When I shut down this blog last September, I was not sure if I would ever revive it – I was not even sure if I would still be living in Texas past this summer. However, I will remain in the Lone Star State for at least another year, and have thus revived this blog whereupon I will be posting regular political commentary and writing about whatever else may interest me.
As I mentioned in my reply to Nancy Rommelmann in the comments to my “Testing” post of April 3, I will also be re-posting some of the entries I wrote for The Festering Swamp when I was a contributing member. Twenty-seven of the entries were saved on my hard drive. As I re-post them gradually over the next several months, some of the entries may be slightly revised from their original form.
During the nine months I have been away from this blog, things have been relatively stable on the family front. My sister-in-law, niece, and nephew are holding up well in the aftermath of my brother’s death, as are my mother and father. The possums still come around my back yard every once in a while, but they aren’t quite as gregarious as they were when they were still growing up, nor are my cats quite as tolerant of them.
Next week will mark the beginning of eight weeks of vacation, during which I will use the time to get some much needed home improvement projects taken care of and try to post entries on this blog on a more regular basis. There are several book reviews and even a film review I intend to post in the coming weeks, and of course there is always much to write about concerning the present political scene.
Before I go on, take note of the blogroll to the right, which includes links to family and friends of the late Cathy Seipp: Maia Lazar, Nancy Rommelmann, Moxie – and friends I made among the Cathy’s World commentariat: Nancy Catmull Matocha, Mike K, Lisa of Goatboy Soaps, Carol Minjares (Cassandra), Dana, Vivian Louise, Bradley J. Fikes, and Odysseus, among others. Also included are additional blogs that I regularly read and occasionally comment at, such as Hog on Ice and Hot Air.
Speaking of commenting, I am sure you have noticed that I have added HaloScan commenting to this blog. I became accustomed to HaloScan back when I was a regular commenter at Cathy’s World, and since taking up blogging myself over a year ago I have come to appreciate how HaloScan enables blog administrators to easily dispose of offensive comments and ban persistent trolls. HaloScan does have its hiccups from time to time – the moniker “HaloSatan” reflects that ever-present-reality – but it is what I have become used to, so I will stick with it for now.
I am aware that there are other options regarding commenting software. Vox Day, whose blog I regularly read, recently installed a new commenting system called CoComment. If I do switch from HaloScan at some point in the future, CoComment may be what replaces it, but that won’t be any time soon, if ever.
As for my commenting policy, I see no need to post a laundry list of rules like some blogs do. My administrative style is a relaxed one, but that does not mean that I will permit trolls or griefers to take over the discussion by way of throwing childish insults or boring readers with recycled, repetitive, shop-worn slogans, catchphrases, and memes which can turn an otherwise illuminating conversation into a mindless chattering session more appropriate for a group of retarded marmosets than rational, intelligent human beings.
Bottom line: if you are looking for intelligent, troll-free discussion and commentary, this is the place for you!
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