butki13

My life is getting way too intense as I explained in my blog this morning.

http://scoopstories.typepad.com/scoopstories/
got more than 10,000 hits and almost as many visits over the weekend.


This is how I explained it elsewhere:

Got my 10,000th hit last nite. I was at like 100 hits total about a
week ago.
Man, this was not what I planned, intended or wanted as far as blog
growth.

Meanwhile a blogger who writes for the Village Voice wants me to write
about the experience at his site but I said NO WAY am I going to
repeat this mistake.


I found myself wanting to scream - maybe in caps - "ok, all trolls
leave now but anyone interesting you can stay."

Instead I just put up lots of new content and will see if any of it
sticks.

I posted that I'm taking a blogging break - more due to studies than
anything else - and said it's "Your turn" - you tell me what blogs I
should consider good and credible, specifically showing me examples of
good blog journalism.

But then that'd be work instead of bashing so we'll see.

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Take care, everyone. I'll check back later to see if anyone responds then I need to take this off my bookmarks list until summer is over and the classes become less insane.

[Edited on Jun 15, 2005 5:52AM]

<p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/18/AR2005061801219.html">The Washington Post story </a>about Ellen's difficulties in adopting Marina (and two photos of Marina, one with
Ellen holding her) is right under the fold on the front page and cute as hell.</p>

<p>
I lit a candle at church today for my family, asking for prayers and
good thoughts on the adoption front (and mentioning the Post story) as
well as for dad, who died about five years ago.</p>

<p>
I mentioned that as a fellow news junkie dad would have been very
excited about the front page coverage and would surely have circled it.</p>

<p>
I admitted - and this is terrible, probably - a bit of jealousy that my
sister had something (the two photos were hers) published in the
Washington Post before I did while working for that publication was for
years my career goal.</p>

<p>The timing of the publication of the article, which was completed a few days ago - along with the culmination of other projects I've been working on - made for a very emotionally draining day.</p>

<p>I'll write more about it after I get some more school work done.<br /><br />
One thing I hear repeatedly as I work with children and other students is "you must be a wonderful dad" or "You are going to be such a great dad."</p>

<p>Most have no idea what a compliment that is because being a good father is one of my biggest ambitions.</p>

<p>
I've even had students ask me which student in class is mine.</p>

<p>
Two twists on that front came this week: When I was going to a class at
community college and said a "good morning" to someone I presume was a
teacher she said good morning and then - apparently searching for the
appropriate social cue  - asked me if I was a teacher or a student. I
said "student" but if I was more awake I would have realized that soon
I could answer "both."</p>

<p>
Also in class today one of the students gave me a card she apparently drew for Father's Day."This is for you," she said.</p>

<p>It said, "Dad good." </p>

<p>Interpret it however you want but I took it as a positive sign.</p>

<p>And while I haven't gotten as much exercise as I should lately I played hide-n-seek for hours yesterday with two children and duck duck goose (although we said it in Spanish) with children this morning.</p>

<p>Good nite</p>