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Posted: 01.30.2003 You're about as easy as a nuclear war
I know you're watching me every minute of the day, yeah
I've seen the signs and the looks and the pictures That give your game away, yeah There's a dream that strings the road A broken glass for us to hold And I cut so far before I had to say Please please tell me now Is there something I should know? Is there something I should say That'll make you come my way? Do you feel the same, 'cause you don't let it show.... I've received a small handful of e-mails in the past few weeks to the tune of a Peter Parker lecture, "With great power comes great responsibility." This is my gift, my curse. I don't remember receiving a memo when I started blogging stating that it was my duty to protect those reading along with me. The one and only person I feel I have to protect at all costs when I write is the man I live with and love every day of my life-- my husband. I don't have a standard of 'responsible journalism' to measure up to. I am not your reliable media outlet. Is there really a certain point when your counter peaks, that suddenly you have to blog in order to keep all of your readers "safe", rather than keeping yourself sane? Why was I allowed to blog entries as my true self in order to put me here -- even if I didn't ask to be there -- yet now that I am "here" (for what it's worth), suddenly I have to change my core-self for other's protection? Doesn't that smack of "you've gotta protect the children" and assume my readers don't have a mind of their own in order to agree -- or disagree as it were -- with me? Who appointed you as my keeper and mentor anyway? And why is it not ok for me to call someone out after they've devoted an entire blog entry about being disappointed in my current writing -- but it is ok for you to send me an 1,165-word e-mail (yes, I counted them in Word) doing the very same thing to me? Is that little note ok because you didn't have the balls to put it up in a public place, and sent it on in private instead? "It's just petty and small to invite response, and then go ballistic and shrewish when that response isn't exactly what you want to hear." That works both ways you know. Did you ever think of applying it to this individual when they made their blog entry about me to begin with? Didn't think so. No, it was easier to attack me instead. Everyone else has been. Why should you be left out on all the fun? Just as I don't hold celebrities to any "role model" standard simply because they are a celebrity, I don't think it's fair for anyone to hold me to a higher blogging standard simply because I have a few links floating around out there. At the core of it all, we are all human. And humans can -- and will -- make mistakes. And if I'm stupid enough to make my mistakes in front of 1,500 people each day, more power to me. I haven't tried to hide from them yet. I registered this domain for a reason. I have been a ranter, antagonist and tantrum-thrower all my life. I was the screaming kid with their arms and legs wrapped around the gumball machine in the bank because my Popeye didn't have a dime on him. I was the cheerleader in junior high that egged on the opposing team for wearing baby blue and missing every tackle they tried. I was the editorialist in high school daring you to think about my opinion. And I was the political science and history student in college questioning the present and future, while over-analyzing the past. I'm me. I'm where I am right now because of it. To think I should somehow "change" or suddenly be "more responsible" after all this time is ludicrous to me. People know I'm devoted to those I love and my friends above everything else -- but they also know that life isn't all sunshine and roses, not everyone out there likes me, and I don't try to paint it that way. So let's take a poll... Do you feel bloggers have a responsibility to protect those reading along from themselves? For the record, I will not change the way I've written for almost 18 months now simply because you don't like where my stats counter happens to be at the moment. So I suggest you go find a new read if you have a problem with it. Ya' got that? Good.  why are people so stupid? i just got cought up on all of this and i must say that that was the most rediculous (hers not yours) blog entry that I have ever read. you know i'm not a huge football fan, as a matter of fact i