After posting my piece about Joe Millionaire last night, I expected I would get a few hits. After all, months after writing about American Idol I was still getting people looking for information and this kind of thing is what the American public eats up. There's another Blog which supposedly got tons of hits for Joe Millionaire today, so what gives? I investigated thinking perhaps I'd misspelled. I'm not always the best speller but I do eventually look things up and Millionaire isn't an uncommon word, at least not one I'd think that many people would misuse.

No, according to the dictionary and the Fox Network site, my spelling was accurate. It turns out the other blog had misspelled Millionaire and apparently has gotten dozens of hits from "web crawlers" who also made the same mistake. This says alot to me about the show's demographic and now the whole "what wine goes with what" thing makes more sense.

Oh yeah, salmon... that's a fish right?
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Dear Bloggy,

Where have you been? We've missed you! Did you make any New Year's Resolutions?

A Wondering Fan

Dear AWF,

How sweet, really, to think someone actually missed my clever yet stringent words here on SRO. Frankly, I would have written sooner but (as in LIfe) the Powers That Be had other plans for this space, plans that obviously didn't include me. There was a brief period where my title was allotted to a cartoon character, much to my dismay, but I have returned to my rightful throne. So, as I am want to do when given some "free time", I took the opportunity to pense and muse over my position in the bigger picture. Who am I to this created universe called SRO? What part, if any, do I play in informing the minions of my position in life? What exactly do I bring to the party?

The answer was both startling yet eye-opening as I realized my thoughts, yay all of our thoughts in the blogosphere, are Mere Folly. You heard correct, M.F. To think any of these fleeting opinions are more than Fast Food for the folks with some time to kill is narcissistic at best and maniacal when you swim closer to the Deep End.

As a result of these Mensa Moments, I did quickly jot a list of Resolutions for my participation, sporadic and pithy as it may be. Since you asked, here's the short list pertaining to Blogging. I have refrained from those involving Personal Hygeine and Substance Abuse for legal reasons.

1. Do not write for results. - Results, meaning more hits or links or whatever you've concocted as a Perk of Blogging, are like hitting the towel when you wank off. Yes, it makes the whole process cleaner and more enjoyable due to the lack of, shall we say, spillage but it is in no way to be expected. I've personally written brief epistles which laid bare the very essence of my soul yet which were to my surprise met with stoney silence and an off-handed shrug. Better you get it off your chest when it's there and just keep moving.

2. Do not linger. - Excellent advice in so many areas - parties, relationships, car wrecks - but here in the wonderful world of blogging, it's extrmemely wise given the venue. Blog Posts are like toilet paper, you will be done with the roll before you know it and on to the next one. To linger over the few sheets you hold in your trembling hands is not only unattractive but rather pathetic.

3. Link from Love - I know, this is a bit New Agey and sounds slightly like the catch-phrase for a Church Breakfast but it's concise and holds the right amount of wisdom. To cut to the chase, don't stick some links in your Blog hoping to skim some High Numbers like a bottom feeder on the ocean floor from the Superstars you've referred to. On the flip side, those lonely little blogs you've mentioned due to some burst of generosity in a moment of weakness - they'll rarely appreciate your gesture. Just Link from Love and you'll feel better and ready to move on.

4. Write about what you know - Sounds simple yet a quick review of the Locals will prove otherwise. There are so many things I can confidently wax eloquent about - shoes, late nights crawling on the streets of Paris, flirting, various and sundry animalistic positions. Likewise there is so much I would be a fool to approach - politics, computor savvy, gene pooling. My credentials and experience in these matters is nil and those who meander stupidly through these fields in which they aren't qualified usually end up stepping on Land Mines.

5. Just write - As I mentioned earleir in my apt yet vivid metaphor of Bloggoing to toilet paper, the Blog Universe moves quickly. If you think too long or struggle too deeply with the appropriateness of your posts, you're missing part of the fun. Better you throw caution to the wind and just write what has been eating away at your overworked brain and get it out of the way. I'm hopefully assuming another Bon Mot will leap onto the stage ready to perform for the masses and once you get the whole theater rocking, these little gems will be clamoring for their time in the spotlight.

There you go, sweetness. These are the Divas of the bunch, at least in terms of my writing. My reading has others as well - don't believe a word you read, don't ever think anything you read is about you, because it NEVER is - are others I could delve into but frankly, I'm bored talking about blogging for now. It's quite like reading a menu when the food is waiting to be eaten in the kitchen. Go out and eat.

Inspiringly Yours - Bloggy
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