Who Am I? What am I Doing Here?
Hey, y’all, yes, it’s me. I’m back. Nearly two years after getting fired from FDL and a year after tapering off the political beat at the end of the ‘08 elections, I am coming up hard against the fact that I’m apparently constitutionally incapable of disconnecting completely from the media stream and tuning out the noise of the political world. It’s been backing up in my brain and as much as I may try to ignore it, I can’t. Grumble.
So, apparently the only answer is to start back on blogging, if only to provide a pressure release valve for the overwhelming feelings of “ZOMG!!” and “WTF??!!” that are the inevitable human reactions to the farcical circus that is the current political climate. Between Princess Jesus Boobies and The White Witch of the North, Nazi Doughboy Glenn Beck, and that bloated intestinal polyp Rush Limbaugh, I just can’t sit here quietly any longer.
I’m not without reservations about this, mind you. I really kind of wanted to ignore everything and try and go back to the way I was before the debacle that was the Bush Years, mostly politically agnostic, tuning in just before elections then immediately tuning out. But what has been seen cannot be unseen, I guess. Here I am. I’m going to do my best to make myself and you guys laugh because it beats the hell out of screaming and breaking windows. It’s going to be loud, it’s going to occasionally be rude, but I’ll do my best to make sure it’s funny.
There’s probably going to be some new collaborators around here. I’m going to maybe be putting up some ads in the margins. Money’s tight and I’ve almost wiped out my savings just trying to make it from A to B and back again over the last few months. Blogging can be stressful, draining, and difficult. I’m going to try my hand at using it to supplement my income. Even just a little will help.
If things go well, I may be taking all of this to a bigger site with other authors, although we’ll see how it goes. If you’d like to join up, shoot me an email at david530 at gmail dot com with a sample of your work. Also, I need to update my blog-roll, so if you want me to feature your blog, send me a link.
Spam comments have been a real problem around here. There were TWENTY PAGES of spam comments stuck in the mod filter when I signed in two days ago. An easy way for me to take care of that was to close the comments on all old posts. Comments will be closed on new posts after about 48 hours or whenever I get to it.
You guys are welcome to hang out in the threads. I’ll be around. Thanks to all of you who have already come by and said hello. You know I love comments. I *am* doing all this for attention, after all.
In personal news, I’m doing great. I’ve been a non-smoker for more than a year now. I work out and swim 5-6 days a week. The boys, Max (18 mos.) and Juan Carlos (10 yrs.) are doing great, spoiled rotten. Expect kitty photos soon.
And that’s what I’ve got right now. Welcome back to you returning friends, and to those of you who are coming around for the first time. Love you guys. Thanks for reading and thanks to all of you who have written to me over the last year encouraging me to get back on the bloggy horse. You win. Thanks for your support!
24 Responses to “Who Am I? What am I Doing Here?”
By bend on Nov 19, 2009 7:04 pm |
Welcome back!
By Kathryn in MA on Nov 19, 2009 7:14 pm |
Well, look who’s here!! I had faith and never removed you from my favorites. Very good to see you.
By litbrit on Nov 19, 2009 7:15 pm |
Hooray! I am so glad you listened to my constant whining.
I shall continue to send your way those things I feel are simply crying out for the TRex once-over.
Welcome back, indeed.
XXX
D.
By Doug Wray on Nov 19, 2009 7:16 pm |
Thrilled to see you back! I was starting to worry that the blogosphere had lost another great voice. I’d love a sidebar link please sir. Will grovel if needed. :-}
By seenos on Nov 19, 2009 7:22 pm |
Looking forward to stopping by more often.
I don’t make it over to FDL much these days, and it turns out I’ve missed reading T-Rex much more than I miss reading FDL.
Truth be told, you disappeared over there shortly after linking to one of my posts, giving me a very rare, fleeting, taste of high profile exposure that prompted both appreciation and regret that I might have helped kill your FDL career.
Funny thing is that your post (and mine) was about vitriolic lefty bloggers, and I find more of that over at FDL now that there’s a Democrat in the WH than I did back in the day!
