Open Thread – The Joy of Snail Mail
Long ago, in the days before email, when people wanted to send messages to each other they had to use the U.S. Postal Service. You know the people that bring you the bills and junk mail? Them. It used to be that when you picked up the mail, there was a very real chance that you’d have something in there that was neither a bill, nor an advertisement, but an actual piece of correspondence from a friendly person.
The person who sent the mail used a device called a “pen” which left little ink trails on a piece of paper. The trails spelled out words, and each person had their own unique “hand writing” which looked nothing like Times New Roman or Arial Condensed. As a matter of fact, each person’s handwriting was unique and… well… personal!
To celebrate the first anniversary of the Mudflats Forum (the paper anniversary), the fine folks over there have organized a card swap. This means that if you sign up by this Wednesday, September 30, you can not only send a real card to a fellow Mudflatter, but you’ll actually get one in your very own mailbox! Yup – ink, paper, stamp, the whole works.
To join in the festivities, you do have to sign up, and you also have to make sure you actually send out your card by October 15th to the Mudflatter who will be eagerly checking the mailbox on the other end. And when you get your card it will sit in your hand, and you can stick it on the refrigerator, or prop it up on your desk. You don’t have to click on it, or move it to a folder, and there’s no delete button. You get to keep it as long as you want.
Click HERE for all the details!
already signed up
just a question about the “going rogue” fiasco…
why the rush to get this book out?
i mean we are apparently not getting rid of her so why the push?
now we also hear that its done early and they have moved the publishing date up…how often does that happen?
why why why???
so many questions and the answers are oh so slow to come out, if they ever do.
Ok, this is an open thread – and here’s an example of why I am in exile.
JOE WILSON is coming to the town where I live today, to meet and greet ‘town hall’ or whatever they call it. (sounds of vomiting)
THIS ISN’T EVEN HIS DISTRICT!!!!!
I posted on my facebook – ‘Go home Joe! Go rouse your own rabble!’
I really can’t stand this!!!!!!!
inexile (SC version) –Where the heck is Joe Wilson today? I’m near Columbia–would love the chance to make myself a “You LIE!” sign and go stand outside. He was in our Okra Strut parade this past Saturday. (Yes, I know–Okra Strut? I am not a native and cannot claim any knowledge as to what in the world it is, or why it’s called that, but you should just SEE the giant sized Mr. Okra balloon that makes it way down the parade route.)
What fun – real mail! And what a really fun idea. Ya gotta love da ‘flats.
And, re: Palin’s really atrocious choice for a book title – There was a humorous moment this morning on one of the national news shows when the anchor announces that “former Governor Sarah Palin’s book is finished and will be available in November and is titled ” ” Going Rouge” I was laughing really hard as it’s taking a moment or two for his ear piece to feed him the correction. He decided he like “rouge” much better than “rogue”. Have to admit – so do I.
Are you sure this snail mail exchange thing is L-E-G-A-L ???
Should we expect baggy looking tea baggers with misspelled signs protesting out in front of our mailboxes? Will my mailman be freaking out?
From Gawker’s comments:
I think we should have a Table of Contents naming contest for this.
Chapter 1: My Own Private Idaho
Chapter 2: Pageant Life, Sparklier Than Expected
Chapter 3: My First College
Chapter 4: My Second College
Chapter 5: Third Time Is Not A Charm
Chapter 6: Finally Learning What B.S. Stands For
Chapter 7: Wasilla Woes
Chapter 8: Breakin’ Free
Chapter X: The Old Man and the Spree (Campaigning with McCain)
Chapter X: Tina Fey Stole My Emmy
Chapter 12: A Bumpit And A Prayer
Chapter 13: That Speech I Gave That One Time
Chapter 14: Winking My Way Up The Ladder
Chapter 15: My Stupid _____ Of A Daughter Nearly Screwed Up This Sweet Deal Because She Couldn’t Keep Her Legs Closed For Five Minutes
Notes: I’ll get back to you on that.
Bibliography: All of them.
http://gawker.com/5369677/palins-ghostwriter-finishes-early
Need a good giggle this morning? Go to the ADN, click on the Palin rogue story. There is a picture of her, click to enlarge, she has what appears to be a huge booger in her right nostril. Sure glad my coffee wasn’t done yet!
Table of Contents (con’t)
Muthee and Me
The House that Todd Built
Ethics, Smethics
The Real Troopergate Scoop
A Wink and a Prayer
Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.
