.
On a side note, I have also nominated you for a One Lovely Blog award a couple of days ago: http://listofx.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/10-facts-about-the-award-winning-blogger-list-of-x/
You probably already have a stack of those already, but now you’ll just have to figure out where to put another one.
June 20, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Always room. And always my pleasure to highlight great blogs.
June 20, 2012 at 7:07 am
Congrats again!
You must have gotten several FP’s before this one to be a recommended blogger!
I should probably do a thank you post too, but since you wrote yours so well, I think I will just copy yours and paste it. I am sure no one will notice…. 🙂
June 20, 2012 at 11:40 am
I do believe this is his third FP. His other two were about hot spicy food and dentists. Not that I’ve been following him since the dawn of man or anything….(but pretty close)
June 20, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Wow, look at that memory! I’m impressed.
June 21, 2012 at 3:25 am
I remember suggesting to you to write a post about a spicy dentist to get FP again.
June 20, 2012 at 7:32 am
**goes off to type hasty, “I lost a follower” post and thereby take over the world!!** 🙂 In my Pollyanna mind, I like to think good writing is rewarded. Probably it’s all just luck though!
June 20, 2012 at 7:52 pm
I’ve wondered what their system is. I think it’s a blend of “is it good?” combined with “did we happen to see it?”
June 20, 2012 at 7:38 am
Um … yes. Well … hi back. I’m one of those new followers and I’m feeling like I just crashed a party where I know nobody. Everybody’s got all these in-jokes and all this history – and I’m not in the loop! Still, just to be contrary, I like your writing and will keep reading and (probably) commenting. Maybe I’ll get used to all of you …
June 20, 2012 at 7:52 pm
I have no doubts. Everyone’s very nice.
June 20, 2012 at 8:00 am
Getting FP’d is quite a phenomenon, isn’t it? Suddenly, your inbox is collecting emails faster than you can type responses. Glad WordPress recognized your great material. 🙂
June 20, 2012 at 7:52 pm
I haven’t even braved my email in box.
June 20, 2012 at 8:06 am
Oi, guess I should really check FP occasionally for names I recognize, huh? I guess sometimes great stuff does make it through.
I think next time you need to go back and insert the names of some of your favourite bloggers into your FP post so that the rest of us can share in your good fortune. 😉
June 20, 2012 at 7:53 pm
I have to do that to. I go to someone’s post and there 300 comments, most of which say “Congratulations!” and slooooowly I figure out that something’s up.
June 20, 2012 at 8:15 am
Don’t worry – I’m sure you’ll be getting all sort of spam to boost to the enjoyment very soon.
June 20, 2012 at 7:54 pm
I foolishly neglected to notice my spam folder. 542. At least very little of it sipped through.
June 20, 2012 at 8:21 am
Hey, congratulations on being Fresh Pressed! I didn’t see that, but then, I never know what’s going on. I’m glad I jumped on the Byromaniac train before we were “Byromaniacs” – at least I can say that!
I can’t imagine anyone thinking you were pompous or pretentious.
June 20, 2012 at 7:54 pm
The idea is utter poppycock, isn’t it? Pure balderdash!
June 20, 2012 at 8:29 am
Oh Mr Byron, your sweet words lure me into such unconsciousness that I dreamed you were Jimmy Fallon and hunched over your desk penning Thank You notes: Thank you (dramatic pause) for unfollowing me so I can add hundreds of new viewers……
Nicely done!
June 20, 2012 at 7:55 pm
He makes a teeny bit more of of his than I do. Thank you for saying so!
June 20, 2012 at 9:04 am
Byronic, congrats on getting Freshly Pressed! How many times is this now? 🙂
June 20, 2012 at 7:56 pm
48… unless you mean in reality. Then, 3.
June 20, 2012 at 9:28 am
You rock! I still dream of being freshly pressed. But you TOTALLY deserve it!
June 20, 2012 at 9:41 am
I found you from a WordPress tweet, loved the article (letter to someone who unfollowed) and stayed to browse. I think you’re really funny, so I subscribed. Keep it up.
June 20, 2012 at 7:57 pm
Great! I’ll try.
