28 Friday Jun 2019
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Thousands of posts. Hundreds of views. Twenty-three comments. One rambling host. Yeah, so I missed the actual birthday on the 24th, but it was on this day, back in 2012, that things really got started here:
And, after years of my relentless nagging, the issue of ObamaCare was pretty much de-teethed (though not repealed).
Thanks for all the visits. Now’s about the time I normally talk about new and better changes. There’ll be some – you’ll know ’em when you see them.
Happy Birthday, Blog!
04 Tuesday Jun 2019
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I just wrapped up this week’s TPC column, which is mainly an explanation of me being tired. I am. With good reason. That here, then. And more! Whew…
Thanks for joining in. Come back soon. Fiction will be the future.
27 Monday May 2019
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A few things:
A new TPC column is in the hopper. It will covertly bring to light a project I’ve been working on, in addition to being excellent reading.
Several major projects have been underway and more are kicking off. More on that later.
The 7th anniversary of this “highly respected web log” is right around the corner.
A hot, busy summer awaits. Stay tuned.
31 Monday Dec 2018
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A continuation of a tradition here at your “highly respected web log.” It’s a little different this year: January through March I offer the top-viewed posts – in a way. From April through now, it’s the top TPC columns – where, admittedly, the action really is. So:
Jan – Mar, 2018: Look down the left sidebar (PC version, not mobile) for March 2018, etc. Click. Then, scroll around and find your favorite(s).
April – Dec, 2018: Do the same thing – OR – type “TPC” in the search box and peruse the findings.
Yes, the lazy man’s way. But, this assures you, the beloved reader, get exactly the “best of” you wanted.
Enjoy. More in 2019.
21 Friday Dec 2018
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So far I’ve taken out what about half of the stock we had in inventory. Many, I just deleted. Most of what’s left are either notes for something else, works in progress which need full attention, and a few that need further consideration. Accomplishment.
UPDATE: I’ve scheduled a few more to post this weekend.
FP UPDATE: I kind of have the links for the rest of 2018 scheduled. And, I have a Happy 2019 post readied for January. That … may be either the end (or near the end) of FP. Not sure. It’s been fun and profitable but all good things…
TPC UPDATE: We’ve only just begun.
15 Saturday Dec 2018
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$, 2019, blog, perrinlovett.me
So, this morning I was notified that the site domain has auto-renewed for the next year – a small cost. It occurs to me that, even as traffic has dropped significantly, the number of ads has increased just as dramatically. The mobile site, which I rarely view, is almost unusable. I may, next year, address this.
That means I’ll have to come off more money for WP. I could do this and it would be easy – if the traffic holds or increases. This site has been free since 2012. I know better than to solicit help from you cheapskates. My quandary going forward.
$$$
15 Saturday Dec 2018
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My friends, you are welcome.
Some few will recall the inaugural post, here, was a very simple: “Welcome to the mad ravings of Perrin Lovett! I am proud to present my new blog. Let’s see how it develops. More to come soon!”
The soon, the first substantive post came four days later, on June 28, 2012: The Shared Responsibility TAX: ObamaCare a hit with the Supremes…
Time will certainly cure the injustice done today. In 500 or 1,000 years the Unaffordable TaxCare Act will be but a lousy footnote in history. …
Thanks to my relentless pounding of the issue, it only took 6.5 years. President Trump, via his tax cuts, took the teeth, of which Roberts and Co. lusting so greatly, out of the ACA. Now, a federal judge in Texas has declared the whole law unconstitutional and invalid.
A federal judge in Texas struck down the entire Affordable Care Act on Friday on the grounds that its mandate requiring people to buy health insurance is unconstitutional and the rest of the law cannot stand without it.
The ruling was over a lawsuit filed this year by a group of Republican governors and state attorneys general. A group of intervening states led by Democrats promised to appeal the decision, which will most likely not have any immediate effect. But it will almost certainly make its way to the Supreme Court, threatening the survival of the landmark health law and, with it, health coverage for millions of Americans, protections for people with pre-existing conditions and much more.
