Posts Tagged ‘blogging’
America: Love it or leave it
Written by Zak Klemmer
Monday, 02 February 2009 18:16
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I was told by another blogger that: "The door is that way. Don't let it hit you in the ass." The words "that way" were a link to the US State Department web page on Renunciation of US Citizenship.

I want to secede from the whole nation

(Editor's note: In this link, see reply to comments from Zak Klemmer. Please be advised of crude language on this page. Content does not reflect the opinions or tack of MTW and its contributors).

Don’t get me wrong, I love America: The Constitution and Bill of Rights, our common law tradition. The English invented individual rights, Americans merely perfected and wrote them down as part of our body of law. Americans are generous and mostly kind people, and I am proud to be an American for these reasons alone. I would like to live on the Sonoma coast in northern California, and some day I will.

But, our society as the body politic has become a “something for nothing society.” Our politicians have become con artists, who’s existence (and recent success) is only to satisfy the vulgar something for nothing wishes of voters who have no morals or common sense, and the goals of the AARP are a perfect example. The public debt can never be re-payed, as it has become so huge that repudiation is the most likely end game. I am so sorry for my country.

My grandfather came here in 1903 from Slovakia with nothing; he found a job in a steel mill in Gary, Indiana. He then started to buy lots and build houses and rented them out. He retired, living off of the rents of the multi-unit apartment building he owned in Sherman Oaks, California. He has always been my shining example.

 
MTW: “Change is good!”
Written by Chad Phillips
Friday, 23 January 2009 10:20
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[Editor's note: The photo and video accompanying this post were added by Ron McClure Jr, unbeknownst to Mr. Chad Phillips, the creator, editor and administrator of MyThoughtWorld, and also the author of the following post. The video is a rag-tag montage of pictures from his posts over the years, and is meant to give tribute and hopefully a chuckle or two. The sappy music was chosen for its overly dramatic effect (Chad is a drama queen), however we here at MTW truly appreciate Chad's hard work, and I personally wish to thank him for affording us the opportunity to spout our opinionated rhetoric. He is not gone for good, but just stepping back...for now (he has control issues).]

…and now a message from our founder:

I'm writing this post to inform our readership of some much needed changes taking place around here. But, to quote my kids' favorite author, Dave Pilkey, "Before I tell you that story, I have to tell you this story…"

Once again the old MTW mailbox has been flooded with letters of both concern and complaint. If you're new here, you probably don't have a clue why there's concern. But if you're an MTW fan, it's no secret that up until just this past week, MTW's content was, well…(how can I put this gently?) static. The fault has been mostly mine, as MTW Regs T.R. Oglodad and Ron McClure Jr. have been serving up some pretty good fare. Once in a while, even Santiago and Cal get into the act. I just haven't had time to edit and administer the site.

The reason for this is bittersweet. Basically, since I was forced into "early retirement" by the conservative rag (I mean that lovingly, BTW)  I used to work for, I went into business for myself. With the birth of my entrepreneurship, I just haven't had time to edit for this site, much less do any blogging of my own. And administration? Forget it. It ain't happenin'. That's the bitter part. The sweet part is that business is good and getting better, but the bottom line is that the extra business is eating up my blogging, editing, and administration resources.

Therefore, I am turning over the editing and administration duties of MyThoughtWorld to MTW Regulars T.R. Oglodad and Ron McClure Jr.  T.R. is a veteran MTW contributor – and the brains behind most of those one of kind, brilliantly "touched" images you'll find on our site. He's also a hell of a writer in his own right. Ron McClure Jr. is likewise a man of many talents, not the least of which is editing and writing. Ron brings with him considerable experience as a team leader as well. His talents will be most welcome here in an administrative and creative capacity.

Please make these guys feel welcome as they fill two rather large shoes (MINE!) in joining the MTW editorial board.

Thanks guys for bailing my tired ass out and good luck.

 
Wondering why your favorite blog has been static lately?
Written by Chad Phillips
Monday, 18 August 2008 02:26
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I finally got around to checking viewer mail at MTW this week and was pleasantly surprised with a barrage of inquiries into why the MTW team has been silent of late.

It's been over a month since our last post and many of you are wondering why. There are a multitude of reasons for this, so I may have to parlay this into a series of post about why we aren't posting right now…LOL:) We'll see. In the meantime, I'll just start with the catalyst for our lack of timely posting in recent weeks.

First, since I am the content editor for this site, nothing gets posted without going through me first and I've been really busy. For example, the entire month of July was spent in preparation for a guitar clinic I was teaching in August. So how come we're half way through August and still no posts? Well, during that prep time I developed a nasty case of RSI, otherwise known as Repetitive Stress Injury. As a result, I am rather limited right now in terms of how much time I can spend composing and/or editing the next opinion piece for this blog.

Additionally, since this endeavor is a labor of love, meaning it doesn't pay me or my contributors a dime (and none of you moochers are anteing up to support our efforts) I've had to take on two (count 'em TWO) additional webmastering jobs to help pay the bills. That means (you guessed it) no content for you. I feel like the soup Nazi in saying that, but anyway there it is.

So, until I get some more cash to both pay for entertaining you and for treating my RSI, we're going to be lean on posts. That means you leeches (and I say that with affection, BTW) are going to have to (A) find another host, (B) go on a diet, or (C) send me some money so me and my awesome team of super conservatives can get back to work providing you with all the wit, sarcasm, humor, and insightful commentary you've come to expect from us.