June 20, 2012 at 10:38 am
I am actually new to WP and your post was the first I’ve read here. I loved it! And scrolling through the comments I was surprised at how much you interact with your readers! That’s dedication.
I’m one of the new followers and thanks for the post. I’m probably going to read all of your posts in the next days and feel bad that everyone will make fun of me because I’m “one of the new guys”.
June 20, 2012 at 5:12 pm
There’s not much hazing around here. Maybe we try to send you on a snipe hunt to Snipe.com, but that takes about 30 seconds, and then you’re back and we all have cake.
June 20, 2012 at 11:51 am
Virtual muffin basket, I hope. They are all on a diet….so, send them to me, please??
June 20, 2012 at 7:57 pm
Got it. Care of: The Internet.
June 20, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Occasionally the freshly pressed page yields some gems, they hide them between cooking blogs for homemade pizzas and photo journals from some twats bicycling trip through Denmark. You sir are a gem.
June 20, 2012 at 7:58 pm
*Hides photos of pizza made during cycling trip*
June 20, 2012 at 12:36 pm
C’est moi…I’m a newbie who stumbled across you, after you had been freshly re-pressed. Thank you for valiantly catching me, by the way. Chivalry is alive and well and on WordPress.
As a novice newbie, I have no clue as to what I’m doing, so please pardon me as I trip and fall on my face…a lot.
I love your rapier wit and find it very soothing.
June 20, 2012 at 5:11 pm
That’s okay. In the Internet, no one can hear you fall on your face.
June 20, 2012 at 1:58 pm
I, too, rejoice the irony of this. I’m still debating whether I’m rejoicing the thought of all the letters to come. For now, I’m going to call this a case by case assessment, and just assume (since you’d be the one writing ’em) I’ll enjoy each of ’em. Hypothetical ’em, that is.
Also, as re: the humor? When I wrote about the power of words in re: race, my very first comment was someone telling me they wouldn’t take to anyone who used a term like “Baby Daddy,” in full or abbreviation. In seriousness or humor, either, apparently. I loved that this comment came in re: the power of words. It’s not always the important ones, or, y’know, the actual content that people are listening for. *shakes head*
June 20, 2012 at 7:59 pm
Words are fascinating, aren’t they? Especially when people react to them, as you mention, independently of their meaning.
June 20, 2012 at 2:36 pm
People didn’t really get pissy with you, did they?
I think yer cleaver, clever. Cleaver would make people uncomfortable.
June 20, 2012 at 8:00 pm
A couple, but it was a pretty solidly positive ratio. I cleavered them.
June 20, 2012 at 2:39 pm
I was totally hoping this letter was for me when I saw it.
But then I was like, no…surely he knows I’ve been following him in secret all this time… literally. Like look around…. see that table?! That’s me. Wearing a table suit.
June 20, 2012 at 8:01 pm
Well, of COURSE it’s for you! But I couldn’t come right out and say it! (Don’t tell the others).
This also explains the furniture that keeps popping up and then disappearing.
June 20, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Great stuff, B!
Consistently. Drier. Hilariouser. And More Sardonic than before
June 20, 2012 at 8:02 pm
Thanks. I’m thinking of changing the “sardonic.” I might not be as bitter as I think I am…
June 20, 2012 at 3:38 pm
The Spam Bot was busy over at my place. Sorry bro.
Again, congrats on being freshly pressed!
June 20, 2012 at 8:03 pm
He seems to have finished up and swung back by…
June 20, 2012 at 9:02 pm
He’s such a hussie.
June 20, 2012 at 6:12 pm
You’re very amusing to read. I was wondering, based on your “To the handful of people who thought I was pompous and pretentious and might not lose followers if I wasn’t so hoity-toity.” comment…are there actually people out there who don’t understand parodies/satires? People who are oblivious to sarcasm and irony? Oh my…I just can’t imagine a world without that kind of humor! 😉
June 20, 2012 at 8:03 pm
If you read just the first paragraph of the post, without knowing it’s humor, it definitely could be seen as pretty pompous. That’s my theory, anyway.
