I'm not one for rules, but...

Here is a new rule for the blog. Please pay attention and get to know all the rules.

If you visit my wife's blog, you will see a similar but slightly different rule. On her blog, the rule is "Unnecessary conversation gladly given, but safety requires avoiding the giving of information."

If you're gonna read it, comment on it

In this world of "favorite" and "like" buttons, we can easily click once on twitter or facebook to let the author know we saw what they wrote. It's so easy, often we "like" something we see without even reading it. How lame is that?

Blog posts, however, have more words. Some have pictures. They take way more effort to read than a tweet. Yet people come here and read the posts, then wander off without letting me know they did. My last post about my admiration for the US Women's soccer team had 30 page views the day I posted it, yet it still has zero comments.

I try to comment on every blog post I actually read. Yes, it takes a few more seconds to say something other than "great post," but what I say is less important than the fact that I say something. I want to get credit for reading your 3,200 word rant about the subtle disrespect that turnips get in the Utah Thanksgiving celebration.

And I would love to know that you saw my post about Jocko the Walrus or my 13 favorite Disneyland memories. Or this one.

Ethan says, "Great post, Dad!"

rules of the blog - thank you for complying

Since my readership has gone up recently (according to the analytics, not the comments), and since this blog just turned 8 years old, I figured it was time to institute a few new rules. Please, readers, when you visit this blog, observe these rules and the other rules I've posted in the past.

Especially be aware that while I welcome trailers (particularly movie and book trailers), this blog does not have sufficient facilities to accommodate the larger ones.

Make sure to follow all instructions when operating heavy machinery while on the blog.

And perhaps most important of all, a rule that should be self-evident.

ymrotb

Mostly when I'm traveling on vacation I don't have time for sightseeing or relaxing because I'm so worried that my blog does not have enough rules. I am happy to say that recent trips have yielded a few new ones for you all to follow. Please take note.

Personally, I can't imagine the kind of heathen that might throw laundry bags down the ladder. If you are that kind of heathen, I think I might want to get to know you better.

The above proved helpful advice from TSA at the Hilo airport in Hawaii. I had to point out the sign to a woman in front of us who was about to run her twin babies through the x-ray.

That one goes without saying. I think they need to post this one in the halls of Congress.

raising the rules ceiling

Thank you for your consideration. We are working on a plan to pave the entire planet; until that time, we apologize for the inconvenience.

blog announcements

Gather round and pay attention. I'll only post this once.  I have several important announcements.

First, be careful...

You haz ben warned.  Ceiling Cat is waching you.

This site also meets all accessibility guidelines of the ADA.  Or the ASPCA.  Or the ABBA.  I can never remember which.

To contact Security, just go up the stairs to your left, through the double doors, then down the ladder to your right into the shark tank and swim across to the nuclear waste disposal area, where you'll see this helpful sign:

Have a nice day.

rules of the blog, safety edition

This applies to your own clothing and equipment, thankyouverymuch.

Personally, I believe the best way to eliminate clothing-related accidents is to eliminate clothing.

more rules of the blog

Talk about habitat encroachment.

more rules of the blog

As I am the conveyor of the rules, this is one especially close to my heart.  Though I may entertain certain exceptions.

workers below, and the rails are h-o-t HOT.

Yet More Rules Of The Blog

We just spent four days in the desert.  Las Vegas and environs, in particular.  In my life I've spent many days in Las Vegas.  I've seen four days in a row where the temperature was 115 degrees or more.  But I've never seen four days in a row of heavy rains.  Before this trip, that is.

With that in mind, watch your hands and please be aware of the workers.

That is all.

PS:  Prize to the first person to identify the location of this particular sign.  Must be present to win.  Must be at least 18 years of age and legally able to cross state lines to collect prize.

a blog service announcement

Although this is yet another rule of the blog (YAROB), it is for your own safety, after all.  Be careful out there.

Yet more rules of the blog

With the recent election results and a new conservative mandate, we are experiencing more restrictions and rules on behavior than ever.  Please observe the new rule added to the other rules of the blog.

more rules of the blog

The original rules can be found here.  New rules have been put into place to supplement the original rules.  Please observe them.  Thank you.

-- the management

Rules of the blog

The Management has instituted new blog policy.  In order to continue to receive premier service from this blog, you must obey the rules posted below.

Note.  FOR ANY PURPOSE.