I haven't forgotten the blog - been moving this weekend and swamped - I also have two Pugs in for a visit. Dog walking - geesh, who invented such an evil thing. lol Actually, we're having a ball together, hadn't seen them in a year.
Oh, and there wasn't Internet access set up here over the weekend, so other than checking mail here and there, there wasn't much I could do.
Back on line now.
Welcome back. :)
Posted by: seekeronos | Monday, May 19, 2008 at 08:34 AM
I'm sorry if we have been a bit acerbic in your absence, Dan. I'm afraid the Boob, a key member of the team, is about to go free agent.
Posted by: Fred Beloit | Monday, May 19, 2008 at 09:02 AM
No problem Dan. As usual the resident trolls were quite happy to hijack the thread for a few days.
Harpo must have posted 75 times alone. (actually seemed like a thousand). Does this guy ever sleep or have a job?
Dan, you have to wonder sometimes why you even bother to post anything that doesn't fit their favorite moonbat talking points. They have no intention of ever staying on the original topic anyway.
There is an old saying "You can't learn anything while your talking".
Maybe if they ever spent time with their families or did some volunteer work to help others they could try and wean themselves off of your blog site's teet. Kind of like a one step program for blog-o-holics.
I think most of these guys would crap themselves if they couldn't post here for just one day!
If it weren't for LaLa, Fred the "Knucklehead" , brother knight and some other thoughtful regulars these trolls would just keep spewing their venom and patting themselves on the back without any interuption.
Posted by: SacTownMan | Monday, May 19, 2008 at 12:49 PM
Yes, STM, I know. But mostly my dedication to free speech trumps all here. Besides that, it is always great fun to drop in every once in a while and bitch slap one of them. ; )
Posted by: Dan Riehl | Monday, May 19, 2008 at 01:07 PM
Troll? Hijack? I resent that remark. While I heartily disagree with our host's politics I fully appreciate his approach to posting. I hesitate to call any of you neanderthals a "good guy" but if I was forced (at gunpoint only) to do so I would pick MISTER Riehl. I would also thank him for his service, but that's just me.
Posted by: bobInStamford | Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 09:11 PM
Neanderthals?
Ugga bugga bugga!
Posted by: seekeronos | Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 09:01 AM
Thank you - and you're welcome, Bob. I think shutting the opposition down via banning and such is just wrong enough on principle that I rarely if ever do it. And when I do, it's usually for language, not thought.
It's often hard to stand on principle in the real world, though I hope most of us try. As it really takes no effort in this medium, I say, why the hell not?
You wind up with just a number of echo chambers on both sides when you exclude the opposing point of view.
Posted by: Dan Riehl | Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 12:34 PM