tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post7490565490779706639..comments2024-03-28T09:46:42.923-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Here, eat your cheese: The State of the Blog, Year SixNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-52598475348023583652019-09-02T10:16:08.541-05:002019-09-02T10:16:08.541-05:00I don't, generally, FME. You're a sui gene...I don't, generally, FME. You're a sui generis exception. Jerks aren't welcome and never were. Sorry if that describes you, hurts your feelings or, obviously, both. Actually, not that sorry. Scram. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-66548316932854834232019-07-01T15:35:43.846-05:002019-07-01T15:35:43.846-05:00Long time reader, big fan. I stopped reading last ...Long time reader, big fan. I stopped reading last year because of the paywall, I was so sad. Could the paywall be part of the reason? Recently, the paywall hasn't been an issue so I'm back with a vengeance. That light in the windows entry was amazing. Keep on keeping on! 50,000 ain't too shabby.Kathy Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022708587505528165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-38050264607647643512019-06-30T23:04:24.283-05:002019-06-30T23:04:24.283-05:00Since receiving "You Were Never In Chicago&qu...Since receiving "You Were Never In Chicago" a few years back, I have been a faithful reader of this blog, first as a lurker and then as a poster. I spent a while lurking because I wanted to get "the lay of the land"...so to speak...and avoid pissing you off. <br /><br />I've noticed how the average number of daily comments has declined over the last year or so, and it got me worried, because I assumed that also meant a decline in readership, along with the possibility that this blog might go away. Sorry to hear I was right. <br /><br />I'm now down to commenting in just four places, and this is one of them. Two of the others are local and one is a private board that I have been a member of for fifteen years. It, too, has lost almost all of its membership. People move on and change their habits, or become alienated for one reason or another. Some people just die. Too many of those lately...I'm at that age. <br /><br />I enjoy the variety and the diversity and the quirkiness of this place, Mr. S, and I believe that many readers and posters would feel diminished and have a sense of loss if it came to an end. I know I would.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45855285445469090152019-06-30T16:43:49.451-05:002019-06-30T16:43:49.451-05:00Neil's daily enterprise passes the test posed ...Neil's daily enterprise passes the test posed by Virginia Wolfe in describing the modern essay. "The principle which controls it is simply that it should give pleasure. It should lay us under a spell with the first word and we should only wake refreshed with the last."<br /><br />Tom Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88176809025246934652019-06-30T14:53:20.037-05:002019-06-30T14:53:20.037-05:00Hope your good following gets gouda & gouda.Hope your good following gets gouda & gouda.<br />schlesmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767866302531571777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-44982288882687400162019-06-30T14:16:23.260-05:002019-06-30T14:16:23.260-05:00One of the great things about reading your blog is...One of the great things about reading your blog is not knowing what the subject is going to be. It's like a Kinder Egg, you know it's going to be a treat but there's always a surprise. Thank you for your intelligent and informative writing every goddamn day, and another thanks for posting my photos. That's a fun treat seeing them here. NikkiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226032148784322997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-84348431424219617842019-06-30T13:56:07.952-05:002019-06-30T13:56:07.952-05:00been reading your column for years and just recent...been reading your column for years and just recently stumbled across the blog. i will of course continue lurking on linepgwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804745965409667786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-91819241325746530522019-06-30T13:51:35.501-05:002019-06-30T13:51:35.501-05:00Since I failed to mention it at the time, this wou...Since I failed to mention it at the time, this would be an appropriate moment to tell you how much I enjoyed reading your phenomenal postings from the far southern reaches of the lower hemisphere. I was so grateful to learn much about a place I will never be able to experience myself. I look forward to reading every goddamn day, but never more so than during those particular goddamn days! Thank you, Neil.