round 2

eros has begun round 2 of save infomaniac and leni!

check out his site for instructions on how to post a question asking why MJ and leni's old comments have not been restored on OUR blogs (not to mention their own) and why comments made by these two are STILL being routinely erased within 24 hours!

stop by leni's an read her letter to google about this and other issues.

a few bloggers have made the jump to wordpress out of frustration and anger over the actions of blogger and i've backed up my blog there as well. the issue may seem minor, but we all know that bad things happen when small injustices are allowed to flourish.

the madness of wild georgia shrimp

yesterday, the MITM got a call from our BFFs/neighbors/traveling companions/and drinking buddies to come over because 60 pounds of fresh, locally caught wild georgia white shrimp had just been delivered! the guys (miss k and i were not involved) met for an evening of snappin' heads and drinkin wine - the result of which will be 10 quarts of shrimp stock AND close to 30 pounds of (now frozen) shrimp! this weekend, the MITM will be making shrimp risotto. i'll take pictures.

postscript from the MITM

We have Islamic shamans, Rabbinical wizards, Christian spiritualists, and several voodoo mojos working to keep BP oil on away from here, doncha know, and off our shrimp!

additional information

remember when i told all y'all about the MITM bringing back some spices from dubai? well, sugarpies, he's going to make shrimp & saffron risotto this weekend. and for all y'all cooks/chefs/lovers of all things delicious, he'll be using iranian saffron!

for Boxer from the MITM

le colonel - a french dessert
lemon sorbet doused with a shot of grey goose! enjoy

it's friday, we need a break!

there's been so much sad news lately, i think we need a break. i need to smile again. i think it's time for a PARTY!

really?

a party?

yes, that's right. a celebration of all the good things happening in our lives. i know there are some good things, if we take a breath (that's one, just being able to breathe easily), stand back and reflect. finding the good helps us get through the bad. or if nothing else, certainly distracts us from the dark side of life.

let's start our party weekend by dropping by super nana's and wishing her a happy 4th blogoversary!

the rest is up to all y'all! i'm going to start party planning for sunday! (which of course, y'all know by now, means a mini-party this afternoon to plan the sunday party!) (and a pre-party get-together tomorrow night). we know how to plan good times around heah!

be well, take care and have a blast this weekend, sugarpies! xoxoxo

1746hrs UPDATE:

from our pal, boxer:

Too early for the vodka fountain?

from the MITM, it's never too early for the vodka fountain, baby! it's always 5:00 somewhere!

2018hrs UPDATE:

from our pal, hope:

hope said...
Here's where all those born outside the south gag...."Want me to bring the boiled peanuts?" :)

bless your heart, sugar, put them right next to the hot krispy kreme glazed doughnuts!

one of the things i can control or reduce, reuse, recycle

we each do what we can.
this is one of the things i have control over.
so i'll just keep surfing the net for things i can control.

i'm crazy like that right now.

something important

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i received this email today and thought, "enough about me. let's share something about what we can do for others." and here it is. do what you can by donating or just sharing the link and information. every bit helps and our community and our world is the better for it.

happy father's day

all y'all know i'm not very big on hallmark holidays, but i think someecards said it best about father's day:

If you're a father, have a father, know a father, want to be a father, were almost a father by accident once, or are part of a lesbian couple where one of you is more fatherly than the other, it's time to recognize paternal successes and failures in a loving, self-deprecating, or alarmingly inappropriate way!



have a brilliant day!

when it rains it pours...

kaz has ovarian cancer. drop by and leave her some love, my darlings. MJ is right, kaz has been a sweetheart, a witty commenter, the hippest of idlers and from the first time i read one of comments on my blog, one hell of a dame! she could use some community love and strength right now...leave a word, a hug, she'll see it and more importantly, she'll feel it!

just when you think it's safe to go back in the water...

i had posted a comment at leni's blog yesterday and dropped today to see her reply (because unlike me, she always answers) anyway, nothing was there. there were 4 of us who'd left comments and then another 4 or so that she'd answered.  i left her a comment letting her know what had happened. here's her reply:

 

Leni Qinan said...

