Probably be the only place you'll see Britney Spears, if blogson-in-law Alex of Alex in Wonderland is making an accurate assessment.

she will need a drill sergeant to get her back into any kind of shape to appeal to that market ever again

Like this one?

[off-topic - Celebrity blogging probably falls into the "critters that mess up carpets" category]

And in real-world news, Alex is looking to improve his employment prospects.

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This one's been a long time coming, but my real-world blogless brother Tom has finally taken the plunge into the blogging world, mostly as a result of being pissed off at Wisconsin's socialist rag newspapers, frustrated by stupid people in general, and only having occasional visits with me during which to vent his frustrations.

A caution - his spelling & grammar aren't exactly according to Strunk & White, but he gets his point across, and he has a habit of popping off some nice one-liners, so focus on those.

Let's take a look at what we have so far at NoWhere News:

Shame on Blogless Brother for breaking tradition.

Heh. He forgot a title - but I love this line:

If I didn't have better thing's to do like rearrangeing my sock drawer I'd be fire bombing YOUR Embassy and pissing on a picture of mohammad but, since I don't want to offend my piss I won't.

Obviously my brother does not respect the beliefs of violently-rioting terrorists. How insensitive.

MONKEY JABBER PART 1 - AGAIN with the insensitivity... for shame... Anyway, since you probably don't know what "Haneek rabbak" means and he failed to link to the translation, you can check this (extremely not safe for work) list of Arabic curse words.

Yeah, I told him about the importance of expository hyperlinking, but since he's my older brother (by 2 years), he was too busy giving me wedgies to listen.

Membership in the Bad Example Clan is also an option, if you're so inclined to jump through the requisite hoops, but is not mandatory.

Meanwhile you can look forward - with either anticipation or dread - to regular visits and comments from me.

Welcome home.

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Blogson Jeff of Ponytailed Conservative has dropped me a line to let me know that his reason for only posting once in the last month is because of a death in the family, which required his presence out of state in a remote and internetless section of the country.

Meanwhile, he HAS posted again, this time to point out that Hillary Clinton has her head firmly up her ass with her comments on the issue of the London-based company Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. selling its control of several U.S. ports to United Arab Emirates-based Dubai Ports World.

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I've never owned a ferret, but I've played with a few. They're funny and adorable.

Blogson GEBIV lost his ferret, Slinky.

I mourn with him.

I also noticed that he was feeling down in general, possibly for non-Slinky related reasons:

But sometimes it's hard to see where I've really done any good by being around.

I'm reminded of a quote, and I'm paraphrasing: "I'll make about as much of a hole in life as your finger does when you pull it out of a bucket of water."

I know what he's TRYING to get at with the quote - that when your finger leaves the water, the water closes up like your finger was never there. But the FIRST thing I thought of was that the quote was referring to taking your finger out of a hole in the BUCKET, and all the water would drain out.

I believe the second one is closer to the truth.

Truth is, I would be a very dry bucket without GEBIV. I owe him a LOT. Mostly in regards to the Alliance of Free Blogs.

Because he's one of the few people who actually GETS why I post assignments twice a week.

It's not because I think it's important, it's because there's satisfaction in meeting the challenge of trying to be silly on a specific topic twice a week. It helps you develop a little self-discipline as a writer, and it also gives you a chance to experiment with new styles & techniques of humor. Some work, some don't, but at least you TRY, and you broaden your horizons by doing so.

The fact that he's been one of the few people who consistently completed assignments with me is greatly appreciated. Sometimes that game got pretty darn lonely.

He's also one of the few people I'd trust to do justice to the round-ups, and I'm VERY grateful that he took those over for me. He gives me the chance to spend more time with my wife, friends, & blogkids. You ALL owe him one for that.

Whether that "one" is a debt of gratitude or a punch in the head, I leave to your discretion, but still...

Anyway, GEBIV, you're a good writer with a great sense of humor, and your absence would leave me with a broken bucket and a puddle on the floor, so leave your finger where it is.

...Which only SOUNDS dirty.

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On Feb. 15th, 2004, bloggranddaughter Sissy of And What Next... cursed the effects of hot dogs on canine colonic expulsions.

Her posting has gotten slightly less unsavory since then.

Except for this part:

I have witnessed the births and even some of the conceptions of many Bad Example Family members!