Anyway, welcome back!
By sammie128 on Nov 19, 2009 8:25 pm |
SOOO glad you’re back! You’ve been missed.
By dmac on Nov 19, 2009 9:22 pm |
You already know how I feel - nauseous, really sick - thinking of how my cheeks and ribs are going to hurt from laughing and it will all be your fault. I won’t even start about how my animals will never forgive you for my feeding my outbursts while reading your um, what is it?, um, !snarkiness! that send them running from the room…
;P
By Armadillo Joe on Nov 19, 2009 9:27 pm |
Really am glad you’re back, TRex. My friend Broadway Carl (plus his friend fraulein, who I’ve never actually met) keep our corner of the inter-toobz tidy at his place — Broadway Carl’s Blog-O-Mania. He’s a regular in the comments at Cesca’s place, where he and Elvis Dingeldein crack each other up, and was happy to learn you are back on the air. B’way Carl is the funny one, fraulein the wistful one and I’m the mopey, policy & Big Picture-obsessed one. We’re like a Hollywood action movie team, but for blogging. Hope you can stop by our place and check out our work. And welcome back.
By Alison on Nov 19, 2009 9:32 pm |
Yay! I’ve read your posts from yesterday and today, and YES, you made me laugh more than once. (FEAGLE. OMG.) So glad you are back to blogging!
By musicsleuth on Nov 19, 2009 11:20 pm |
Welcome back! Your voice was missed — glad to see it is back in such fine form
By punaise on Nov 20, 2009 2:21 am |
re-bienvenu, T!
my frequent ritual drive-by click was not in vain!
so glad you’re back. pace yourself….
By punaise on Nov 20, 2009 2:28 am |
Who Am I? What am I Doing Here?
TRex for VP!
By sunnynobility on Nov 20, 2009 3:29 am |
hurrah!
By Suzanne on Nov 20, 2009 4:53 am |
welcome back big guy. your scales looks mahvahlous darling — the rest has done ya good.
By darkblack on Nov 20, 2009 10:02 am |
Keep it clean, kid.
;>)
By TOW on Nov 20, 2009 11:39 am |
Yay! You’re back! You’ve been missed big guy.
Off to slave at the borg, reading and commenting later.
By newdealfarmgrrrlll on Nov 20, 2009 3:31 pm |
punaise said
i’ll vote for this.
By Laura on Nov 20, 2009 11:01 pm |
*happy sigh*
By cindiloohoo on Nov 21, 2009 9:09 am |
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
I really missed this part of my internets addiction. Glad you’re back.
By PriscilaQOB on Nov 21, 2009 10:54 am |
Sooooo glad you’re back. Although I still post an occasional comment or Oxdown diary over at FDL I have never felt as comfortable as I did years ago after you and then Christy left. Some of those front pagers are downright, well, it’s not about them, is it? And I have missed your humor more than is possible. Glad yer back!
By SadieSue on Nov 21, 2009 10:06 pm |
Oh, I am so GLAD you are back! I was really hoping you were going to be writing regularly after reading the last couple of posts but seeing it confirmed has made me very, very happy. Not only have I missed your writing but I also missed the community here. And congrats on a year smoke-free - good on you!
By godless communist on Nov 21, 2009 11:10 pm |
Welcome back Mr. T!
I give Jah thanks and praises for you return. You are good writer and very funny, so go a make a few bucks off us loyal readers and willing suckers, you deserve it.
A quick question but if you think it will bring you drama by answering, please no worries as I am just curious: How and why did you get booted from FDL?
GC
By M. Bouffant on Nov 22, 2009 1:07 am |
Sure, I’ll deign to be on your bog-roll. Click me & find out!
By GuyFromOhio on Nov 22, 2009 11:10 am |
Yours was the first stop when Tbogg got assimilated, and it was truly zen-inspired intervention. When you went on hiatus, I would still stop by here, ‘cuz I knew … someday … =)
Welcome back, TRex! Truly, “it beats the hell out of screaming and breaking windows.”