My dear Savannah, Please don't think I've been rude or unpolite: Yesterday I answered your comment and GB's, and XL's and Max's and Mago's, but Blogger deleted them because I had commented with my username. I just noticed today. Thanks for telling me. I'm so sick and tired of this situation, and so fed up with Blogger that in a couple of days I'll move to Wordpress. I'll let you know about the details in a new post. Blogger is eating out all my comments, not just here but all over and I can only comment anonymously. The same thing is happening to MJ. So my dear, I apologise for this weird situation. In a few days I'll have a new home and everything will be fine again. ;-) xoxoxo

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

 

Leni Qinan said...

Dear blog friends and commenters, I can't stand this situation anymore. To delete 3 years of comments is outrageous and terribly unfair. I don't think it's fair to keep me commenting anonymously in my own blog, despite having submitted several questions to the blogger help site. I got no answer. So I'll be moving very soon to Wordpress and my blog will be X-rated, just in case. I'll keep you abreast of events. There will be a new post about it with all the information you need. XXXX to all of you. You're wonderful people.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

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i've moved over to wordpress, but as of yet, i haven't decided if i'm permanently leaving blogger.

again, i say...

this is far, far from over....  

THURSDAY UPDATE: eros has started another Q&A with blogger about disappearing comments by mj & leni. click over to his site and follow the thread. scarlet blue did and so did i. we take care of our own, sugarpies!

a friend needs a hand...

Charlie aka Professor B. Worm could use a bit of our collective good will and positive thoughts right now. His friend Wandering Coyote has posted a message about our pal, Charlie, that all y'all need to read. Charlie is one of the really good guys who has taken the time to share not only his stories, but his good heart with me and so many others! I know that our collective positive energy/prayers/supplications can make a difference because we take care of our own here in Blogville!


So, go on over, drop by his blog and leave some good vibrations!


xoxoxoxo to Charlie and Martha from me, the MITM and the coconut krewe!

LATEST UPDATE here

the extra step

is in solidarity with MJ.

this is far, far from over...


 TUESDAY UPDATE:
THE INFOMANIAC IS BACK

something's happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear...

 today on  mago's blog, i read the following:


The Infomaniac removed?!!

UPDATE

The Mistress writes:

"My blog was mysteriously removed overnight.
What's worse is that my Gmail account says "account temporarily disabled" so I can't get into My Gmail either to correspond with any of you.
I've tried using the "contact us" feature on a Google Accounts page but there was a server error so they haven't received my complaint."

"I've gone around to several blogs including yours to tell my blog friends about this.
[...]
I have a lot to do this weekend and won't be able to post comments on everyone's blogs but I'm hoping they'll see my comments on other blogs. "

*****
check out mago's site for the comments from all our other friends.

MJ, feel free to use the comment section here, i'm going to open it to anonymous comments until you're back online!

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NEW UPDATE AT mago's!

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check out eros for how we can help free MJ!

sunday update:

princess and roses have also posted about the current situation (see blogroll).  i posted my question on blogger help asking why and received 2 replies:

"Kapitano has posted an answer to the question "A blog I read (http://theinfomaniac.blogspot.com) has been deleted without warning to the owner.":

Infomaniac was a comedy/community blog. There's no way it could be mistaken for spam, hate speech or any other TOS violation, except evidently by software that needs a lot more work.

Blogger's deletion of Infomaniac is cavalier, unreasonable, and doesn't exactly increase Blogger's popularity with its users. Infomaniac should be restored, and its owner deserves an apology."  

yeah, for the support from kapitano

AND

"DarkUFO has posted an answer to the question "A blog I read (http://theinfomaniac.blogspot.com) has been deleted without warning to the owner.":

The owner will need to create a Topic here to resolve the issue."

ok, but that does seem a non answer answer to my original question.  it seems DarkUFO is official help so that's the best answer we're going to get!

*sigh*

anyone else getting answers?

*******
from the MITM 

They came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionists.

Then they came for the blogger INFOMANIAC, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a blogger.

Then they came for me and by that time no one was left to speak up.

_____________

REINSTATE INFOMANIAC NOW!

