Montclair, New Jersey - 25 November, 1998 - This cretin --(Oops! You shouldn't have said that, Rod! He has a pretty decent web site) --- writes in to our Vox Populi page with the question:
Of course not, Fool. I know you've read all 144 editions, and the intervening issues of The World's Magazine, given me a proctological exam, and have forgotten much more about satire and web publishing than I ever will. Sheesh!
Living on the East Coast means developing Some Serious Attitude.
"Brother, if you only knew, you'd wish that you were in my shoes. Just keep on using me --- until you use me up." [IBID]
The only person around here who seems to be taking the fact that we are approaching Edition #150 and Year Four of the G21 on the Web is me. Can't understand why that is.
The worst part is that I am looking at nine years of this effort. NINE YEARS --- that's longer than I have lived ANYWHERE and longer than I was married. Crazy-making.
No-no! Wait! I'm okay. This is almost like a city. Deep breaths. I can handle it. They do have buses.
Oh crap! What are my writers sending me this time, and the Loyal Readers?
A lot of Wyoming. Another great TABLOID HART.
Hold it.
More e-mails from the Readers? Again?
(What the hell am I doing in New Jersey?)
"But Seriously, Folks" we have ELEVEN great new features for you. A Holiday Surprise of mammoth proportions.
Who loves ya', Baby?
Thanks for coming back this week.
WHY?
Because we like you....
Be Good to Each Other,
"But did I miss the satire?"
"My brother sit me right down and he just talked to me
"He told me that I ought not let you just walk on me..."
-- Bill Withers "Use Me"
ABOUT THIS EDITION(Fresh Out of the Oven): Let's go stream of consciousness. Joe Piscopo: "I'm from Jersey. Are you from Jersey?" Barf. Let's move on. Julia is in Paris and now I'm house-sitting in (New) Jersey and pretending to maintain a certain level of sanity while being in CAR-CULTURE again. (Where is the subway? Where are the taxis?)
We're glad you're here. We have a lot to offer this(and EVERY) week. Stick around. More importantly: TELL EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS. We want you here EVERY DAY.
Rod
ROD AMIS is a Contributing Editor at Suite101.com, where he writes the " 'Net Publishing" feature. His work has been featured in the San Francisco Bay Guardian Online, NRV8, and most recently at WebLab's new Reality Check site.
Rod is also a columnist for the Andover News Network, where he writes on web design and development issues every Thursday; and a contributing writer for Faulkner Information Services. He is principle writer and Editor for IT Manager's Journal, where he reviews technology issues five days a week.
When not busy with publishing chores at this site, and answering sixty -to- one hundred e-mails a day, he likes to throw darts; seek female companionship; and listen to Tupac, Beethoven, Philip Glass, Joni Mitchell, James Carter, Eric Clapton, Snoop Dogg, Etta James, Miles Davis, Handel, Portishead, Toots & the Maytals, Bob Marley, Sinead O'Connor, techno, house, jazz.... You get the idea.
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