From Rags to Riches – PACs and Trust Funds for Dummies
The Oscar Goes to: Meghan Stapleton
Yay! I bought “Forever” stamps two postage stamp increases ago and now I get to use one!! This is my first swap, so I’m all excited
Signed up and looking at postcards.
OH and a lovely person on Facebook sent me this link today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g8cmWZOX8Q
I wonder where they are today. The future she is speaking of is now.
Bill Maher skewered $P on Jay Leno last night. Leno brought up “someone” using the term Death Panels and Maher went off. He said that when they start lining up stupid people, she’d be the first one to get notice. LOL
Wait, here’s the exact quote… I was close
“September 28, 2009 NBC Jay Leno Show On “Death Panels” If We Were Gonna Be Getting Rid Of Useless People Sarah Palin Would Be First To Go! “
Sarah’s real book title:
http://tinyurl.com/yae5vhz
I’d print it here, but I don’t want to spoil it for you!
Forward by Carrie Prejean and William Shatner will record the book-on-tape version. I can’t wait!
Here’s to snail mail..and I never, ever..really left it. I cherish the person to person letters and cards and informations..and thus..outgoing from the farm..and written under the Quince tree in good weather..and curled by wood stove in the chill weathers..the scrawl that is mine..goes forth. To the eastcoast, to Iraq, up and down the leftcoast..they go. My second mother who is now 100..has injured her hands..and so we now talk, when I pick up a phone card. By all means people..join the card swapping and letter writing..as it brings healthy-yeast into a life. Futher..let the experience..last..and write..more..even if you don’t spell, and ‘pace your english structures’ properly. The ‘touch’..of the words upon the paper you hold..tie you..into the energy of that other..life experience. It spreads their light..to you. It flickers..so hopeful..so wishing to grow..do not fail that small spark..help..it grow. Write as if..Life..depends upon it..a warmth, a joy..Mudflats nurtures..hop to it!!
I love getting snail mail! Mr. CO insists I leave all the catalogs, ads for him to peruse…you’d think he gets enough junk at work
Great idea, pantsonfire (#7)- another contest! Perhaps the top ten chapter titles? I don’t think the WordSalad Queen can count any farther than that.
“Governor Palin has been unbelievably conscientious & hands-on at every stage, investing herself deeply & passionately in this project,” said Jonathan Burnham, publisher of Harper. “It’s her words, her life, and it’s all there in full & fascinating detail.” Also, too Burnham called the fall “the best possbile time for a major book of this kind.” A MAJOR BOOK OF THIS KIND…….WTF? Is their no end to the deceit & delusion.
104 SmallSteps Says:
September 29th, 2009 at 4:02 AM
I’m just so disgusted that this is coming out on my birthday. yuck.
Same here. It’s my birthday also.Double Yuck !
Clare Both Luce Policy Institute’s 2010 Conservative Women’s Calendar – Carrie Prejean is Miss October (fully clothed). Guess who they forgot? C4P will be SO disappointed.
http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/entertainment/2009/09/28/conservative-calendar
Ah, yes, snail mail is fun to get–especially picture postcards. Great Idea!
Hmmmm….. 3 days after my birthday…seems as if we have a buncha Scorpios here… no WONDER we’re so passionate!!
Way to go Bill Maher! I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Here’s a proposal:
Those of us who can’t bear to pay for Sarah’s book will wait eagerly for AKM’s commentary. It’s wicked that she of all people has to spend her own cash.
I am going to hit the button with a small donation, If some of us do and theres any extra AKM can use it to grow the Flats.
This should be as much fun as adopting a wolf in Sarah’s name, and a lot more practical!
Copied to the next open thread.
A small aside..as to birthdays. Think about what the Mudflats is doing..working to help change..a huge assortment of people with..crippled perceptions. I am thrilled with myself..at almost 72. Not liking a birthday friends??? Oh come on, belly-up-to-the-cake..and party like..no one else is looking. Every blessed year you HAVE..is a gift of wisdom and learning and familytimes and friendship. ROLL..in those birthdays, kick up a storm of candles and funcrumbs..truely..feel the splendor..the joy..and let NONE..take away..who You are!!!
Here’s a proposal:
Those of us who can’t bear to pay for Sarah’s book will wait eagerly for AKM’s commentary. It’s wicked that she of all people has to spend her own cash.
I am going to hit the button with a small donation, If some of us do and theres any extra AKM can use it to grow the Flats.
This should be as much fun as adopting a wolf in Sarah’s name, and a lot more practical!