In his ruling, Judge Reed O’Connor of the Federal District Court in Fort Worth said that the individual mandate requiring people to have health insurance “can no longer be sustained as an exercise of Congress’s tax power.”
This is the fulfillment of Roberts’s idiotic logic from 2012. If it’s a tax, then it’s only a tax. Take that away and you’re left with nothing. Great.
There will be, maybe already is, an appeal. If it reaches The Nine (again), expect legalistic gymnastics to re-justify the Congressional criminality. However, I fear – I don’t think – it will go that far. While praising the ACA’s demise, The Trump is also calling for a STRONG new law. He’ll probably get one, probably next year, by working with the Dems. They, unlike the idiot party, know how to get things done.
But, if only for today, let’s all celebrate the end of a monstrosity, a pre-existing condition we can all live without.
26 Monday Nov 2018
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I had a high-energy Sunday. Much was accomplished.
The first change, here, is minimal, though substantive:
As you might have noticed above, the Header modification is now: “Thoughts on Freedom and The West.” This, as opposed to:
This has been the general theme, anyway, for a long time. Now it’s codified. Yes, I’m still concerned with Natural Law. The cigars will continue at random intervals as will the general rambling. Also,
I moved the TPC link up the sidebar and the FP link down:
If I’m honest, TPC is, now, where my better commentary is found. FP is limping along – and likely will for a little longer, bar some reinvigoration. Natural changes.
And, just below those links, one finds the heralding of A NEW BOOK (SOON)!!
I have solicited a fitting forward from a fitting commentator. This should run about 150 pages or so. Hopefully, the e-version will be more readable than that of THLCB; the high-quality trade paperback will be awesome. Ready the credit cards…
The new, to-come entry has been entered on the updated Books Page. Peruse that, if you like.
Yesterday, I kicked off some semi-heavy posting with a social media update. My de-linking from Farcebook was multi-faceted (and great!): the great algorithm changes of 2017-2018 dealt me quiet the traffic blow. That coupled with the spying and privacy invasion and the fact that social media marketing is virtually useless led me to kill the FB account. Still, I’m missing a lot of clicks.
I appreciate that those who now visit are hardcore fans (and perverts Googling in for the #hotpants post – geeze, don’t think I haven’t noticed the pattern [still grateful for the visits]). And, by my admittedly weak standards, 2018 still counts as a “great” year along with 2015, 2016, and 2017. Something needs improvement though. Working on it.
The eventual syndication of my TPC column should help, as will increased book-related queries. I have an email list that I have never deployed. Honestly, it needs a cleanup and I need to learn how to use a list. Progress…
Other items, briefly:
More fiction coming;
Pen Names cometh;
A new alt email has been secured;
What to do with Youtube and videos in general;
I’m mindful about the old Patreon page (ignore it for now);
The ads are problematic, yes; the mobile app is horribly clogged; with a traffic increase I should be able to update $$$ and clean that up while keeping the site free;
etc.
Anyway, thanks for dropping by and reading through these changes – for the better in the near future.
Thanks,
Perrin
13 Tuesday Nov 2018
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En route to this post I was thrilled to find … more changes a-comin’:
Wheeeee. Might be a good thing. Better, at any rate, than the doings around our nation. I’ve been out and about with the people A LOT lately. No real report or judgment here. Just some words.
Fearful
Dumb
Gullible
Weak
Rotund
Make of these words what you will.
06 Tuesday Nov 2018
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Two thousandth post, here and now. A grand milestone.
2,000 posts.
6+ years (7 calendar years).
Thousands of comments, likes, and shares.
The number one best readership on the web.
YouTube video, quality to improve immediately.
Great engagement with FP, TPC, and more.
Several headaches, all mine…
It’s been a great ride so far. I’ve contemplated changes, here and there, and largely made none. That may be the pattern for the future. I will say that any modifications going forward will be for the better. And you’ll see them first.
Blah, blah, blah, blah. Let’s have a party.
Bubbly:
Smokes:
Entertainment:
By special ability, I arranged for this occasion to fall on election day – a nationwide circus just for you:
And fireworks:
Thank you, all. Post 2,001 is coming soon. Onward!
-Perrin
