I’m your first vote…and my opinion is pretty weak FWIW. I too have niche things to say that no reasonable person would want to read! I also used tell people abortion should be mandatory and “no lives matter.” Now, I just rant about how low quality comparing everything to Flat-Earthers is. The times they are a-regressing. We’re all Devo!
What do they say, "comparison is the theif of joy"? Instead of Flat-earthers, ant-vaxxers, and Nazis people should just make shit up to confuse the narrative. "You are just like the 3rd wave Neo-Omnichronists when they were confronted with the Viceroy to Nargilim winning the Tumult of Mauritania." By the third google search they will have abandoned hope. I thank you for your vote, limp wristed as you may think it is I value it! :D
I’m totally on board. My wife was a hotshot Chicago concierge and I had this business plan to give super fake city tours where I just made up dates and names and pointed at random buildings. Aside from the fact I don’t want to move back to Chicago, it may be time for someone to take this amazing job opportunity and run with it.
And think about it….as the home of improv comedy, you advertise it as such and every tour is a chance to get more ridiculous than the last one. I think it’s genius. I also think I’m a genius. Hyuck!
My office used to be above / next to the river and on my smoke breaks I would sit out there as the ferries went by. I always figured the guy doing the play by play was just making shit up for the bobble head tourists that didn't know any better. "On your right you will see the Willful Consolidated Latex corporation building, which was built on an Takomasak Indian burial ground. They say if you listen closely at the peak of the summer solstice you can hear the ennui of those buried there." Or atleast that is what I would do were I forced into that job. :D
I'm working my way through your posts starting from the first. As I said, I like your sense of humor. You write very well for someone who says you never read anymore. Do I understand you correctly that you had over 1000 reads on your first post? That's amazing, but I laughed when you said it made you feel like saying "whoa - slow down." But it was a good piece I thought and an interesting trip back through those elections. I shared many of your observations from those times. I'm looking forward to continuing to read the others.
It's appreciated for sure. That first post was kind of me just getting something out of my system with no expectations. Once it started getting read I thought I would see what else was on my mind that people might like / find interesting while sitting on the john. But reality set in pretty quick that it was just an anomaly. I suppose its possible that if I kept writing political things, there might be some echo of that first post traffic wise, but since I have done pretty much everything substack will allow me too in an attempt to rid myself of political hackery, it would be hypocritical to join in the at the trough. When I was in my late teens early 20s I read a LOT as I was consistently "unhoused" or "underemployed" and it was the cheapest form of distraction. I did happen to read some classics along the way, but in my defense I didn't know they were at the time. :D These days I just prefer to read stuff from folks like you that are known and real. I think I have about all the thoughts from ghosts I need at this point in my life to make an honest attempt at appraising this circus and my evolving role in it. Maybe you actually reading a some stuff will motivate me to get off my ass and publish a couple entries that have been sitting in my google docs for a few months now :D
You're welcome - I definitely think you should dust off the google docs. I'd like to read them. I've found that having no expectations helps :-). For the life of me, I have no idea how Substack works in terms of "finding your audience." But I have read the notes of some people who were otherwise unknown but now have several thousand subscribers. They say when they first started writing, the only people that read their stuff was mom, dad, and the family dog - for a year! That blows my mind. For me, I didn't get even one like until I think I had posted six or seven articles. Finally, a few people started engaging. I find all I need is to know that a few people find a few things I write worth the few minutes they spent. It's all downhill from there :-).
Not all precincts have reported yet, and as we have learned from the current election there are plenty of bodies yet to be exhumed who will have a say before the end, it just takes time. :D
Oh I HAVE to limit my ebay exposure. As a guy who has a 1971 Ford f-350 I can concur it is indispensable for finding old shit you may need. But also it is essentially a gravity well for nostalgic saps like me, and there are only so many storage totes to fill in this here house. :D
I’m your first vote…and my opinion is pretty weak FWIW. I too have niche things to say that no reasonable person would want to read! I also used tell people abortion should be mandatory and “no lives matter.” Now, I just rant about how low quality comparing everything to Flat-Earthers is. The times they are a-regressing. We’re all Devo!
