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Thursday, September 11, 2003

Regrets...
I've had a few.
But then again,
Too few to mention!
--"My Way",
written by Paul Anka
When I hear that song, I think of Frank Sinatra, and sometimes Elvis or Sid Vicious -- all of whom have been known to perform, in their own unique manner, that wonderful song. Wonderful because -- though I don't always enjoy hearing it, I've heard it so much -- the song is a wonderful personal anthem. That's something we all need: a personal anthem. A song that praises our individuality; a mark of devotion to oneself. After all, they say you're going to have a helluva time loving anyone else unless you've first learned to love yourself, right?

This is not to replace your love for your God, or your spouse, or your family. I'm simply saying that we all need to give ourselves a bit more self-love at this time of year. (No, not that type of self-love !) Too many of us beat up on ourselves throughout the year, and then nearly destroy ourselves at year's end. No wonder there are so many suicides during the Holidays; the messages bombarding us are to Buy Buy Buy and to Give Give Give -- but what if you have nothing to give but love? If you have a dearth of that good stuff, then you'll have a bitch of a time spreading it around to your neighbors.

So be good to yourself, whether you're Christian, Pagan, Wiccan, Athiest, Hindu, Islamic, Mormon, Podcastin, or otherwise. Don't take the pills, they won't do you or anyone else any good; you'll simply miss out on the Next Big Thing (which may turn out to be Your Next Big Thing). Just do things your own way, singing that little hymn as you do so:
For what is a man,
What has he got?
If not himself,
Then he has naught.
To say the things,
He truly feels,
And not the words,
Of one who kneels.
The record shows,
I took the blows
And did it my way!

Monday, July 10, 2006

Don't forget to share your OPML, you stingy bastages!

If it's not clear what I'm talking about, don't worry, you're just a few years behind the curve. OPML provides a way to share stuff...and don't you just love sharing? Sure you do! As do I, which is why I'm sharing this information with you!

So ask me about OPML, and I'll give you a layman's explanation. In other words, I'll explain what I can, as clearly as I can. Sometimes it's easier for someone like me, the people person that I am (ha ha), to explain a technology which may seem confusing as hell when you encounter information about it on Wikipedia or elsewhere. (Don't know Wikipedia? Well, ask me about that, too!) Just don't mistake me for an expert; I'm no expert on OPML. I've been tinkering with the technology a bit, though, and perhaps more than you. I have alot more to learn about it myself. But still, I can help get you going.

Again, why do you want to learn about OPML? Because it's all about sharing. And that's a general good. So don't be a Grinch; ask me about OPML, or share your OPML, if you already have it. If you don't trust me, or if you're ready to bypass my wisdom and dive right in to learn about this new and interesting sharing technology, visit OPML.org.

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posted by Harold  7/10/2006 12:05:00 AM
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Done! It also seems that you and Steve Garfield are both subscribed to one of my old feeds that used to include some advertising (which I stopped using). Here is the feed that you should be using.

One thing that I "wish" the SYO site would do is create a link to download other people's complete OPML files.
# posted by Anonymous Tom Simpson : 7:08 AM
 
Yes, I just subscribed to that particular (old) feed yesterday. (You're referring to the OPML feed, right?) I was looking for your most current OPML feed(s)...
# posted by Blogger Harold J. Johnson : 11:15 AM
 
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I once posted, in this space (this right column), the following:

If I had friends they would be listed here

That particular bit o' text, that silly and idiotic phrase, was repeated a dozen or two dozen or so times and was intended to be temporary. I had been working on a project -- a new layout for this blog -- and had intended for that text to be placeholder content. That is, the text was supposed to temporarily replace the content that had previously occupied this column (which was a list of links to friends -- that is, other blogs and web sites I linked to). I didn't know what content I was going to place into that (this) space, so I placed a bunch of duplicate phrases here as a placeholder so that I would remember to fill in this space again later.

At the same time, I thought I was being cute with the heading:

NEW & IMPROVED FRIENDS!

The fact remains: I still don't know what content to put here, in this column. Links again? Pictures? Video? Audio? Ads? Oh, hell no! It hasn't come to me yet, but I'm sure it will eventually, and when it does it'll come quick and (as usual) with consequences.