Seriously, folks, you REALLY don't want to have to witness Bad Example Family conceptions. They make "Caligula" look like a trip to Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.

My sympathies to Sissy for having to live through the trauma.

And my best wishes in her second year.

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Blogdaughter Sally of Whimsy Capricious explains what she's been doing lately - taking care of a daughter who had a near-fatal episode that required hospitalization.

Please go send a prayer, or whatever it is that you do in these situations.

Comments would be fine, too.

Now if only we could get her husband Alex to come out of hiding...

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Blogdaughter Boudicca of Boudicca's Voice has blessed me with another bouncing baby bloggranddaughter:

Rave of Quid Nunc

Ok, first things first: how the HELL do you pronounce that?

Now let's have a peek under the little pink blankie...

Artsy photo of herself - You'd think that living in Oklahoma she'd be getting a little more sun and be able to lose that unhealthy gray complexion.

Swim practice - Ya know, back in MY day, we had to ride our bikes two miles, uphill, both ways when we wanted to go to the swimming pool.

Hey, now HERE'S a sucky post! I'll have to teach her about the Bonfire of the Vanities.

Ass wax... just be grateful for the lack of pictures.

So THAT's what happened to Ben! Great guy. Haven't seen him in years.

Plum Pleasure Nubs - yes, it's about what you think it's about. Although she doesn't explain whether "plum" is the size or the color.

Membership in the Bad Example Clan is also an option, if you're so inclined to jump through the requisite hoops, but is not mandatory.

Meanwhile you can look forward - with either anticipation or dread - to regular visits and comments from me.

Welcome home.

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Ok, Blogson Deathknyte of Bad Catholicism technically isn't just mine.

The Humble Devildog of Random Firings of Neurons and Beth of Yeah, Right, Whatever are looking to get him on weekends & holidays.

Now it IS true that HD & Beth got him primed, but they'd been priming him for like a year with no results. I actually persuaded him to crawl out of the birth canal.

However, I suppose I should do the honorable thing and update the Bad Example Family Tree post to note their contributions.

Anything to avoid child support payments.

Besides, that way I can blame Deathknyte's questionable behaviors on faulty genetics.

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Blogdaughter Tammi, has followed solidly in my footsteps my transforming her niece into her blogdaughter.

I swear, this family tree is more recursive than a Moebius strip.

Nevertheless, it's a pleasure to introduce Carmen of I'll Do What I Wanna Do...Gosh!.

Let's peer into the bassinet:

Stuff about her - My word! I'll bet most of the folks she's met in the meat-world don't know all this.

Issues with alarm clocks

Text anxiety - all that missing is the dream that she's taking the test in her underwear.

Oh, wait... that's MY dream... nevermind...

Is this a scene from The Shawshank Redemption?

Weatherblogging!... can cats be far behind?

Brags about how wet she is. I *like* that in a woman.

Membership in the Bad Example Clan is also an option, if you're so inclined to jump through the requisite hoops.

Meanwhile you can look forward - with either anticipation or dread - to regular visits and comments from me.

Welcome home.

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1 :-) I'm so proud. And y'all are gonna love her. She ROCKS! Just you wait and see..... But remember - she's a real live member of my real live family. Don't piss her off - she's a bit like her Auntie Tammi that way. ;-)

Posted by: tammi at February 05, 2006 10:10 AM (lfQya)

2 Heh. Obviously, you haven't seen the custody battle that you are involved in....

Posted by: the Humble Devildog at February 05, 2006 10:22 AM (TIYju)

3 What is the difference between the clan and the family?

Posted by: Moogie at February 05, 2006 02:08 PM (fNWXm)

4 Got another on my site. Boy we are prolific as of late! See what you started Harv?!

Posted by: Bou at February 05, 2006 09:39 PM (iHxT3)

5 You dream you're taking a test in Carmen's underwear?

Posted by: Susie at February 05, 2006 10:15 PM (a0oF7)

6 Susie - it's STRICTLY a comfort thing!

Posted by: Harvey at February 06, 2006 06:54 AM (ubhj8)

7 Yay, thanks for the welcome! Looking forward to your lurking....I mean visiting ;P

Posted by: Carmen at February 06, 2006 07:50 AM (YgY2c)

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