The Fire Ant Gazette - A Midland, Texas Blog

Restoring Balance
Category: Just Plain Silly...
Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 at 05:13 PM [GMT-6]

So, Jimmy (aka Boxstep Boy) is giving up complaining and criticizing. I can only assume that that means he's finished with ballroom dance class, but that's just a guess.

Regardless of the reason, Jimmy's decision has had the effect of throwing the delicate balance of the blogosphere out of whack, meaning that -- once again -- it's up to me to take up the slack.

Henceforth, I shall be complaining and criticizing at double my previous pace in order to make up for the Jimster's failure to meet quota. In fact, I contemplated renaming the Gazette but Jen already has Whiny Complaints locked up (and she's not even really using it to the good purposes it merits; she's just dealing with a newborn, not the travesties, injustices, and idiots of the universe).

I'm pretty sure I can handle this burden alone, and, in fact, the thought of having to do so will likely ensure my success, but if you'd like to pitch in, feel free to leave your complaints and criticisms in the comments section. Maybe Jimmy will reconsider once he realizes the implications of his rash decision.

Boy, does daylight savings time reek, or what?

Permalink

Comments

I'll have to adjust my timing function on my watch. I can store two timezones on my watch and the other one is still on Midlands time!

Posted by: Rachel at March 12, 2007 05:41 PM

So, is that a criticism or a complaint. Because I'm pretty sure I'm also supposed to be keeping track of such things, in addition to generating them.

Posted by: Eric at March 12, 2007 06:07 PM

And I can't believe my stupid keyboard couldn't even put a question mark at the end of that sentence.

Posted by: Eric at March 12, 2007 06:08 PM

Keep up the good work!

Posted by: Jim at March 12, 2007 06:10 PM

You could call it "Whine Country."

Well, dang! That name is already taken.

I hereby register that as a complaint.

Posted by: Gwynne at March 12, 2007 07:10 PM

Keeping the blogosphere "Fair & Balanced". Yay!

Posted by: Kelly at March 12, 2007 07:47 PM

Sorry, Eirc, I would have jumped in here earlier but my INternet connection wouldn't permit me to utilize a pop-up window and it really, gr ...

Plus my teenage daughter has been her MySpace for the last two hours and will not EVEN yield to me for ...

And then I was watching '24' and I am so tick ... that President Logan appears to have been murdered by his ex wife. What is a man to DO!

Ahhhh, this complaint free stuff is so very good for the soul, thanks for allowing me a moment to spread my cheer.

Posted by: Jimmy at March 12, 2007 10:36 PM

i this post could have been better.

Posted by: kyle at March 13, 2007 12:21 AM

Yeah, well, you could have used more verbs.

And Jimmy could have used a spell checker, preferably one with my name included in it.

Gwynne's complaint, however, is perfect...and that really chaps me!

Posted by: Eric at March 13, 2007 06:34 AM

Well, here's me late to the party again, but honestly, it's not fair for you to be complaining cause that's my job and I'm not happy that you're trying to steal it. Big ol meanie.

Posted by: beth at March 13, 2007 07:03 AM

I've got a doozy of a whinge about half baked in my half baked noggin. I could contribute that to the cause. It has to do with a pack of siblings and parents and the complete absence of moral support (much less monetary) they've lent to my MS 150 effort. I thought I was cynic enough to handle nearly anything, but this one got right through my shields.

Ironically, my in-laws are all over it. You'd think I'd just rescued a dozen orphans from a burning building. And so, the cosmic balance is maintained.

Guess I won't need to post it on my own blog after all!

Posted by: Foo at March 13, 2007 07:14 AM

Wait... is a whinge technically a complaint?

Posted by: Foo at March 13, 2007 07:15 AM

Well, Beth, you've obviously been falling down on the job and thus I'm having to step in -- again -- to take up the slack.

Foo, I'm not sure that whinge is even a word, much less a complaint. Don't you have a thesaurus?

And if you can't count on your family to stiff you, who can you count on?

Posted by: Eric at March 13, 2007 07:39 AM

I've been on the complete opposite tack. As in encouragement to restore balance. Not that I'm complaining mind...
I've missed dropping by (not that you're complaining or anything). :)

Posted by: Catez at March 13, 2007 08:24 AM

Well, there's a boat-rocker in every crowd, isn't there? ;-)

But who better to rock the boat than a Kiwi?

Posted by: Eric at March 13, 2007 08:27 AM

For the record, there was nothing but whiny complaints at Whiny Complaints during the pregnancy phase. The whiny complaints will resume when Jesse is no longer a cute and agreeable newborn, I'm sure. =)

Thanks for the link, btw.

Posted by: jen at March 13, 2007 12:10 PM

Yeah, Jen, you'll want to be sure and save that domain name, at least until Jesse gets through his teen years. ;-)

Posted by: Eric at March 13, 2007 12:59 PM

Post a comment [Take your time...we're in no hurry.]

Note: You must provide either a website URL or an email address...but there's no rule that says you have to tell the truth. If you don't want your email address published on this site, just input a website URL, or make up an email address.