by the Left Coast Rebel
This afternoon I am pondering a few things. At the foremost of my mind is my appreciation of my readers. You guys rock, to say the least. And what a broad and diverse swath of unique individuals - everyone comes here from different walks of life and different ways of looking at things. I have it all - military veterans, (God bless you and your service), libertarians, moderates, outraged democrats, old-right conservative Ron Paulistas, catholic mommies, teenagers, seniors, black Americans, cranky Texans and disaffected Californians, liberals, born-again progressive Jesus fans, uber-successful equity traders and analysts, expatriates......the list goes on and on.
Talk about smashing the liberal lexicon to bits, that conservatives are white, racist, southern, redneck, half-wit morons.
The love of liberty knows no color, creed or identity; it lives in all of us.
This may sound like a going away statement and assure you that it is anything but. What it is, what it truly is; is an extension of my gratitude to you, the reader, for making my blog what it is becoming. Without you I would just be muttering to myself, incoherent ramblings in my dark little office. The neighbors would most-likely call the authorities eventually. My ramblings would only serve the purpose of maddening me further. With my blog, I am making ripples in the pond, so to speak.
Also, speaking of ramblings as well; it seems Ramblings from I'm Always Right is back, note this excerpt from a comment he left here at LCR -
It is a grand and sublime spectacle, to see the old battles play out in the old tired streets of the world's capitals. Yet no more so then the doughty fighter London has come to represent in the hearts and minds of so many people. It has seen, every step of the way, the old battles of tyranny of centralized control versus the eloquent innocence of freedom.
One could have blindfolded me and read the above passage and I would have pinned it on Ramblings. After a month + absence, it will be nice to see what his formidable faculties put forth. Remember, he's 17 years old, there is hope. I would rather have 3 readers of this caliber than tens of thousands of otherwise.
On another note as well William Jacobson over at Legal Insurrection put me up as Blog of the Day. I am honored, thank you Mr. Jacobson, you are one of the best in the blogosphere.
On closing as well I noted this morning while running analytics for my site that I had a lightning-storm of hits yesterday. After some investigative work I found that they came from Malkin's site. For the life of me however, I couldn't find the specific link or mention of the Left Coast Rebel. Give me a heads-up if you see anything!
Thanks for reading, as always.....
LCR
Well, gorsh, I'm just honored to be a part of the pond ripples you're creating 'cause I'm makin' 'em too.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the nomination. You deserve it!
A White (with one in the woodpile), Southern, Redneck, Christian, Country Girl [giggle] :)
Congrats on getting noticed by Malkin.
ReplyDeleteLCR! I can't help but grin like a loon, everytime my meanderings are put on one of your posts as I can't help but be impressed by your magnimity.
ReplyDeleteIt's an odd feeling to be not only noticed for having conservative views, I admit that my views are widely known where ever I am, but that they are rightly understood as well as being triumphantly shown. Even the simple task of not having to defend every sentence, from a mob of disgruntled leftists, certainly has an addictive quality all its own.
Here in California, that feeling is just not abundance. ;) For the most obvious reasons, even if that is slowly changing.
Once again, thank you sir and I'll give Malkin and William Jacobson a taste of how your teenage California readers view their world.
Congrats, LCR! Just one question: Do we give you a tingle down your leg the way Obama does for Chris Mathews? :-D
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff, LCR, I find that since I started my own blog, less than three months ago, that apart from now feeling like I've been doing it for ages, all the pent-up anger that I had for the Labour government has mellowed into good, healthy verbal sniping which is a wonderful safety valve for one's sanity and well-being in general.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Rebel. I wonder if the Malkin hits were due to your "find" a week or so back regarding the perennial protestor? Keep us posted.
ReplyDelete@ Sparky - Glad to have you as part of the team!
ReplyDelete@ Bung Bill - Thank you!
@ Ramblings - Thanks young man, you are in good company here.
@ Blackandgold - Yes you do! Haha.
@ Barking Spider - I know what you mean my friend, it's psychological therapy.
@ Ticked chick - It could be, I'll see if I can find the answer this weekend....