(My apologies to Pastor Martin Niemoller for paraphrasing his famous statement.) 

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check out mago yet another blogger is being silenced! Free Leni! 

UPDATE   leni is back.  mago has posted the explanation she was given. leni's blog is NOW going to be listed on my blogroll and i am going to VISIT and support her from now on!  i don't know what's going on or why, but i love our blogging community and i will stand with all y'all!

******* 13:49 est SUNDAY UPDATE*******

FROM MJ via mago: 

MJ, 13 June, 2010 18:33:

"I can't thank you all enough for your kind words and support.

On top of everything else, my PC is dying and I have to spend time working on setting up a new one, etc. And XL will tell you what a technical wizard I am (not!). Thankfully, I have a friend who will help me.

There is way too much going on in my life at the moment (though lots of it is good!). I don't need this upset in my life though and neither does Leni or anyone else but that's life, eh?

You bitches have been great.

Maybe in the new year I'll make a blog with the name "Nice Knitting Blog" and Google won't bother me ever again."

so, my darlings, this ISN'T  settled.

our good friend is momentarily  silenced, but WILL be back eventually. MJ, i hope y'all know how much we all care for you and about you!


this is far, far from over...

 

happy birthday, map!

                

                





                
yep, all y'all know how much i love parties and today is map's 49th birthday! drop over and wish him a good'un when y'all can!

another meme, but with a twist

 i've been tagged by the darling roses to do the latest meme in blogville. the twist is that after i answer her questions, i get to ask 10 NEW questions and tag another set of bloggers!

1. Do you believe in ghosts? absolutely! we once went to the voo doo museum in new orleans and the atmosphere was so oppressive and hostile, i had to leave. no one else felt any discomfort except me. these same feelings have occurred when i've visited sites associated with war or civil strife long buried. AND i have seen a ghost in a former home!


2. Are you content with your life? i accept my life as it is right now. there is no respite, but there is no rancor. if one accepts the definition of contentment as  satisfaction, then no, i am not content. but even in saying that, i am in the moment. i am in the world, but not of it.

3. Have you ever been close to point blank? if by point blank you mean close range, i.e. a step away from death, then no, i have not. very close to other disagreeable things, but never the possibility of imminent death.

4. Is philosophy necessary? it is as necessary as the air that we breathe. the word itself is derived from the the greek philosophia  love of wisdom.

5. Do you live with books? yes. they are my constant companions. they even have their own room!

6. Have you ever been on stage? besides high school plays? yes, for a brief moment in time, i was part of a theater group in los angeles. i had an intense love/hate relationship with the stage. now i just like watching others perform. i am glad i didn't try to pursue a career on the boards.

7. Do you regularly read a printed newspaper? only on sunday. it's a long held tradition. (the new york times and a pot of fresh coffee.)

8. Are you afraid of the future? no. fear limits a person and denies opportunities for success and failure!

9. Do you know yourself? i know enough to know that i'm always changing and hopefully, for the better.

10. Will you play on? ABSOLUTELY! i'm working on my 10 questions and will post those later today.

so, there it is. the hardest part of this will be finding 6 others who haven't already been tagged!! ok, and writing the questions...

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1. is there one book that you reread with some sort of regularity? (every 2 years, once a decade sort of thing) and if so, why?

2. do you still watch cartoons? and if so, which ones and why those in particular?

3. what's the one thing you can't imagine living without on a daily basis?

4. take out/take away or home cooking more than three times a week?

5. which is your most favorite room in your home?

6. are you currently following/regularly watching a tv series? which one and why?

7. have you seen the player?

8. other than your blog, do you keep a personal journal?

9. do you have a favorite movie quote that you routinely use?

10. will you tag 6 bloggers or will you leave this open ended and accept answers in comments?

i hope that

daniel hoffman-gill

jay

scout

donn

e@l

manuel

will decide to play along!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MITM!

and the card he received this morning...

it all started with bombshell bliss and her flash mob friday

 









for a a few minutes we can laugh, hum off tune, chair dance, but for a few minutes, maybe, just maybe we can all smile and just be in the moment!