Today’s post will be quite brief – I’m a little short on time, in terms of internet access, for reasons I will elaborate on tomorrow. The short version is that I am in exile. Driven from my home my powerful forces making demands I can not possibly hope to fulfill.
I’ve become a whisper. A ghost in the wind. A flicker of motion in the corner of your eye.
Intriguing, isn’t it? Kind of dark and sexy?
But I have dared to get back “on the grid” for a few moments to give you your finalists for last week’s Weekly Question of the Week, and the winning photo caption. Sshhh.
First, the photo caption for the swimwear that, tragically, never caught on. There were some high votes, and as much as people agreed with Freddy Flow that “Keeping your intestines on the inside is *so* 1920,” in the end the vote went to the lovely and talented, and possibly my lost twin, Jules, over at Go Jules Go. Congratulations, Jules! You’re my featured blogger of the week! Many of you, I know, are already familiar with Jules, but if not be sure to take a moment to visit her site. I especially recommend the posts where she mentions me.
Photographer: “Hang on a second. Those swim caps look ridiculous.”
Finally, before The Man discovers me, be sure to vote for the finalists. It’s like an act of solidarity and rebellion.
See you tomorrow. And remember: I was never here.
The Byronic Man 
July 14, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Didn’t see you, really.
July 14, 2012 at 1:27 pm
A very worthy Blogger of the Week, indeed.
July 15, 2012 at 6:13 am
I couldn’t agree more, Katy.
July 15, 2012 at 6:15 am
And so modest, too!!
July 15, 2012 at 6:17 am
Peg will tell you – no one’s better at modesty than me. No one.
July 14, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Jules has got it goin’ ON with that description. Yow! Congrats to the most chucklesome person I know…
July 15, 2012 at 6:13 am
Darla, I love sharing my chuckles with you. I don’t mean the candy, though. That shiz is gross. I wouldn’t do that to you.
July 14, 2012 at 2:26 pm
I don’t know what’s happening. Did I just cast my vote for president? If so, I hope my candidate alphabet burping wins, and we can finally burp the national anthem like the founding fathers intended.
July 14, 2012 at 3:11 pm
I reckon a Driving with the elderly race would be almost as great as racing tortoises. The tortoises would probably walk in a straight line though…
Could we give the elderly people racing goggles? Or would it be more like a show jumping event where there are a series of obstacles they have to navigate and they accumulate faults for hitting them? That’s probably better… Then there could be an amateur league, state titles etc…
July 16, 2012 at 11:52 am
Kate: I like you so much right now! 😉 I believe competitors should absolutely be given goggles during the driving part, and then there would, of course, be an obstacle course. “The Staircase” would be the main attraction because, you know at any moment someone might say, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”
July 17, 2012 at 3:22 am
It’s just too bad the IOC haven’t asked us to come up with more events Renee. Ps. Really enjoyed the rubber chicken bat mitzvah card and summer camp letter.
July 14, 2012 at 3:13 pm
I can’t stop laughing at the plant! It’s genius.
July 14, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Stay safe, friend. We’re all counting on you. Possibly.
“The pot-plant man scares me,” said the little girl.
“Oh please, there is no such thing as a ‘pot-plant man’,” said her Father as he took her hand and started down the street. The little girl looked back as they went – she knew what she saw.
July 14, 2012 at 4:15 pm
I agree with you. Exile is terribly dark and sexy.
July 14, 2012 at 4:20 pm
Great suggestions this week- I was briefly torn between three of them!
July 14, 2012 at 4:25 pm
Stealth Byronic Man – like a whisper in the wind……
July 14, 2012 at 9:30 pm
who wrote this post man who who who …Alphabet burping is too good, i hope it wins
July 15, 2012 at 4:41 am
Ramone wouldn’t be satisfied until he was more of a pot head than everyone else
July 15, 2012 at 5:37 am
Damn you, Dave…do you ever sleep? I was going to say Raul’s brain had gone to pot after years of apartment living.
July 15, 2012 at 5:38 am
I learned my lesson on the Byronic challenges, you gotta hit them early before the smart people wake up and write funnier stuff than I do
July 15, 2012 at 5:45 am
Always eager to celebrate any and all holidays, Jorge showed up for Thanksgiving dinner dressed in his Halloween costume of a potted Christmas Cactus, with his pockets full of Easter Eggs.
July 15, 2012 at 6:13 am
Congrats, Jules! Well deserved…you’re the best! And kudos to this round of entries!
July 15, 2012 at 6:15 am
Thanks, Ang! YOU are. …No, me? No YOU! …Are you sure? Well okay. If you insist.
July 15, 2012 at 6:16 am
B! Thanks! Sorry I’m late to the party, I have a good excuse, but not as good as being trapped in an orchard.
Your side bar has never looked better. But I knew that’d be the case. ‘Cause I’m psychic.
July 15, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Jules Rules…possibly while wearing tulle!
July 15, 2012 at 6:38 pm
Thanks, Peg! You don’t think the tulle clashes with my ‘stache?
July 16, 2012 at 7:06 am
Julie! So proud of you! I voted for you, I did. I hope you’ll return the favor. Be sure to put this on your vitae for BlogHer’12.
July 16, 2012 at 8:20 am
Oops, late again . . .
Congrats Jules!! That was indeed a brilliant caption and a much deserved win. You will need to be my Obi Wan on all things captioning at BlogHer so that I can also become a Jedi master at this craft. Teach me well, oh wise one. I want to be a force to be reckoned with! (Geddit? Force . . . meh, nevermind!).
July 16, 2012 at 8:33 am
Shoot, did I miss a contest? Darn it.
Congrats on the win, Jules. Truly talented, my friend. Is captioning as a 2nd career in your future?
July 16, 2012 at 2:42 pm
“Driving w/ the Elderly!” I voted.
Renee, I have an even better one. “Driving w/ Teenagers!”
July 16, 2012 at 6:33 pm
Hahaha! Now that is just plain dangerous. 😉