Oops! Sorry for the double post.
Juneau Dream-
I’m just past 72 and starting to lie about my age for the first time. Thanks for the cheerup.
here Mudpuppies, cleanse your soul of filthy Scarah.
enjoy something beautiful and totally too cute. Be sure to watch to the end, it’ll make you say “awe”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epUk3T2Kfno&feature=related
Say No, that was very sweet.
london bridges at # 14….that is the absolute funniest thing i’ve ever seen!
there is a poll on politico asking if you are going to read scarah’s book…
go vote now….
http://www.politico.com/
hey…
how many sc peeps do we have here?
i’m thinking about bidding on the ebay “dinner without sarah palin” auction.
could four of you get together in charleston for dinner?
#23@Juneaudream, hear, hear about the birthday posts. The best plaque I ever read about growing old follows.
“Never be cynical or downhearted about growing old it’s a privilege afforded to few”.
Another favorite of mine is – “Age is just mind over matter, if you don’t mind it doesn’t matter”.
BREAKING NEWS! Over at huffpo, ‘WINGNUTS STILL LOVE SARAH!” What a shocker. Had to laugh at the comments about her book over there. There’s a well known silly sarah loving troll known as annfromca over there. Ann sang her praises of sarah’s “quick book writing” skills and the comment to follow was “poor ann, sitting at her computer with her sarah knock off glasses on, beaver pelt strapped to head.” Next comment “Probably renamed her cat todd.”
Two things: Do the ‘Wingnuts’ choose someone (palin) that they can live through vicariously? b/c they’re so stubborn and ignorant, just can’t let go?
And palin is NO Geraldine Ferraro!!! palin knows she’s not the first, right?
It only gets better. Apparently no one bother to check the Urban Dictionary for the common slang definitions of “going rogue”.
Warning: contains language not allowed in this forum!
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Going%20Rogue
In more polite terms, it’s a male who will not admit to being on the receiving end of gay style activities.
I will miss the swap because I’ll be traveling. But, I’m hoping some of you can help me travel. I’ll be going to two Elderhostel tours in the barrier islands in south Georgia and north Florida. I’ll have a couple of days on my own in St. Augustine (with a rental car). Maybe you have some tips on what to visit while I’m there. Thank you.
As a person who loves to write, I have felt that this generation has really lost the art of writing. Not only generalities such as grammar, spelling, and sentance / paragraph structure; but also in the personal uniqueness of the hand written word. I still tend to write out longhand my draft writing; putting it on the word processor only when ready to send out into the world.
I try to buy beautiful local artwork cards and send them out at least a few times a year with a few words about an interesting happening, or just a simple note saying how much that person means to me. I hope they appreciate the effort. I know I do when I recieve the same, oh so rarely.
Hedgewytch, I agree. When I send out cards, sometimes for no reason, I usually get back a thank you-an email thank you!
Lots of comments on the ADN story regarding Palin’s book. I’m for sure not purchasing it. Out of curiousity, I may read it when it starts showing up at thrift stores for 10 cents. Instead I will purchase Ted’s book. Lets help make that one a best seller!
Being an old lady and not real techified, what the H is a PM that I am supposed to send?
possum, go to the forum (see up top button) sign in, or AKM has a ‘click here’ for details in the post above. If you get lost, go to the forum and yell loudly
possum, also, if you click on ‘click here’ above, it will take you to the instructions for the swap. Click on the name that it tells you to click on and it will pm them for you.
SC meet up in Charleston – count me in. I’ll make the drive from another southern state!!! I have business to attend to in Charleston anyway, so I can plan it all for one day:-)
Just had a flash of Sarah grabbing the bumpit out of her hair and using it as brass knuckles. That’s the rogue coming out!
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704471504574443100347972742.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Ms. Vincent didn’t reveal any details about the book, but did acknowledge it will describe Ms. Palin’s frustration over her treatment by the staffers she inherited from the McCain campaign after her surprise pick as the GOP vice presidential nominee last year. Ms. Palin was booked on grueling interviews with hostile reporters while talk-show hosts such as Glenn Beck couldn’t even get through to her aides. Mr. Beck tells me he was stunned when he picked up the phone one day just before the election to discover Sarah Palin was on the other end of the line. “She explained that she had been blocked from reaching her audience, so she was now ‘going rogue’ and booking her own interviews,” Mr. Beck told me. “I was thrilled she had burst out of the cage they’d built for her and we were finally talking.”
