I can't stay away from the subject of Sarah Palin. I've been looking at the trashiest stories, too. Nothing to do with her stands on important issues (or if Alaska's proximity to Russia means she's got experience with foreign issues). Some of my conclusions from the wading into useless dreck: She's far better looking than she was when she did sportscasting. Say what you like about her, I think she's pretty. She's probably got the sort of charisma that gives me the willies. A lot of people who are considered inspiring make me want to escape their presence. A form of jealousy? A sense of inferiority? Maybe. Anyway, from the reports I've read, she's supposed to be the sort of person who makes you feel as if she's listening to you and cares about your opinion. She's got a room-filling presence. Eeearrrgh. All of that sounds just like what they said about Bill Clinton. I never particularly paid attention to the fact that Hillary is female--sure
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ReplyDeleteTime to adjust your settings to enable that spam-blocking feature (where folks have to type nonsense words to post).
ReplyDeleteI'm 200 baked beans tall. And, thanks to the joys of sugar substitutes, I smell like it too.
That was a relatively benign spam and it did have an interesting link giving information about the flood http://www.nola.com/
ReplyDeletestill spam is spam. And the connection to advertising and tragedy is just too rotten. Kind of like the CNN Your Hurricane Headquarters. . . the whole kicky graphics and cute titles thing is slick and nasty.
The flood makes me so angry at the government I haven't trusted myself to blog about it. I feel horrible about the whole thing. Just seems like the governments (local on up to federal) don't give a damn about the poor.
ReplyDeleteNow the feds have apportioned a chunk of money for the relief, and all I can think is, how much of it will actually go to the relief, and how much will get stolen by interest groups, contractors snapping up contracts noncompetitively, etc.?
Anyway, yeah, you put words to what I was feeling (re that spam). It seemed like the spammer was taking advantage of the tragedy.
Okay, I’m 17,100 printed pages of inkjet paper high. And, um, speaking of “high” Kate…what have you been up to, my dear? And are you sharing? LOL A most intriguing and unusual post, indeed. ;-)
ReplyDeletePlease stop by my blog when you get a chance, Kate, and read my Best & Worst Advice for Writers article. I’d really love to have you share your advice for aspiring writers!