Parsing the comments
For many years I’ve made it a practice to read a lot of comments all over the blogosphere and in the MSM. I’ve noticed in recent years a growth in comments from – for want of a better word – … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Blogging and bloggers
Spambot of the day
Greetings from Idaho! I’m bored to tears at work so I decided to browse your website on my iphone during lunch break. Who knew a spambot could get bored, much less to tears. Then again, if you really think about … Continue reading →
The march of time – and my neo photo
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been seven-plus years since I put up my present neo-apple photo. That makes it outdated, although I like to think I haven’t changed that much (although the apple has; but that can be replaced). … Continue reading →
Musings on divorce after a long marriage
Commenter “Rufus T. Firefly” writes, in contemplation of the fact that James Lileks and his wife are separating after decades of marriage: I think this fascinates me because he is being so very open and public about something that all … Continue reading →
It’s donation time! [I’ll be bumping this up for about a week, so scroll down for new posts]
Ah yes, here we go again. It’s been awhile since I’ve asked for donations. In the meantime, many readers have donated anyway, and I thank you all profusely. Some of you even have a setup whereby you make a monthly … Continue reading →
In the wake of Kirk’s assassination, a few more trolls have come to assert the killer was MAGA
One example, which is now in the trash: Is your name Neo as in Neo Nazi. I wouldn’t be shocked anymore. Anyhow, Tyler was a far right maga. I await the next Nuremberg Trials. Trump and His admin will judged. … Continue reading →
The blog is back, long live the blog!
For all of you who tried to visit this site past about 10 AM today, you probably were met with an assortment of messages indicting the blog had gone down. That happens now and then, unfortunately, but this was different. … Continue reading →
Is anyone else having trouble …
… with updating this blog on a cellphone? I have no trouble at all viewing it on my laptop. But for the last day or two my cellphone keeps showing versions from a couple of hours earlier, and I have … Continue reading →
Stories that don’t much interest me
One of the main tasks of a blogger is deciding what topics to cover. It’s not as simple as it may seem. Sometimes there are stories so huge they cry out for coverage, even if everyone else is writing about … Continue reading →
Traffic here has been somewhat down …
… and I wonder why. It had been stable for years and years, but has dropped off about twenty or twenty-five percent. Maybe people on the right are taking a breather, now that Trump has been elected. Maybe it’s just … Continue reading →
Wherefore trolls?
From commenter “Mac”: WHY does anyone do this? I would never go to, for instance, the Daily Kos and start denouncing progressives. Why would I want to spend my time doing that? I have a left wing friend who does … Continue reading →
Neo-neocon versus The new neo
Commenter “Jamie” has an interesting observation: I am reminded that this blog used to be called NeoNeocon, and I used to read it as eagerly then as I do now – and I believed to my bones something approximately the … Continue reading →