Fill In For Me

Okay, I’m back, at least for the weekend.

Lots of comment-worthy events occurred during my impromptu vacation. Between the Inaugural, the Iraqi election, the State-of-the-Union address, the Social Security controversy, Secretary of State Rice’s Grand Tour and the dozens of lesser dramas that have dropped off in the last two weeks, I have a lot of catching up to do regarding current events. (In addition to not posting, I had also left off of surfing the news.)

And, as of the upcoming Monday, the forty-hour grind begins anew, lasting up to March first at least. Therefore, I’d like to request that those who wish to post here as co-bloggers during the work week send a volunteer notice in comments to this post or via email. Already, I have the intrepid Ith, but she’s a bit under the weather. (Be well, girlfriend.) I’d like to add nine more into the mix.

Your Guidelines

1. Try to keep the language clean—my mom’s reading. If you absolutely must drop the f-bomb, the synonym for a donkey-horse hybrid or the like in here, please use asterisks. (Yes I know that I haven’t always held to this standard, but I’ve tried mightily. I’d like you to do the same.)

I absolutely draw the line at taking the Lord’s Name in vain: don’t do it. (BTW, I’ve heard my mostly polite, proper and pristine mom drop the f-bomb on occasion; usually in traffic.) :-P
2. The subject matter need not be pristine, however.
3. I’d like for at least two people to post on a single day, Monday through Friday.
4. In the title, post your screen name in parentheses so a reader will know that it’s not me. No worries if you forget. I’ll fix it later.
5. You need not have a blog of your own to be considered.
6. You need not be a Christian or even a conservative Republican to be considered. Just remember the views of the majority of my audience—and those of the author--should you post something opposite to these creeds.

My Guidelines

1. I reserve the right to disagree with you—politely, of course—in comments.
2. If I violently disagree with you—or you step over the line--I’ll save my comments for email. You are doing me a favor, so my inclination to nail a given pelt to my wall will be suppressed. :-)
3. I’ll hook you up with a correction if I find any obvious misspellings (hey, I do it all the time). If an idea is unclear, I’ll ask you about it via email.

If you have a blog, don’t be shy about linking to it.

For those who do have blogs, I’d prefer that those persons with smaller traffic than mine apply for the position. However, if you’re a larger, warm-blooded creature with a more developed intellect than I, believe me, that will be no drawback to your being selected.

Don’t be afraid to stir up feces here. I’m no delicate flower and can deal with controversy. (Some might say that I *like* kicking up dust.) I’m a big girl.

I look forward to seeing who applies. More so, I look forward to reading what you have to say in my own little corner of this thing that connects people who would have never met otherwise.

Comments

[StinKerr]

Welcome back.

[skinner]

now that the eletion here is over and the election in Iraq is over both resulting in glorious results I can only say PRAISE THE LORD and thank him for the strength and bravery of our military along with theyre selflessness and sacrafices should they be blessed with bigger rewards that at least come close too other government employees ????/ what can I say but every american should have theyre choice as to what precentage of there taxes go to whom and to where this would be an easy solution for me to eliminate useless government agencies along with thyre useless employees PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS AND GIVE THEM ALL THEY NEED write youre congressman I havent yet but I will tomorrow I have to live by what I preach talk is cheep thanks KYLE

[skinner]

holy blogdeassator Baldilocks I just reread this and realized you were looking for someone to post subjects on youre blog
in youre absentia IM NOY WORTHY IM FLATTERED BUT "IM FIRED" I refuse to join any CLUB {BLOG} that would consider me as a member , WC FIELDS , however I have to mention you are ONE SEXY LOOKING GAL {its youre smile } IM not into uniforms I can see you in a yellow cotton blouse with a big collar PS IM not a sicko Ive got a lady Im just telling you I like youre style!!!!!!!!!

[Acidman]

I would love to post here. And I promise this: NO politics, NO racial crap and NO insults to anybody.

Just some old-fashioned Southern story-telling.

[annoying little twerp]

If my lame-brain can think of anything worthy of this fine blog I might post-maybe *grin*
Ps-I'm only a "marsupial". How I've gotten that high-I have no idea.

[skinner]

acid man pour some backing soda on yourself youll get fixed whats wrong with insults and politics you cant have one without the other garr en teed and to be honest with you ive heard all the good ol souther storie I promise somebodies gwine to ged dey but stuck plumb in da briar patch agenn or dey get swallored up by a big blu catfish and or gator or wet moccasin and never turn back from de swamp but you kin her dem calin out from time to time bring me my scattah gun qwik my scattah gun oh yea If you got some better stories lay em on us Im anxious to hear em its just my dad and aunt Emma was from shreveport and aunt emma got thrown in the sippi rvah with her 6 bros and sises and pops told em sink or swimm lo and behold dey swimmed PRAISE DA LORD IN DA HIGHEST

[TheAnchoress]

Hey, J, I wouldn't mind helpin' out. You know I won't take the Lord's name in vain! :-)

[CrankyBeach]

CrankyBeach, a little late off the mark, hereby raises her hand and volunteers, if volunteers are still requested. I am a mere "large mammal" too--and at this moment, my ranking is just 5 below yours, so I guess I qualify... :) And I haven't been under the weather lately, either.