DISQUS

I'm curious about something because if this occurs, I've missed it: Does Jeremiah Owyang participate in any other conversations except his own? I have only noticed him throwing out a random question in an attempt to start a discussion, but not participating in that discussion or in anyone else's. Isn't that an important part of networking, especially in social media?

You're right, it's my fault. I had not slept all night and should not have published a post I'd read without sleeping. Thanks for keeping us aware.

Good one.

Mac is a comedian who died last week.

What a touching post. Thank you for sharing it with me, at a time when I needed to read it.

Yeah, you get extra points for leaving a pickup line first. :-)

Hey wtl, work with us here. It's a contest, fantasize and energize. LOL. Doesn't everyone online have an internet crush? Purely platonic, of course. Mine usually changes weekly.

Good one.

I'd never block your pop-up.

Is this like those melodramatic posts that bloggers write, claiming they're quitting blogging and announcing how they're done, waiting for everyone to beg them to stay, and then they write another post the next day like nothing ever happened? ;-)

I think what bathing suit you wear also depends on your body type, size and your comfort level, a lot more than your age. Some 50-year-old women look better in a bikini than a 20-year-old.

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Excellent post. You said this so eloquently and isn't it heartwarming and inspiring when we can disagree with someone, especially a pastor, and they will listen openly, with an open mind, to what we have to say?

I live in Texas, where anyone who follows the campaign knows by now that we had a primary AND a caucus. I also do not think it's shameful to be a Muslim, but that's not what people here were saying. While I was waiting in line to caucus, several older ladies (age 60-plus) in line began talking about the election and how Obama is going to ruin this country because he won't salute the flag and he won't ever directly say he's a christian. I told them it wasn't true and that they are believing propaganda put out there to discredit him and split the Democratic party. Of course, they did not believe me and they said they know he's just waiting to get into office and will bring all his terrorist friends over to blow up the country. Then they pointed at all the black people in line and said "I see they all showed up and don't really know who they're voting for."

They were a little shocked when they saw this white girl walk over to the dark side. ;-)

These racial discussions are really bothering me because my son is starting to see it at school. Middle school kids are making racist comments about Obama being too dumb to be president and insulting other black kids in school, including my son, who is biracial. There was a huge fight last week in school where several kids were suspended for fighting. It saddens me that while on one hand, this election is showing such progress in our country, on the other hand, it's setting us back and showing that we might not have progressed much at all.

Sorry for writing a novel in your comments but this was a good post and exactly on point with what I've been thinking for the past several weeks.

I'm the worst grammar nazi but I do think it's unnecessary to point out someone's typos, misspellings and mistakes on their own blog unless it's a blog about spelling or grammar. I just don't see the point, other than to be rude and to make them feel stupid. And even though Josh can speak English, some people who blog don't speak English as their first language, so why risk insulting someone unnecessarily?