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Christine talks about “blurkers,” those visitors to a weblog who leave no sign of their presence. No comments, no links, nothing. And for those reading sites via an RSS newsreader, there’s even less of a trace, not even a hit from the hit counter. Just as she did, I’m asking that if you read this entry, please make a comment and let me know if:
Thanks!
After struggling with a veritable tornado of comment spam, I’ve decided to blacklist the word “Texas” in my comments, due to a certain type of online card game. In all honesty, there are dozens, maybe even hundreds (and quite possibly thousands), of cool Texans, as well as one or two I’m not fond of, but if someone wants to comment on my weblog, and they work for Texas Monthly, for instance, they’re going to have some trouble. It’s a small price to pay, I think.
P.S. I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few more beloved Texans. Sorry!
The Economist conducted its yearly survey and the green land of my birth, Ireland, comes out first for quality of life. Now, the UN usually does its own polls and Canada usually comes out on top. So the question is, do I move back? Lucky me. I guess I could escape the frigid Canadian winters in drizzly Ireland and come back to Canada for the summers.
P.S. Gentle American friends, the U.S. placed 13th. When are you coming up?
Back in September, Brooke and I spent a week in Washington state and dropped into the Democratic Party headquarters in Walla Walla to express our support. The guys seemed eager to talk and we ended up spending about half an hour with them. We joked that if Bush won again, they should all come to Canada and claim refugee status.
Marry An American has a slightly different plan. They’re signing up single Canadians to marry liberal Americans so that they can escape Bush’s America. If I wasn’t already married, I might be willing to help out! That would certainly be bigamy (get it? bigamy, big of me? it’s funny!).
(via ericalucci)
SPOILER: The site is actually satirical and sponsored by Canada’s lefty THIS Magazine, which has a pretty nifty blog.
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