Nobody saw this one coming (not even me, actually) but I've got another blogdaughter now:

Pam of Camp HappyBadFun!

Here's the deal... My first post over at IMAO was a bit... er... apolitical/pornographic... and garnered a little tsk-tsk'ing in the comments. One of the tsk'ers was Pam.

After I got finished crying and kicking the dogs, I thought about what she'd said & realized that she had a point. I also decided to have a little fun with the whole incident, which led to my "Making Amends" post at IMAO.

Pam thought I was poking fun at her - well, yeah, kinda - and was concerned that I might actually be miffed at her criticism, so she sent me a very nice, supportive e-mail where she told me that I made her laugh and not to let her comments get to me.

She's so sweet.

After a little more back & forth, it occurred to me that Pam was a talented writer with a good command of the English language and a bright sense of humor. So, with a gleam in my eye that she couldn't see, I asked my favorite question:

"if you WERE going to start a blog, what would you name it?"

That should sound familiar to some of you ;-)

I was expecting that we'd be discussing this for quite a while, and - since she'd been a comment-lurker for a couple YEARS - I wasn't sure anything would come of it.

She had a blog up in 24 hours.

Let's take the tour, shall we?

First post - credits me by name for pushing her over the edge. Apparently I'm not the FIRST person to tell her to get a blog, just the most persistent and/or encouraging. She also tells a little about herself, and explains some of her reasons for wanting to blog. A nice "get to know ya" kind of post.

Second post - flaunts her vocabulary by asking us to use the word "quiddity". Isn't that that weird Harry Potter game?

Third post - explains to her son that it's not a good idea to write threatening letters to the Tooth Fairy. Personally, I always just hid in the corner with a baseball bat. Even an ethereal, flight-enhanced magic being is no match for a Louisville Slugger.

Anyway, please welcome my shiny, sparkling new blogdaughter Pam to the blogosphere with the traditional virtual butt-sniffing.

Pam - being a member of the Bad Example Family, you are cordially invited to grab the logo of your choice from this post. You may also, if you choose, blogroll the rest Bad Example Family. Neither is mandatory, but both are encouraged. No matter what you do, you'll always be my beloved blogdaughter, and that's what matters to me.

So... Tammi... _Jon... back to the drawing board.

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1 Welcome Pam...comin' over to see ya now...

Posted by: Sissy at February 28, 2005 07:53 PM (PjqiK)

2 Yeah, fresh meat....ugh I mean, Yeah New Blogsister!! ;-)

Posted by: Tammi at February 28, 2005 07:55 PM (HaRi0)

3 Dad...can I borrow the car keys? hehe... Thanks for everything, Harvey! You Rock!

Posted by: Pam at February 28, 2005 10:33 PM (qvYlL)

4 Yeah, sure, as soon as you start paying for the insurance! :-P *grumble* Damn grubby little monsters, always tryin' ta wreck my car *grumble*

Posted by: Harvey at March 01, 2005 12:01 AM (ubhj8)

5 Harv, you must teach your offspring about the value of RSS feeds. It's going to take me much longer to ogle her the old fashioned way.

Posted by: Jim at March 01, 2005 05:16 AM (MDLz3)

6 So you've woven you magic wand of corruption on another young lady, huh.... That's my bLog Daddy! Welcome Pam.

Posted by: _Jon at March 01, 2005 08:11 AM (RZ4Hy)

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Blogdaughter Boudicca of Boudicca's Voice has presented the blogosphere with another bouncing baby bloggranddaughter for me.

This one is Sissy of And What's Next...

Let's take a peek at our newborn, shall we?

Dog blogging! What a way to start. Just hold your nose while you read this one, since - and I know this from experience - nothing smells worse than the inside of a dog after it makes it to the outside.

If you're planning a surprise party, be sure to leave that blabbermouth Sissy out of the loop.

She brags about her Girl Scout fetish. DAMN! That's just REALLY freaky, and... [takes second look]... OH! Girl Scout COOKIES!

My bad.

A little boozing humor. Perhaps Sissy should stop on over at her BlogUncle Madfish's bar and tip a few with the crazy people.

Tries to make the argument that sleeping on the couch can be a good thing. All the married men reading this are cordially invited to roll their eyes in unison with me.

She seems really happy to be part of the Bad Example Family. Oh, Sissy... you'll find out... MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

She succumbs to the music meme... Metallica and Shania Twain?... She's an eclectic little thing, ain't she?

She reports on a lefty asshat getting a SWEET virtual bitch-slap at the local bar. I'm huggin' her for posting that one!

{hug}

An in-depth "About Me" post. And she's even got it on the sidebar already. She's GOOD!

Finally, she chases away any potential suitors by admitting to a slight deficiency in kitchen skills.

Welcome to the Family, Sissy. You may now, if you so desire, go to this post and pick up a Bad Example Family Logo for your site. You may also, if you wish, blogroll the rest of the Family, which is listed on my right sidebar.

The rest of you, go sniff her butt like the dogs that you are.

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