23 Saturday May 2020
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Thanks, WordPress, for the blocks and all. Yes, I use the commercial side and know all about them. Another step towards the infantilization of everything and something else to undo or backdoor around. No typewriter ever bothered any author with a pop-up.
Olympia, Olivetti, Hermes, Underwood – so many choices.
02 Thursday Apr 2020
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EMERGENCY!
I have, today, declared a state of emergency at this highly respected web log.™
In order to combat the terrible effects of the COVID-19 Coronavirus (aka Wuhan-400, Kung Flu, or Wu Flu) disease and/or panic, I have imposed the following regulations:
All visitors to this site may only read content while wearing full, hermetically-sealed NBC suits, to include DOD-approved helmets (FAST, PASGT, etc.);
All visitors to this site must at all times remain a minimum of 237 feet away from each other and 16 nautical miles away from the perrinlovett.me server (400 kilometers at any time when Perrin Lovett is active at the keyboard [look for the orange light]);
No visitors, other those female visitors pre-rated as a “9+,” are allowed inside The Bunker for any reason;
No more than 22.4 visitors are permitted at this site at any given nano-second;
Visitors are not necessarily under house arrest;
No visitor shall operate an active sonar or other RF frequency-emitting device broadcasting at or above 3.33 kHz, as such might disturb the fish;
THE FOLLOW PERSONS ARE BANNED FROM THE SITE: ALL POLITICIANS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS,* All Politically-appointed Officials, All Central and Commercial Bankers, All Grabblers, All Idiots, All Mentally and/or Emotionally Compromised Persons, All Severely Intoxicated Persons, All Persons Covered Under Previous Bans, The Illiterate, All Drag Queens and +VPC’s, and All Orcs. Ban subject to modification without notice; furthermore,
All violations of the foregoing are subject to summary Phalanx CIWS or AGM-114 proceedings, future bans, or catcalls.
Together I am confident that we can BEAT THE BUG! Do your part. Safer by comb. Etc. Thank you.
– Perrin Lovett
*Exception is made, of course, for those officials to whom an express invitation was previously extended.
20 Friday Mar 2020
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It is my intention to keep operating here, regardless of the economic collapse, so long as there are sufficient electricity and broadband. That said, power companies are considering drastic actions. Should those fail, the lights will go out. I’ll do what I can, as I’m sure you will also. And, I anticipate FP and TPC continuing to run as usual.
A fews predictions: by the middle of next month, they won’t even mention or remember the Corona; then, it will just be a mysterious decline that no-one understands. Expect some utility disruption. Expect a bending, if not a breaking, in civil order. And, ere too long, I’m sure they’ll try another exciting war.
Now back to your search for toilet paper and stimulus money. P
15 Wednesday Jan 2020
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3,000! THREE THOUSAND posts since the blog began back in 2012. I’ve been running a little hard lately. In the near term, I may slow just a hair to concentrate on some projects, but folks, we’re only just warming up, here.
This report came in on Monday:
4 Million words in 20.5 months. That’s a little high – it’s probable that the total accounts for many articles, etc. that were checked at least twice. Still, I’d estimate it’s really more like 2 Million, or roughly 97,500 per month, 3,200 words a day. That’s about right. I average in the top 2-3% of users for volume and for unique words. Mistakes too, as many of you know.
Anyway, this is 3,000. No. 2,999 was about Amazon publishing:
Know idea what’s up next. Rest assured, you will read it here. More to come!
And, Thank You, All! – P
01 Wednesday Jan 2020
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And we enter into 2020! Wow. And, it’s the ninth calendar year for the Highly Respected Web Log. There’s a lot to come, soon and over the year. Post 3,000(!) is right around the corner. More fiction and then some. The Eighth Anniversary is ahead this June. Stay tuned. For now, enjoy some champagne. – P
31 Tuesday Dec 2019
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What a year! Previously, when I’ve had the time, I’ve gone through and looked up the most popular or most prominent posts for each of the twelve months of the waning year. No time for that now. (I do think that my favorite would have to do with THE SUBSTITUTE and the turn towards fictional literature). However, you can make your own calls, here. You can simply start pressing the “older posts” or “previous posts” buttons and take a gander through hundreds of submissions. Alternatively, you can look through the index, sidebar left, and select the months for inspection.
Thank you all for the views and (very few) comments. Here’s to a great 2020! See you then. -P
30 Monday Dec 2019
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A few changes are in effect for 2020 (the remained of 2019 too).
First and most prominently, I have closed the comments for all new posts. I think I have sealed off older entries also. The post(s) of the current day still display “leave a comment;” however, ALL go to moderation without automatically appearing in sequence. Why? Well, anymore there aren’t that many comments in the first place. But you simply would not believe the garbage that the filters catch – spam, attacks, and walls of idiotic text. I’m done with that. I do apologize to the very few long-time readers who still leave thoughtful comments. Most of you know how to get ahold of me if there’s something that has to be added via a quoted update. And, should I find one of your comments before it flys off to the land of moderation, I’ll happily let it through. The “like” feature remains.
Second, I have removed all links to various (anti) social media. I have no interest in entertaining or confusing the 95 IQ denizens of Farcebook or Twitland. I almost left the WP “press” button and considered adding “print” or “email,” but, why? This is a ban on direct links; if it’s pressing, then you can always cut and paste a link address to the social or other function of your choice. As noted, the “like” feature is still here along with the “reblog” button. No apologies.
Third, the policy going forward is that this blog does not accept guest submissions. Nor will I answer inquiries regarding the same. The exception to this new rule would only apply to people whom I know and/or trust. Ironically, almost all of them have their own platforms. If you have a genuine interest in spreading some idea to the www, then please visit WP, Blogger, Wix, or some other development program and start your own forum. The rest of you, phish somewhere else.
As always, I reserve the right to make (or threaten to make) other changes. The foregoing is made in response to continuous activities here, noted and otherwise. And, there is a new direction on the internet of which I am becoming extremely dubious. I was not kidding, a while back, about the manual typewriter and electricity.
It’s going to be an exciting year. Please stay tuned and thank you for your support.
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.