June 20, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Congrats on your FP. I keep my fingers crossed that one day I will be bombarded by ridiculous amounts of comments on one of my posts. Then I will have made it! But alas, I don’t believe the WP peeps even know my blog exists.
I don’t know how many followers I have. I know I can very easily find out, but I like staying in the dark. Because if someone left me, I would definitely cry.
June 20, 2012 at 8:04 pm
I think it’s one of those things where you have to stop thinking about it. They know if you’re hoping and watching…
June 20, 2012 at 8:38 pm
Letter to the person that un-followed me, was my first foray into the wrold that is The Byronic Man. Great post!
But what actually drew me in was the words Byronic Man. All through high school English they crammed Byron and the heroes fashioned in his style, down our throats. Honestly, I tuned out. BUT, now that I write (that’s ironic right there) and my first book is set partially in Byron’s time, Your title caught my eye.
The post will keep me reading more.
So, new subsciber here, not a spambot, glad to meet you.
June 21, 2012 at 5:59 am
It’s a shame how Byron gets taught to high-schoolers. He should be the best possible in-road to classic poetry, but instead he gets presented as this doughy, moon-eyed Wrrrriter of po-ems. “She walks in beauty” is a dark, dark, funny poem, and it gets taught is the equivalent of a bard with a lute singing to his lady love.
Thanks for reading.
June 21, 2012 at 12:40 am
As one of your many blog admirers, I’ve nominated you for the “One Lovely Blog” award (Like you’d be surprised.) Visit me at http://onestreetshy.com for details. Acceptance involves a bit of work, but please know you’re appreciated for your thoughts and creativity. Have a wonderful day!
June 21, 2012 at 4:30 am
So these people, the ones that took the time to read the whole FP post and then comment at the end that, in effect, they didn’t like you either…were they expecting to like everyone on the internets? I’m wondering how many hours a day they lose in sharing their negative opinion? Do you think they like anything? I haven’t had a comment from them to the effect that I’m lovely and compassionate. I mean I’m cynical and full of derision, but they don’t know that yet…
June 21, 2012 at 5:04 am
One of my favorite Merle Haggard songs has the line, “I’m always on a mountain when I fall.” Those wacky stats and Search Engine Terms found their way into a KeziahCarrie post this week. Such is the insanity. Love your writing. Loved your follow up. Laugh at the days to come. 😀
June 21, 2012 at 9:51 am
I didn’t comment on the Freshly Pressed post because I figured my one super special comment would get lost in a sea of other people….you know those other people who also found you through Freshly Pressed, but what you need to know is I am better than them…okay okay we’re the same. Whatever. Your posts are awesome and I am glad to be a new follower. You amuse me, so if I ever become a dictator I think I will keep you around.
June 21, 2012 at 12:52 pm
Excellent. Blogging as survival insurance policy.
June 21, 2012 at 9:56 am
Wait, what happened? This post is what got me following you in the first place. I am sure there is psychological theories in human behavior which could explain why this happened.
June 21, 2012 at 1:18 pm
HAHA. I was one of those who saw that post and started following you. Pretty sure of it.
June 21, 2012 at 10:29 pm
Loved your last post and love this one as well. I’m your follower now (you know, after reading your post about un-following)! 😀
June 22, 2012 at 8:31 pm
I’ve said this before, but obviously not here:
I will skim right past all the spam comments that say how great my blog is, etc., deleting them without a second thought, but as soon as I hit one that criticizes my blog, I pause and wonder if it’s really spam and, even if it is, if it’s making a good point. I mean, something in my blog must have triggered the negative spambot, right?
Human nature is funny. Funny haha and funny interesting.
I didn’t realize there was a comment protocol in proclaiming one’s love for the blogger, but if it increases a chance of a muffin basket, I love you, too.
June 23, 2012 at 7:18 am
What a great follow up to a great post … Glad I found your site & subscribed 🙂
July 21, 2012 at 9:13 pm
You are a refreshing writer. Thank you for adding a little silliness and substance to my reading.
July 22, 2012 at 9:21 am
My pleasure. Thanks for reading.