“This is like Dejá Vu all over again.”
~ Yogi Berra
I love writing for Writer Dad. Of course, anytime you’re staring into the beady eyes of a deadline, it’s bound to feel like work, but it’s a different sort of writing than anything else I do, and satisfying in an immediate way.
I sew my sentences together, send them to the world, then wait for the bottles to bob back toward my island.
Two… four…. eight…. sixteen…. thirty-two…. sixty-four hours, and then they’re gone; weeks worth of posts now buried in unmarked graves inside my server.
Most readers never reach the archives. I don’t blame them. I’ve never combed the annuls of even my most favorite bloggers. It’s not personal, there just aren’t enough hours in the day.
At this point, most of the Writer Dad audience hasn’t read anything more than a month old. Because I’d like to revisit some of our more entertaining prior posts, and also because I’d like to squeeze a few more minutes from my week, I’m introducing Dejá Vuesday. The series will run through November, highlighting one vintage post each Tuesday.
If you have an old favorite, let me know. If there’s a post that has more votes than the others, it will be featured the following week. If you think I’m just a lazy git, you can tell me that as well. New voices are welcome to add to the old conversation; old voices are welcome to return.
This week’s post: No, no, no! I said I didn’t want to be a Chooch.
Happy Vuesday,
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Lance: Why not, right? If reading them a second time surprised me, I’m sure they could surprise the faithful, if not the newbies.
Melissa: Ooh, thanks Melissa. I like brilliant! That’s awfully nice of you.
Ethnicindo: I will indeed.
Jim: I have to credit Michael Martine. I didn’t know if I should do an intro with a link or a republish. He led me in the right direction. Thanks for the compliments on the site, I’ve been giving it some love.
Bamboo: It’s true; it eats me up a little. I’m addressing it on Friday.
Oktober: That’s a good idea. I’ve only got another month to go, then I can just start from the beginning.
Lance: Why not, right? If reading them a second time surprised me, I’m sure they could surprise the faithful, if not the newbies.
Melissa: Ooh, thanks Melissa. I like brilliant! That’s awfully nice of you.
Ethnicindo: I will indeed.
Jim: I have to credit Michael Martine. I didn’t know if I should do an intro with a link or a republish. He led me in the right direction. Thanks for the compliments on the site, I’ve been giving it some love.
Bamboo: It’s true; it eats me up a little. I’m addressing it on Friday.
Oktober: That’s a good idea. I’ve only got another month to go, then I can just start from the beginning.
There was this one post where you got all “Dirty Harry” on some misunderstood victim of our capitalistic society. :)
malathionmans last blog post..Malathionman’s Horror Holiday Picks
There was this one post where you got all “Dirty Harry” on some misunderstood victim of our capitalistic society. :)
malathionmans last blog post..Malathionman’s Horror Holiday Picks
I really like this idea, and no, you’re not being lazy. We all know how much work goes into blogging. It’s a good post and deserves a second reading.
(I do read the archives, of many blogs. I’m afraid I’ll miss something really good. I’m neurotic that way. :)
Jamie Simmermans last blog post..For Sale: Ran Great Yesterday
I really like this idea, and no, you’re not being lazy. We all know how much work goes into blogging. It’s a good post and deserves a second reading.
(I do read the archives, of many blogs. I’m afraid I’ll miss something really good. I’m neurotic that way. :)
Jamie Simmermans last blog post..For Sale: Ran Great Yesterday
I think the one where you got your Mac is an important milestone.
J.D. Meiers last blog post..How To Overcome Mistrust
I think the one where you got your Mac is an important milestone.
J.D. Meiers last blog post..How To Overcome Mistrust
Malathionman: That was one of my favorites, even though I got a lot of heat for it. I think it needs to age a little, but I’m right there with you.
Jamie: Thanks for the high five. I wish I could read through archives, but I know I’ll get lost and my children will want to know why they didn’t get dinner.
J.D.: I totally agree. I reread that one for the first time since I wrote it last night. I really liked it (if I’m allowed to say that about my own words).
Malathionman: That was one of my favorites, even though I got a lot of heat for it. I think it needs to age a little, but I’m right there with you.
Jamie: Thanks for the high five. I wish I could read through archives, but I know I’ll get lost and my children will want to know why they didn’t get dinner.
J.D.: I totally agree. I reread that one for the first time since I wrote it last night. I really liked it (if I’m allowed to say that about my own words).
Hey, you could edit them for fun and to cinch up old ideas!
Steven Smiths last blog post..Poor Blog Action Day 2008
Hey, you could edit them for fun and to cinch up old ideas!
Steven Smiths last blog post..Poor Blog Action Day 2008