We ban griefers. We can even IP ban someone. But if someone really wants to get at a given blogger, they can via anonymous accounts. For those of you who have blogs who feel like they're getting stalked by trolls and other jerks, you can stop them. When you create an article, only allow registerd users to respond to your article. That way, you have some say over who can interact on your site. It's important to keep perspective on your blog site - IT'S YOUR OWN BLOG. You don't have to p...

This is a response to the associated link. Was going to make it a response but the amount of editing it would take made it too time consuming. So I used Blog Navigator Pro to do it up in its built in blog editor. Questions to conservatives: Why is it that the right attacks anyone who questions the war in Iraq for not supporting our troops, yet impugns a decorated war veteran's integrity, including things like purple heart band-aids? Why is it members of the military tell me tha...

It never ceases to amaze me how quick some people are to spit on those that are giving them something for nothing. Just so that others can be pre-warned, don't call me a "Nazi" or "Fascist" or any other hateful name.  I don't have to put up with it. And I won't.  I don't know what the deal is with the far left wing people on the Internet and their fixation with calling people "nazis" and such.  Do they even realize that Nazi stands for National Socialist. They weren't right-win...

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Bummer, the artist we were trying to hire in from the west isn't going to be able to come. Now we're still stuck without a lead modeler on Master of Magic/Sorcery. The search continues.

Every do a favor for a friend or business associate only to have them not only not return the favor but nit-pick on everything you're doing. That's how I'm feeling right now.  I feel like I'm volunteering time to help landscape a friend's yard only to have my friend sit there and nit-pick the way I'm digging or complain that I'm not going fast enough. Except this is in the realm of business.  We have certain levels of custom service we're used to being able to provide to our cust...

Every so often I see someone say they're not going to blog anymore because they didn't get their articles featured to the home page or because there aren't enough comments on their blogs. I think those people need to ask themselves why they're blogging in the first place.  Personally, I blog because I enjoy writing. I enjoy communicating with others.  And yes, I do want others to read what I write.  But I don't sit back and wait for some automated system to promote my stuff...

I have a confession to make. I generally enjoy the company of left-wingers to right-wingers. It's true.  I love to have lively debates but the main observation I have about left-wingers is that they tend to at least think about things more so than the average person.  Sure, most of their opinions are poorly thought out (grin) but I enjoy talking to people who have thought about more than what they've eaten today, what they hope to eat tomorrow, and what they've eaten in the past which ...

  Here are some pictures from this past year!             Captioning: My turtle Cuddles who celebrated his 20th year living with me this year. Ashley on the tramponline. Take a close look at the "family picture"... The toy in the garage at the cottage. Debbie in New York. Alex at Comerica Park. Stupid me and my stinging bees. My hot wife poses in the car. Ryan gets a ba...

  If you have 75% of the below attributes (and be honest) you are probably a gifted person. [ ] Are you a good problem solver? [ ] Can you concentrate for long periods of time? [ ] Are you a perfectionist? [ ] Do you persevere with your interests? [ ] Are you an avid reader? [ ] Do you have a vivid imagination? [ ] Do you enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles? [ ] Often connect seemingly unrelated ideas? [ ] Do you enjoy paradoxes? [ ] Do you set high standards for yourself? [ ] Do y...

If I could imagine the perfect on-line retailer it would have to be Amazon.com.  The only thing they're missing is some sort of iTunes-like manager for going through the store more quickly and making purchasing and getting to information better. I find that even if I don't buy anything, the site is still incredibly interesting purely as a community.

Dilbert author, Scott Adams, recently announced he would be blogging less and would no longer post about controversial topics.  His rationale was that blogging produced little in tangible income but negative reaction to his controversial blogs had the potential to tangibly decrease his income from lost readership. I can relate to that. I often will get an email from someone saying they'll never buy a product I'm associated with because I've offended them with one of my blogs. ...

Next-generation MyColors is almost ready for mass distribution.

I'm out of touch. I didn't get my hands on Winter Wonderland until very recently and I'm in love. What a fantastic theme that is so complete. My desktop     Look closely at how the toolbar is skinned. See how it's irregularly shaped and blends in? Internet Explorer 7 skinning. This snow man is animated and so are the snow flakes and the lights shine. It's really a cool yet surprisingly subtle effect.   The icons are exquisite. And it...