Going On A Comment Sabbaticle
So I have this neighbor who just has to keep up with the Joneses. At some point, my husband and I became the target:
1. They have had their landscape redone to be a tad better than ours, but they keep mowing int he rain leaving trenches. We like to do our own because no one is as obsessive compulsive as we are.
2. They bought a new gianto SUV this summer. We bought a Jeep this spring.
3. We painted our door and trim a glossy black this spring. They painted their door and trim a glossy black this summer.
4. We threw a 2006 Celebrity Princess Party for our then 9 year old. They threw a 2007 Celebrity Emmy Party for their now 10 year old.
And the list goes on. I don’t mind them playing the game, but why play? I’m not even attempting to be on the game field! So then, why would they go beyond keeping up with the Joneses and decide to actually hate the Joneses!?!? In what seems to be frustration that we don’t want to play in their sandbox but we still somehow “beat” them in their minds, they have decided to hate us. Last night at fireworks, instead of coming over where we were shooting (sweet, huh?), they stood on their front porch with their arms crossed and wouldn’t let their daughters (my daughter’s best friends) come over because it was a “family affair.” Whatever, sourpuss.
So what does this have to do with a comment sabbaticle? Well, the same thing has begun happening to me in the blogosphere. Look, I’m not a Realtor so I can’t possibly compete with you. Nor am I in the mortgage industry. After a few bloggers have either pirated my comments, held on to my comments because their buddy was in the process of making a similar comment (and posting it after the fact, making me look like a repetitive idiot), actually editing my comments (wth?), or simply not publishing them. Therefore, I am tired and I will be on sabbaticle.
In the past, when I’ve needed backup, I’ve emailed a few friends (Realtor Genius, Bawld Guy and Kris Berg) asking them to jump in either here or on Bloodhound. If you need me to do the same, or you simply miss my voice, please email me directly. Otherwise, I will be drinking a Mojito as I enjoy my comment-free sabbaticle!
July 6th, 2007 at 2:30 am
Some people are just …. stoopid.
I’ll miss you and hope you come back to commenting soon!!
July 6th, 2007 at 3:16 am
Thanks, Jay! Oh… I guess that this comment doesn’t count since it’s on my blog
July 6th, 2007 at 3:44 am
Do people stay up nights figuring out ways to be petty?
It just never occurs to me to be editing someone’s comments or holding them back.
The only time I delete comments is when they are advertising…without any attempt to add to the blog.
July 6th, 2007 at 3:45 am
By the way…can we bid for your glorious return to commenting. To be the first I would gladly send you two $0.39 postage stamps.
July 7th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
Continue to drink and scribe
July 8th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
I say, screw’em and keep commenting except on their sites. I have seen what I thought was friendly competition turn into a lot more here lately, but I really feel like it’s just a slow news cycle and summer- some folks just have no life or anything better to do when the news is slow except sit in their chairs and stare at their computer screens dwelling on how pathetic their lives really are.
Keep commenting.