That incident was the only time Ms. Palin declared her independence from her keepers, and it’s fitting that the title of her upcoming book will be “Going Rogue: An American Life.”
I am somewhat curious about how Sarah will spin things in her book, but I just can’t bear to support her in any way by actually paying her money for her book. She doesn’t seem to actually grasp the truth, so the book will most certainly contain no truths, only her self-promotional propaganda. I guess someone needs to read it, though, who can give some factual rebuttals to its contents. The Alaska Blogosphere should be helpful in that regard to refute Sarah’s garbage. You know that Fox Fake News will be gushing over it and promotint it, so there has to be another response.
I am somewhat curious about how Sarah will spin things in her book, but I just can’t bear to support her in any way by actually paying her money for her book. She doesn’t seem to actually grasp the truth, so the book will most certainly contain no truths, only her self-promotional propaganda. I guess someone needs to read it, though, who can give some factual rebuttals to its contents. The Alaska Blogosphere should be helpful in that regard to refute Sarah’s garbage. You know that Fox Fake News will be gushing over it and promoting it, so there has to be another response.
Oops; sorry about the double post above. I tried to correct a typo in it and ended up posting twice.
@ a fan from CA (36):
Yikes. That’s right up there with “teabaggers”. One of Palin’s legion should know what an urban dictionary is…
We could have picked a better title- and have *snicker*.
I still write hand written christmas cards with personal notes to each person..some have been on that list for over 40 years…
Pre-order anyone? Would this make a good “white elephant” gift?
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Going-Rogue/Sarah-Palin/e/9780061939891/?cds2Pid=30010&linkid=1474232
Synopsis
Sarah Palin burst onto the political scene at the height of the 2008 presidential campaign and overnight became a national sensation. Adored by the right, bitterly reviled by the left, she is the most polarizing figure to emerge in American politics in decades. Yet for all the dirt digging and gossip that has surrounded her, very little is actually known about who she is, what she believes, and above all, about her plans for the future. In her new book, Sarah Palin tells the story of her Alaskan upbringing, her marriage and family life, her political career, her religious beliefs, and her meteoric rise to national prominence. With her customary blunt common sense, she sets the record straight about the many myths and lies that have been spun around her and lays out her vision for an America that is strong, independent, and free.
To whomever posted the comment about a bogger in her nose in the enlarged ADN picture for their article on Palin; they are correct. A light shade of green and hanging right there in the nostril! Classy Sarah and very fitting..”Booger Queen from Wasillia”
Yep, Going Rogue should be the hottest regift of the holiday season..
it’s a sad state of affairs for cursive writing today:
http://www.wiredprnews.com/2009/09/22/cursive-writing-becoming-extinct_200909225884.html
People often comment on my handwriting (especially when I’m writing a check at the grocery store). It’s the result of many years of penmanship classes all through Catholic elementary school.
And here’s another story:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-090928cursive-story,0,680789.story
On this thread earlier there was the link to the website ” God’s own Party “.
That is the 2nd Leah Burton one she has up. There it has the funny parody clip where Hitler is informed about the release of Sarah’s new book. Someone else had posted the clip on Huffpo as well yesterday to the first site where I saw it.
You might want to save ( or Follow ) this person’s ‘ collection ‘ of YouTube clips as a reference. They use the handle ” frsbdg ” … short for ” Frisbee Dog”. Other clips are in the collection are mostly the ones from Alaska like Mark Begich’s Town Hall meeting just last week. The one that AKM had posted. This person might be an Alaskan… just guessing. Here’s their link.
http://www.youtube.com/user/frsbdg
Can someone please tell me why the Palins Deception blog is no longer being updated?
I loved that blog and the writer obviously worked hard on getting real facts but now they have disappeared.
I lost touch for awhile, but after seeing the Bree pics I thought I would go to the best source.
Boy and I disappointed.
Representative Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) can be all yours — in plastic form — with this new action figure from Herobuilders.com. For $34.95 you can make her talk, dress her up,
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/29/michele-bachmann-gets-her_n_302733.html
The voodoo pins are free!!
@57 Reepicheep – If you go to http://palingates.blogspot.com/ you’ll find a continuation of the Palin Deceptions research. Post your question on the most current thread and Patrick or Regina will bring you up to date about the PD site.
19 C.Rock Says:
September 29th, 2009 at 6:12 AM
104 SmallSteps Says:
September 29th, 2009 at 4:02 AM
I’m just so disgusted that this is coming out on my birthday. yuck.
Same here. It’s my birthday also.Double Yuck !
