Life is Like a Penis

I’m a big fan of Failbook (a website that posts funny fails on social media sites). I was reading it today to perk myself up and came across this little gem…

Bad Case of the Mondays

You are not alone dude. Some days I feel the exact same way. [Via CuteOverload]

How to Deal with Internet Asshats

Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one. – Callahan, The Dead Pool

When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely says something about our own need to be critical. – Unknown

As a person who has been playing around on the internet for awhile now, I can safely say that it is a pretty hostile place. There is a thing called “Keyboard Courage” that emboldens people to say things to others online that they would never say in person.

Personally, I think it’s because the person never has to suffer the consequences of their words. Although there are stories of people who have hunted down internet antagonizers in a quest to do them bodily harm, the vast majority of people who act like asshats never have to come face to face with the person they are talking shit to or about.

If you are the person who is being insulted, ridiculed, yelled at, or generally subjected to some of the nastiness found online, it can be very upsetting. I think this is partly because we expect people to behave in a civilized manner online and we are shocked when confronted with the reality that the internet is nothing more than a zoo populated by hairless monkeys hunched over their keyboards slinging digital poo at each other. I certainly was surprised the first time an internet asshat slung a virtual turd in my face.

Back From the Dead

Life has been pretty hectic for me since the last time I blogged. Mostly, I’ve been trying to keep my head above water. In addition to writing fiction, I am a freelance writer. Though I enjoy being able to work from home and according to my own rules (for the most part), I have to work extra hard to make sure there is money in the bank to pay the bills. This doesn’t leave a lot of time for blogging, social networking, or writing sexy stories.

Thankfully, though, I got a little bit of breather this weekend so I could write a blog post.

The first interesting thing happened just recently. Like this morning. I was doing my regular Google check and found that I’m back in the index. Yay me!

I haven’t done anything differently. In fact, I’ve been too busy to do any kind of SEO/SEM or marketing. I had submitted a “Please look at my site” ticket to Google when it first happened. So I think maybe someone finally got around to looking at my site and decided I was worthy of being readmitted into the club.

Happy Thanksgiving

I just wanted to take a moment from shoving food into my face to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Despite the personal challenges I have faced in my life, I have much to be thankful for. I am thankful for my family and friends, for my good health, my home, the food I eat, my skills and talents, and the abundance of opportunity that surrounds me.