Category Archives: A few words of appreciation to my readers

Sponsorship

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I listen to a few radio talk show hosts. I don’t know for sure, but I would suspect that they bend their opinion of certain products for their bottom line. I have tried some the things they advertise, and frankly, I was disappointed. Rush L. used to advertise Ruth’s Cris Steak House and he said they made the best steaks. When I went there, I was very disappointed. The best steak I ever had was in the Staff NCO club in (MCAS) Iwakuni Japan, a bacon wrapped filet that, since then, I can only dream of. Ruth’s Cris didn’t come close to it. Then again, I will admit, my taste is considerably different than most.

Unfortunately, there is no way I will ever be able to return to the club so I’ll have to settle for the likes of Texas Steak House and Outback when I get the hankering to go to a place that expensive.

I really do appreciate what that My Pillow guy did for us conservatives, but I’m still not going to pay that much for a pillow. In the Marines, I slept on one of the cotton filled things and I slept just fine. I’ve found the best way to get a good night’s sleep is to do a good day’s work.

I keep hearing about the pain meds that are being advertised. Even at 76, I don’t have to deal with pain much, other than my ankle, which I broke many years ago. Benadryl’s good for that. Take one and go to sleep. Generally most of the pain is gone when I awake. Not only does it work, but it costs a lot less and I can get it in most any store.

I guess I provided some free advertising for some. Incidentally, from time to time, I do mention it when I find something good. You know I am being honest in my opinion. I don’t get a red cent for it. And, by the way, we do have many good restaurants in the area I have mentioned already.

Main reason for this post is to let you know, when I say something good about something, I’m being honest. When I say something bad about something, I’m usually irritated. If I just plain don’t like something, I usually say nothing at all.

I pay to have WordPress post what I write. Sometimes I wonder if they don’t like it so much. However, so far they haven’t complained and I keep paying them. Moreover, they are quick with helpful hints now and then.

How-some-ever I do find some of their prompts a little irritating. Often I twist them to say things they very probably don’t expect. I figure if they don’t want me to do that, they will tell me. In the meantime, I will make the prompts say what I think. I think I should not be kept from saying my favorite drink is milk instead of a screwdriver. After all, the purpose of the post is to explain my thoughts as best as I can, even though I have no college and even though I have trouble spelling and editing.

Just a Few Notes to my Readers

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One thing that has surprised me when I started this blog is that there are people all over the world that have read my posts and for that I thank you very much. I never imagined that people from India or Africa would want to read what I have written. Actually, I am a little surprised that people in the next county would want to read anything I wrote.

Sorry, sometimes I get a little wordy. Sometimes, that would be a big understatement. I try to stay short and to the point. I guess one reason that the posts are so long is that I am a person who likes to deal in examples. Many times, by the time I am done with the example, I’ve already exceeded my intentional length. On the other hand, I get on this keyboard and I just don’t know when to quit.

At any rate, the main purpose of this post is to thank my many readers. Word Press does provide me with some info on those who read my writing, sort of enough to make me curious. For instance, does that person in China know English or does Word Press provide a translation?

That individual who read one of my posts in Africa… Just what sort of person is he or she? Naturally, I do wonder about how people put up with my grammar mistakes. I really do proof read all my posts, sometimes four or five times. It just is, not only do I write poorly, but I edit even worse.

When I first started out, I was afraid people would find out too much about me. It sort of doesn’t bother me anymore. Among other things, not that many people read what I write. It is difficult to get a good idea of how many read a specific post but I would guess that, maybe in a few cases, it is 150. I don’t know, but I would suspect that what I write is passed on through whatever other means. Maybe I have been quoted a few times too. It’s okay. You need not even credit me. Well, that is the hope anyway. That might mean that, maybe 300 have read something I wrote.

That’s a little disappointing. I had hopes of reaching thousands.

When I first started out, I was given a choice. If I allowed advertisers, it would be free. If I paid a little, then there would not be any ads other than any I might put in. I guess most of you can figure which one I chose. I was afraid that some of the advertisers would object to what I wrote, especially GM. I don’t know if that would have happened. However, now GM has no say so over what I write.

Also, thankfully, Word Press has not sent me any notes about my political views. Then again, that might be subject to change the way things are going. It is very conceivable that they are receiving a little pressure from that woke crowd.