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Maybe AKM could have a little Party for those of you who have a Birthday on that dreaded day. Maybe a better way to remember your birhtday!! The mudpups throw nice parties…..
@BuffaloGal Says:
September 29th, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Thanks!
Rockefeller’s public option amendment is defeated 15/8. Oh Oh.
#52 Skip, in addition to the boogie there’s something really weird about that picture. Her eyes make her look all tweaked out & there’s something going on with her lips/teeth. One of her front teeth look longer than the other, maybe one of her veneers is falling off & she’s squishing up her lips to keep it in? If she does in fact read any AK blogs, it makes you wonder if she read the ADN
comments. If I was her and read them I wouldn’t ever want to leave my house again.
I think, in keeping with tradition, that the day the book comes out Lori from Los Angeles should be first in line at the bookstore and run home and live-blog as she reads it. It worked really well with the Levi article in Vanity Fair!
So, Miss Wassilla’s vision for America is that we are free.
I feel free now.
Am I missing something?
Does having a black president make us less free?
anyone?
When I saw the booger pic this morning, I printed up several copies. We practice shooting Sun. mornings, I’ll see if I can blow that booger out of there. Can you believe nobody said ” Hey lady, you have a big booger in your nose?
Whatever happened to all those emails the State was supposed to send to Celtic Diva?
#67 sdragon, yep, there must be trouble in paradise when not even tawd would tell her about the boogie. He must be really mad, was probably snickering to himself when she was hamming it up at the photo op, thinking “serves you right, calling me your b*tch, I mean wife”.
http://www.adn.com ADN makes mention of AKM’s point about the use of “rogue” and Troopergate. It’s in a small piece asking when was “going rogue” first used in the world of Palin. It’s on the front page. I forgot to copy the full link. Too tired to go back.
Also, AKM’s Huff Po rogue piece is being rebroadcast quite a bit over on twitter.
had more to add but i accidentally deleted it. i need a nap!
8.3 earthquake in the Pacific near Samoa. Tsumani warnings, including Hawaii.
not that sarah…
i missed the end of the ebay auction for the charleston “dinner without sarah”.
but i’ve contacted the charity that had it up and asked if i could match the winning bid.
so you would need three other mudpups to join you.
GOP congressman: President Obama an “enemy of humanity” http://bit.ly/ipWSx (video)
Speaking at the conservative “How To Take Back America” conference in St. Louis Missouri on September 26, here’s video of Arizona Republican Congressman Trent Franks saying conservatives “need to realize” President Obama is “an enemy of humanity” who has “no place in any station of government
Arizona folks – would it do any good to send this to your local papers? news outlets ?
http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/09/29/lynn-vincent-the-other-voice-behind-the-sarah-palin-book/
All my comments seem to be going into moderation. Check out who Lynn Vincent who is ghostwriting Palin’s book latest collaberation is with. None other than Robert Stacy McCain.
Sorry, that was Palin speak!
#74 irishgirl, hmm, thanks for the link to the csmonitor article. I also read the comments & for some reason think comment #24 is from sarah or most likely meg stapletongue. A very nasty comment aimed at Celtic Diva.
jc: I didn’t read the comments, I was so shocked to see the link. I’m off now to have a look at them.
Ah yes, I just saw it. When they have to resort to that, then they have no argument. I left a short comment for that reader.
@66 Lilybart, I thought the same thing.
Aren’t we already strong, independent and free? Earth to Palin.
What Palin wants is for women to be FREE from having choices. She wants a STRONG “Christian” government that abolishes INDEPENDENT thinking…..it’s her way or the highway.
My handwriting is just awful. It’s gotten progressively worse since high school since I type everything. I’m a touch typist and can type approx. 70 wpm.
I can do calligraphy. It forces me to slow down and really form the letters. But I rarely have my pen with me. Put a ballpoint in my hand and forget it. Even I can decipher what I’ve written after a few hours.
Pencil? Look for all caps. And pretty big too.
I’m not signed up for the forum so can’t PM. I guess I’ll just pass on this. Just as well. No one would be able to make out my signature anyway.
Can we get a few more people to approve the definition of “Going Rogue” on the Urban Dictionary? I know it’s distastefully presented (the definition is sexually explicit). But it needs some more “thumbs up” so that it is continually referenced in regards to Palin’s book title for the next 6 weeks…
Sarah quit 75% of the way through her term. Since she finished the book early, perhaps her original contract was for 533 pages.
(But no one can say she stinted on the length of her China speech.)