Follow up is paramount

Whenever you blog, it is critical that you remember to consistently post. You absolutely must continue to add new and amazing content on your blog so that the tenuous grasp you have on your readers is sure to hold. Most importantly: If you promise to follow up with a story following an event that you talked up, you have to tell your readers as soon as possible what has happen. Here goes.

Christmas #2 was nice. We had a good time and Uncle Mike and Dan like the imperial stout. I'll be brewing more soon. I find it so hard to focus on the details needed to effectively blog. Even after I've given away the jewels of wisdom I've left for you over the past week. I think I need to start taking my own advice.

We had delicious carrot cake. Tomorrow is the last day of the year. It's been a crazy ride in 2008. Sub prime, if you ask me! I'm still looking for my bailout. I assume it's going to be mailed in January.

I've been updating my Linked in Profile. For those not Linked in--do it. And for those who like beer, here's a good post Christmas, I don't know why he's not at work, international beer tasting blog by one of my best friends: http://islandbill.blogspot.com/2008/12/around-world-of-beer-in-120-fl-oz-part.html
You can figure out how to get to part 1.

I currently have 2 beers in utero: A fruit cream ale with cascade hops for bittering and fragrance. It's going to be interesting once the hops chill out a bit. Smells like grapefruit but tastes sweet and creamy.

The second is a German Ale, and Alt beer, for those of you who prefer the beer lingo. It's got a nice, smooth, low carbonation malty sweetness. It's coming out for another test toast tomorrow. I'll fill everyone in. Promise.

Ashford is in the northeast corner of Connecticut, for those of you who don't know. If Connecticut were a letter, we're in the postage stamp. And Connecticut has a tail, so we're not really mail.

Don't get me wrong: I miss Maryland, my Maryland. But for a place to be, this is not bad at all.

Gotta go plug into facebook and make sure I'm still beloved by my fans, and plug this blog. Shooting for 5 followers.

It's true...

Twitter is like a tiny blog, 150 characters long.
http://twitter.com/rcdavisiii
I am having such a great time with this Web 2.0 thing.

Really...

Another sign that we have oversexualized our culture: I can remeber when Virgina was for Just Friends.

Let me tell you more about Ashford. 4,000 souls, 1,000 registered voters. 1500 votes cast for Clinton 3. Yeah, I went there. It's because I'm awesome. Vote early, vote often. How much is an appointment worth?

You have to keep your blog cuurent and use timely references about interesting topics or no one will read it. Really though, with everyone blogging now (about much less interesting things) and everyone being an expert at what is and isn't an interesting topic, we're all just shouting down the hallway that is the internet with no one actually reading. So I post what I want to read and it will one day set the standard for citizen journalism. When Ashford living makes it on to Greta van Sustren to comment on Caylee's disapearence, everyone will listen. And CNN will hate me, because I'm so relevant and they can't get Keith Oberman more than 6 viewers. Who wants to watch Drew Carey's un-funny, skinnier, whiny cousin? Not me. One man. One laptop. One desltop for when his wife has teh laptop. One camera that runs out of battery life too quick. I can make a difference. The fourth pillar is alive and well, as long as no one has to pay for it or its staff.

Farms, 2 highways, kids ride the bus 45 minutes to the high school. Chickerns in the street across from Genuine pre-processed Alpaca fur. They keep the roads pretty clean on Rte 89, OK on 44. That's where I get my kicks. Free sand and salt for when it snows, but you have to go and get it. The mill rate (tax levy) is rather high, but you still have a decent say in the budget and Board of Selectmen ballots. It's too poor here to have real poor people. One crazy guy is havng his own personal Alamo stand off with the town, only he's the only one participating. Pretty nice place to be. Until it snows and I can't get up my driveway.

I have a really nice tractor: Old Gravely with a plow that I have to squirt with starter fluid to get going every timr I need to start it. A plumbers toilet is always backed up. the cat annoyed the shit out of me last night.

If you got the 2PAC reference, you're a true fan. If not, go listen to 2PAC. And
Nap time...zzzzz

I know, I know...

I know what you're thinking: Why so much about others and not more about me? Well, when you blog, you have to be very open to letting the discussion flow in a free form way. You don't want to stop the natural hustle and flow that a blog creates, its own sound and fury as Shakespeare once wrote; you can't get in the way of the jugernaut that is Blogging. As Stina always says: "Get down from the table, that's people food." Did I mention we have an adorable cat? Where's the Cadillac Gas Money?

The cat doesn't eat when I'm not around. She does her own little sit-in to protest me leaving town and not taking her with me. I suppose it must be hard to be without me. I really enjoy myself, and so do you or you wouldn't be reading this. It's like work: you go everyday because it's a great place to be with wonderful co-workers and excellent management. If it weren't you obviously wouldn't go, right? So the cat will be a bit of a muse for this blog. She'll help with the rent.

Another blogging necessity is audience intereference. It is an interactive experience, so get interactivated people. I need your feedback to remind me of how good of a blogger I am. And humble. There will be no jumping ship.

Take a moment out of every hour and see what I've updated. Or, subscribe to the RSS feed for this blog so you can be notified any time further wit and wisdom has been added to the series of intertubes that is this word of wide webs. Don't be shy. It's going to be a great experience for me. You should be there for it. It's getting hard out here in the blogosphere. But it's getting exciting as well! That was such a terrible song.

Deer sighted: 0
Turkey Sighted: 0
Deer turkey ratio still even.

"I got four crackers, in over-alls, and Sox hats screaming: Ashford Life! Every time they Pass"

Evening before the big day

Well, tomorrow will be a big day: My family is coming over for Christmas #2. All 8 guests should be here around 6:30 ish. Turkey, Ham, Green Beans, potatoes (mashed) and much, much more.
Here's the plan: We'll eat a bit to much, drink a bit to much, and then post it all right here so you can see what's happening. Or has happened. Or maybe a litle bit of both! Listen--you're the one that's getting the good side here.

The filter is off, folks. Strap yourself in for a ride like no other. I promise that the dirt will be dirty, and the muck will be un-raked. Here comes the full figured, jiggle-rific, happy fun time dinner blog you've always wanted to read...

testing, testing...

I've been banned from Facebook at work. It's official. No more Mob Wars or Status updates. Day after Christmas, nothing to do, no one calling. I'm looking forward to lunch, like I do everyday. Stina has the day off. She got me a laptop for Christmas. Her I got a Tom Tom. Seems fair, right.

Anyway--welcome aboard, and I hope you enjoy the ride!