Hot: Day 20-Cup of tea? I am not.

Posted bycasey coombsPosted inToo lazy to label.

I’m always honored to be linked on anyone’s blogroll or in regards to any awards someone decides to pass on to me. I’m also honored when someone dedicates an entire post to my existence. Especially when that someone is as well respected as Ms. Ruth Holladay. I met Ruth this past weekend at Blog Indiana and knew immediately she was a woman to be taken seriously. A long time newspaper woman (37 years) and a local resource of honest opinions about news and politics, Ruth Holladay has a fierce following of, well, mostly old dudes.

Old dudes who don’t like me.

A friend of mine four years ago when people didn’t know what blogs were, would describe this as a tuna fish sandwich blog, in reference to the arcane, defocused, blithering, blathering, inconsequential communique that is useless only to the writer’s friends and those that might be compelled for some reason topically, to care. There’s insufficient gravitas to promote this blog save for its example as bloggorhea and vacuousness for this mid-50’s standard issue male. Blah. If I knew her, I might care because it would be in the context of friendship. But I don’t. And it’s unlikely I will and therefore find only miniscule gravitas.

-hendy

Oh, really. You’re too kind. (BTW hendy, I don’t love the term “mommyblogger” either so if anyone wants to come up with a better name of what I do I’m open to suggestions. Oh, and bloggorhea? FAIL.)

Wait! There was a follow up comment!

“. . . tuna fish sandwich . . .”

That has been out in the sun too long and has become smelly and moldy and rotten.

“. . . example as bloggorhea and vacuousness . . .”

Amen.

-Seneca

I even got this in one comment:

“Moosh” doesn’t do it justice.
Eeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww 😦 😦

Too much for this old male fart.

-Seneca

Oh you guys! I’m so flattered you took the time to not like me, with two! frowny faces even. I’m even more honored that Ruth backed me up, that she gave me a seal of approval. Even though she knew her readers wouldn’t take to kindly to my kind of blog.
That’s balls.

Thanks Ruth.

And thanks old dudes, you gave me a true chuckle.

P.S. Can I distract you with the fact that at least I’m hot smelly rotten moldy tuna fish sandwich?
By Kim. (My BFF)
No? Well, it was worth a try.

(Oh, and don’t worry about going over to defend my honor at Ruth’s place. They’re entitled to their opinion. Let’s show ’em some Mommyblogger class.)

69 thoughts on “Hot: Day 20-Cup of tea? I am not.”

  3. I’m surprised they knew how to turn on the computer. Did they come up with all those terms by themselves? That’s just precious.

    And I ALSO LOVE.. tuna. yum. nom nom nom.

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  6. tuna is high in mercury, so I don’t eat it. But I don’t think you are a tuna fish sandwich blog. More like peanut butter, banana and honey. I like that.

    Old farts, well, what can you say about them? They’re old. They’re farts. Might be nice old farts, but old farts, nonetheless.

    T.

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  8. Think of it this way- the best things in life, like really old tuna sandwiches, are not always easy to appreciate.

    So it’s probably just that you’re so great that they don’t get it. Indirectly, they’re proclaiming your greatness I think.

    Overflowing Brains last blog post..I think not.

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  10. well, I’ll be 50 in November, so I guess I’m getting up there in terms of old fart territory. I would submit that either a) those are guys who don’t like you because they’re too old to hit on you and have it come anywhere near registering on your radar, or b) they’re just bitter and obnoxious.

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  12. Haha, wow those are some colorful phrases they came up with. Anywho – just wanted to let you know that I think you and your blog are absolutely marvelous!!

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  13. I have to say that if you got old midwestern dudes talkin’ I think you’ve made it about as far as you can.

    go ahead and forward them the treadmill post if you really want to freak the tuna outta them.

    Congrats to you my friend!

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  22. difference of opinion. i can assure you i don’t give a bloggorhea what 50 year-old men have to say on blogs either. it’s all just what you’re into.

    hush oldies… it’s just not your bag.

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  33. I’m resisting…with difficulty….leaving a comment over there for 2 reasons only.

    1) it’s the blog of someone who wrote very nicely about you, and she will be the one reading the comments, not the old dudes who couldn’t refrain.

    2) you asked me not to.

    But….so….tempted……

    I like tuna fish with diced onion and chopped apple.

    Backpacking Dads last blog post..And Make It Better

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  34. Do I care what they think? Nah.

    I enjoy what you have to say and can relate. Sometimes you say what I wish I had the guts to say. I love your honesty.

    I love your blog. Bye bye old men….don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

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  35. Well, you already know that I’m pro-Casey. Even older men would be envious of you –after looking at the photo it’s clear that you are the total package– brains & gorgeous!

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  37. “What’s a kegel?” Oh, the fabulous relationships they must have with their wives. *So* jealous.

    …

    I’m acually a little more interested in unpacking Ruth’s assessment of your combo “male candor and feminine wit.” What’s with the gender associations? Argh. But I don’t have the energy to go there.

    You’ve got klass. That’s what counts.

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  38. Hoo hoo hoo. I at last know what my problem is. I am suffering from miniscule gravitas! I think my spam folder has something that can fix that!

    And this make me howl “that is useless only to the writer’s friends” – so is it useful to everyone else?

    The irony of this is that, just before I clicked through on my feed reader, I thought “I go through and read all of the really good writers first…” meaning you. After my top ten I swing back and read the other 100 feeds.

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  40. Hey- maybe it’s better that some older men don’t like reading your blog. It would avoid that really awkward conversation when he stalks you down and gives you a stuffed peacock with sequins on the tail because he thought it was just as pretty as you.

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  44. Here was my favorite comment:

    “Straightening a child’s hair– a holdover from simian genes, like women that pull off other’s sunburnt skin and attempt to zap their zits; awesomely animalistic in a negative way”

    Seriously?? And then he comes back to say that he’s grouchy and needs a vacation! Seriously!! I hope he gets sunburned.

    These guys are nuts…we love you, Casey!

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