I would really love to see a blog system that has powerful comments-browsing tools. Slashdot's system is the best I've seen so far -- you can sort a post's comments in a number of different ways -- but I'd like to see more: specifically, a way to quickly see all of the comments that you haven't yet read in all of the blog's posts (within a user-specified date range or number of posts). It would be kind of like how voicemail systems inform you of new messages -- when bringing up a blog, there should be a line at the top that reads something like, "You have 23 unread comments in 6 different posts", with embedded links to both the comments and the posts. Posts with unread comments in them could have flags next to them, too, like the ones in email programs that inform you which messages have not yet been read.
Fascinating, eh? If only I expended this much mental energy on making money, I wouldn't have to be stressed about child care ...
This is my roundabout and humiliatingly geeky way of saying that there are a number of comments in posts below to which I'd like to respond:
Mom: I'm still working on the monster cereals ... the Count Chocula is disappearing steadily (I mix it in with my muesli when Greta isn't looking), but the other two may be more of an acquired taste. I'm sure that when I'm hungry at 4:30 am some night, after Seamus has just woken up for the fifth time that night, "Booberry" will taste just fine.
About books: I read There's A Wocket In My Pocket to Seamus a couple of nights ago. He seemed to like it; he had hiccups for about a half hour afterwards. I think he was laughing about the snooty Nooth Grush.
About Houdini Dunn: Tris did his handcuff escape for Greta, but she objected to him leaving the room during the actual escape part. Tris pointed out, with unassailable logic and historical accuracy, that Houdini didn't let people see how he did his escapes, either.
Mr Dyson: Please stop posting on this blog, or I will be forced to ban you. Or beat you over the head with our vacuum cleaner, which will no doubt immediately break.
Teri: Yes; it's yet another example of short-term profit-chasing taking precedence over long-term loyalty and societal benefit. If I have to resort to bank robbery, TPR is to blame!
Danny: If there is a God, and he's a giant turkey, then you're set for all eternity. If, however, it turns out that Ted Nugent is in charge of the universe, you're in big trouble. (Seriously, though, it's very cool that you did that. Though not very smart, turkeys are beautiful and interesting animals who no doubt would prefer not to be eaten.)
About running: The official results of the Newburyport Turkey Trot can be found here ... I'm number 414. Not bad for a 4-year-old!
Brian: Your high opinion of Buddy's looks is hopelessly biased. Good to hear from you, though!
Buenos noches, all, and keep those comments coming!
3 comments:
Jim... my man!
My query?
Will Seamus also... have... hair... on... HIS feet?
OH.. that is not a photo of you writing?
I DIGRESS.
NanaBanana ;- )
Dear Nanabanana,
The photo of Jim tipping his hat, that Teri brought to the shower, is his Hobbit costume from some Halloween in the hallowed past -- so perhaps he has hair on his feet too -- thus, maybe Seamus will also?
OOPS: looked again at the little Jimmy photo -- and I think it is not the Hobbit costume after all: I do have that in one of my albums, though -- but no scanner, sadly. However, Jim still might have hairy feet ....
The photo on this blog may be of his stint as one of the characters in "Guys and Dolls" -- do you recall, Jimbaroo?
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