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481674986802987213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-59634349841761518732019-06-30T13:22:55.454-05:002019-06-30T13:22:55.454-05:00I am with Paul Fedrick, as long as you are here th...I am with Paul Fedrick, as long as you are here then so am I. I frequenty share your blog on face book. Or retweet on twitter. How ever I don't have many followers on either site to make a difference. I am not new to your columns and have been reading the blog since you started. I always find you have something interesting to say.sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-13559357394552570572019-06-30T12:59:32.324-05:002019-06-30T12:59:32.324-05:00I am grateful I can read.I am grateful I can read.Kirk S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02265963002422116161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-1495287670058393492019-06-30T12:59:24.089-05:002019-06-30T12:59:24.089-05:00May not be the most popular, but it's one of t...May not be the most popular, but it's one of the best! I see you more of a cult-like following. Like Tom Waits or a fine bottle of wine. If they want Boonesfarm, they shall go elsewhere.Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406704590565406630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83582568284274859942019-06-30T11:44:38.642-05:002019-06-30T11:44:38.642-05:00I’ve followed you here for most of the ride and lo...I’ve followed you here for most of the ride and look forward to beginning my morning with EGDD. Since leaving Chicago last August you have been an important touchstone to my hometown. Keep doing what you do so well.<br />Bob Y.auld bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738276939260500986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17622696767926604932019-06-30T10:45:57.896-05:002019-06-30T10:45:57.896-05:00There's a reason this is almost always the fir...There's a reason this is almost always the first place I go when I log on. Keep doin' it, Neil.<br /><br />And don't get too upset over Facebook causing a plunge in your numbers. That algorithm tweak, whatever it was, affected everyone. (Including right-wingers, and boy, did they ever <a href="https://www.wonkette.com/has-your-granny-been-censored-by-facebook-president-trump-is-standing-by" rel="nofollow">bitch and moan</a> about it!)<br /><br />One of the things I dislike about the digital age is how we're at the mercy of things like Facebook algorithms and Google SEO protocols. I feel like we're all primitive worshipers of remote and capricious gods, trying desperately to appease them.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-34930545056624532892019-06-30T09:12:58.508-05:002019-06-30T09:12:58.508-05:00With newspapers in decline, the Times shrinking to...With newspapers in decline, the Times shrinking to a size that would fit in my mailbox, even on Sunday, you provide the intelligent and off the beaten path stories that keep our interest. Better to be John McPhee than James Patterson. Thanks for the effort, Neil.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613528527379198505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71469001947433923042019-06-30T09:01:55.680-05:002019-06-30T09:01:55.680-05:00Maybe you shouldn't tell your loyal readers to...Maybe you shouldn't tell your loyal readers to take their business elsewhere . There are only so many sycophants.FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-2286924892226772312019-06-30T07:22:44.434-05:002019-06-30T07:22:44.434-05:00If you keep showing up every day, I definitely wil...If you keep showing up every day, I definitely will. Wouldn't miss it! If I go on vacation, even for several weeks, I come back to see what I've missed.<br />Thank you!Rutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458422478819001822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-69369120796655380002019-06-30T07:17:31.426-05:002019-06-30T07:17:31.426-05:00Still doing well and keep on keeping on...Still doing well and keep on keeping on...Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-77311450284386284972019-06-30T05:21:05.978-05:002019-06-30T05:21:05.978-05:00Thank you Neil. And, for what it's worth, I...Thank you Neil. And, for what it's worth, I'll be here as long as you are. It has been a wonderful time. Paul Fedrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384556977324071639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-51204769126635906612019-06-30T02:28:43.339-05:002019-06-30T02:28:43.339-05:00We are very fortunate to have you describe the eve...We are very fortunate to have you describe the events outside the bubble we live in that we’ll probably never see as well as the ones we see every day and would not take notice of without your bringing them to our attention in detail. Thank you!Tom S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04976079581280071356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-32024844420135920802019-06-30T02:28:33.700-05:002019-06-30T02:28:33.700-05:00One of the first things I do every morning is read...One of the first things I do every morning is read your blog. I’m grateful I can count on your being there.<br />Joyce Meggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960858859262567707noreply@blogger.com