It is with extraordinary humility that I, your sometimes interlocutor, notify all and sundry who have herein read and enjoyed my varied postings, that tomorrow I will be blegging in these premises, with the kind permission of the proprietor of this blog. I have enjoyed deeply publishing my occasional snarks and delightful nostrums here for some time, and particularly your comments thereunto, and I flatter myself that some of you–particularly the ones who hate me not–will admit to have derived some small quantum of merriment and, perhaps! insight from the various, mostly jocund pretexts that I have offered up for your perusal.<\/p>\n
The circumstances are these: my son Brendan is off at Beloit College learning Arabic, and my other son Aidan (the one who suffers from Childhood Onset Schizophrenia) is off to a special camp for two weeks. In short, I am even more broke than usual. My wife, who is generally rather forgiving about my time online (you selfish prick) thinks that I ought to try earning something from it (even if it’s a token amount), particularly because I don’t teach at St. Mike’s over summer. Honestly, I don’t expect much.<\/p>\n
Do keep in mind that Jeff will continue to have needs, including his coverage of the Dem. Nat. Convention. I’d also like to see him go to the Blog Whatever in Vegas in September. Meanwhile, I understand that many of you will have contributed to more important charities, involving Sudanese refugees or earthquake victims or koalas, for example. Once again, you needn’t feel any particular responsibility over my temporary shortfall, especially as I’ve managed to pick up some other extra work over the summer.<\/p>\n
It is my sincere hope that before deciding to send any money to me, you make sure that you’ve supplied yourself with a comfortable quantity of alcohol. I wouldn’t want you to feel deprived in any way. So, with warm thanks for your consideration, I remain<\/p>\n
Your Humble Servant &ct,
\nDan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It is with extraordinary humility that I, your sometimes interlocutor, notify all and sundry who have herein read and enjoyed my varied postings, that tomorrow I will be blegging in these premises, with the kind permission of the proprietor of this blog. I have enjoyed deeply publishing my occasional snarks and delightful nostrums here for some time, and particularly your comments thereunto, and I flatter myself that some of you–particularly<\/p>\n