had complaints all week about tv coverage but thats because i dont have cable and am subjected to whatever is on. but to attack you because you are a fan is stupid. i admire your team spirit. i read all of your entires and jens all week i just chose to not watch the game etc. some people are just so damn annoying. i'm in a fould mood so sorry if i'm ranting :) I got a letter from the teens moms and just about flipped my lid. ugh. ¤ ¤ credit: kat | 01.30.03 at 05:22 PM | link- -this ¤ ¤ i think you should blog more about ponies and horses. ok seriously, i missed something. what should you be protecting us (your readers) from? blog terrah? ¤ ¤ credit: mikey | 01.30.03 at 05:24 PM | link--this ¤ ¤It's funny, 'cuz right after I hit publish on this one The Cure's "Lullaby" came on ("...and Spider-Man is having me for dinner tonight...") I expect to be hit by lightning soon. P.S. Check your e-mail Mikey. You can play along with the home game. ¤ ¤ credit: robyn | 01.30.03 at 05:27 PM | link--this ¤ ¤The entire concept behind blogging is to speak your mind about any and all topics. I have not had the pleasure of sparring with anyone yet, cause I have not done any political blogging. However, it's time to start. Like most people, a lot of crap going on and I want to know a.) who is with me and b.) the opinions of others. Rock on - your words are a pleasure to read. ¤ ¤ credit: Ben | 01.30.03 at 05:34 PM | link--this ¤ ¤hehe... who pissed in your corn flakes. :) although I agree with you! ¤ ¤ credit: jay | 01.30.03 at 05:44 PM | link--this ¤ ¤don't you mean as easy as a "nucular" war? ¤ ¤ credit: statia | 01.30.03 at 07:56 PM | link--this ¤ ¤Only in Texas and the Oval Office... ;-) ¤ ¤ credit: robyn | 01.30.03 at 07:58 PM | link--this ¤ ¤Hah..I just read this. Too funny considering what I emailed you a few minutes ago. Nookular -this ¤ ¤And guess which institution of "higher" learning is his favorite, folks... ¤ ¤ credit: robyn | 01.30.03 at 08:44 PM | link--this ¤ ¤Oh, darling. Welcome to my club. We should start some kind of support group. Like so many people have told me, if your words have that much power over someone, consider it a compliment. ¤ ¤ credit: michele | 01.30.03 at 08:50 PM | link--this ¤ ¤You mean to say that you don't do requests? But, but, I thought you were doing this to get a feel for what it's like to be a puppet. I just can't believe that you actually have a brain that produces thoughts and feeling that you may want to convey to others. What's next, are you going to refuse all unsolicited offers to improve your site's performance and/or looks? How do you expect me to validate my existance if I can't point out what you are doing so obviously wrong that it landed you at the top? /sarcasm> ¤ ¤ credit: a different Bill | 01.30.03 at 09:03 PM | link--this ¤ ¤Man, that just bugs the everliving shit out of me. Next time tell 'em to go f*ck off. Hell, the way I feel right now, send them my way and I'll tell them to go f*ck themselves. ¤ ¤ credit: John | 01.30.03 at 11:58 PM | link--this ¤ ¤Can I copy, reword a few lines, and post this next time someone asks me to step into a conflict??? I am so sick of playing "Web Bouncer". ¤ ¤ credit: -e- | 01.31.03 at 12:09 AM | link--this ¤ ¤man! Methinks monsieur is a sore la-hoo-ser. Comme ça: [WHINE] Oh! Oh! Mes yeux sont le taped ouverts avec le duct tape and I cannot move ma main de mouse to le clique away from thees blog! Mon Dieu! Y my team le lost![/WHINE] I hear this was a very good year for French whine. (Franglish provided free of charge.) -this ¤ ¤Slightly altered to suit the occasion, taken from the most excellent movie "Orgazmo" - "Well, you can just f*** right off." You keep writing exactly what you want, as I'm damn sure you will. Negative a-holes like that shit me. I only blogged once about politics and got called a stupid bitch amongst other things for having the nerve to say I thought Dubya was a war-monger. Some people just can't help themselves. ¤ ¤ credit: Jessica Parker | 01.31.03 at 03:36 AM | link--this ¤ ¤I suppose that, from the nature of this conversation, simply pointing out that I'm not from Tampa Bay (and never have been), but still find you so entertaining that you're in my Links list, is insufficent. Damn... Where are the "I Love you, but in a platonic way (well, not really but I don't want your husband to beat me up)" flowers when you need them? :-) -this ¤ ¤
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