What do they say, "comparison is the theif of joy"? Instead of Flat-earthers, ant-vaxxers, and Nazis people should just make shit up to confuse the narrative. "You are just like the 3rd wave Neo-Omnichronists when they were confronted with the Viceroy to Nargilim winning the Tumult of Mauritania." By the third google search they will have abandoned hope. I thank you for your vote, limp wristed as you may think it is I value it! :D
I’m totally on board. My wife was a hotshot Chicago concierge and I had this business plan to give super fake city tours where I just made up dates and names and pointed at random buildings. Aside from the fact I don’t want to move back to Chicago, it may be time for someone to take this amazing job opportunity and run with it.
And think about it….as the home of improv comedy, you advertise it as such and every tour is a chance to get more ridiculous than the last one. I think it’s genius. I also think I’m a genius. Hyuck!
My office used to be above / next to the river and on my smoke breaks I would sit out there as the ferries went by. I always figured the guy doing the play by play was just making shit up for the bobble head tourists that didn't know any better. "On your right you will see the Willful Consolidated Latex corporation building, which was built on an Takomasak Indian burial ground. They say if you listen closely at the peak of the summer solstice you can hear the ennui of those buried there." Or atleast that is what I would do were I forced into that job. :D
You’re a natural!
btw is your avatar savage sword era conan?
Hell yes it is. I’m a Big John B Conan freak all the way.
I'm working my way through your posts starting from the first. As I said, I like your sense of humor. You write very well for someone who says you never read anymore. Do I understand you correctly that you had over 1000 reads on your first post? That's amazing, but I laughed when you said it made you feel like saying "whoa - slow down." But it was a good piece I thought and an interesting trip back through those elections. I shared many of your observations from those times. I'm looking forward to continuing to read the others.
It's appreciated for sure. That first post was kind of me just getting something out of my system with no expectations. Once it started getting read I thought I would see what else was on my mind that people might like / find interesting while sitting on the john. But reality set in pretty quick that it was just an anomaly. I suppose its possible that if I kept writing political things, there might be some echo of that first post traffic wise, but since I have done pretty much everything substack will allow me too in an attempt to rid myself of political hackery, it would be hypocritical to join in the at the trough. When I was in my late teens early 20s I read a LOT as I was consistently "unhoused" or "underemployed" and it was the cheapest form of distraction. I did happen to read some classics along the way, but in my defense I didn't know they were at the time. :D These days I just prefer to read stuff from folks like you that are known and real. I think I have about all the thoughts from ghosts I need at this point in my life to make an honest attempt at appraising this circus and my evolving role in it. Maybe you actually reading a some stuff will motivate me to get off my ass and publish a couple entries that have been sitting in my google docs for a few months now :D
You're welcome - I definitely think you should dust off the google docs. I'd like to read them. I've found that having no expectations helps :-). For the life of me, I have no idea how Substack works in terms of "finding your audience." But I have read the notes of some people who were otherwise unknown but now have several thousand subscribers. They say when they first started writing, the only people that read their stuff was mom, dad, and the family dog - for a year! That blows my mind. For me, I didn't get even one like until I think I had posted six or seven articles. Finally, a few people started engaging. I find all I need is to know that a few people find a few things I write worth the few minutes they spent. It's all downhill from there :-).
Your writing is entertaining. I loved the soap piece.
I think it’s hilarious that as I write this, three of your options are tied at 33% each. So no help at all.
Not all precincts have reported yet, and as we have learned from the current election there are plenty of bodies yet to be exhumed who will have a say before the end, it just takes time. :D
Glad you liked the soap bit, I did what I could.
I did enjoy the Soap Post. You can find the most amazing things on eBay, such as obscure parts for your vintage motorcycle.
Your CV reference doesn't appear to be *that* Andy Weir. Bummer. That could be the subject of an interesting post.
Oh I HAVE to limit my ebay exposure. As a guy who has a 1971 Ford f-350 I can concur it is indispensable for finding old shit you may need. But also it is essentially a gravity well for nostalgic saps like me, and there are only so many storage totes to fill in this here house. :D
Yeah, wrong Weir but to me the best Weir.