Comments on: Bag of Randomness

By: PHE

PHE — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:20:54 +0000

Keith-a-roo, if you were to hang up The Bag, I would miss you, and it, terribly.

You have a far wider readership than I do, but I always thought you and I did this bit for similar reasons: Personally, I don’t care if about the numbers. I know there are a few people I know (or virtually know) who stop by now and again and get a giggle or a new thought from reading my stuff. That’s good enough.

That said, I can only imagine how much time you put into BON. If you’re at a point where you don’t see the return, drop it, man. And don’t look back.

BTW, I voted for you.

Your little Jewish buddy,

Peter

By: Muser

Muser — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:12:56 +0000

Keith,
I’ve been a loyal BON reader now for about a year and a half. I don’t check the site every day, but I check it at least a couple of times a week (which is a lot more than I can say for other sites on my “favorites” list). I don’t usually vote in the polls because I don’t usually vote on ANY online polls- it’s just a personal preference of mine, so please don’t take that personally . I DID, however, vote for you to be the SWA blogger because I think you’d be awesome!

Please keep BON going and continue giving us fun things to read!

By: Abhi

Abhi — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:31:48 +0000

Stick with it. Your site is not about interactivity–your readers are not accustomed to giving you feedback so it’s going to feel like you’re screaming into the void. On the other hand, you’re not a public service — don’t be shy about marketing yourself more aggressively. If you need more votes on SWA, make that your first post every day. We’ll understand, even if it gets a bit annoying, because your site is remarkably entertaining and even educational from time to time

By: dan

dan — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:30:38 +0000

Keith, I concur with Andy Boxâ€™s comments. I donâ€™t remember how I stumbled on your blog but Iâ€™ve been checking it daily ever since. Your stories are usually days to weeks ahead of main stream mediaâ€¦very cutting edge. I probably should comment more often but so many of the stories are self-explanatory and donâ€™t seem to require comments. There are a few other blogs out there I view which are news blogs and Iâ€™ve observed they receive an embarrassingly few comments, even on their most controversial editorial and opinion pieces. On some of the blogs that do get comments, the comments are either meaningless little â€œLOLâ€ remarks or nasty attacks on previous posters. We donâ€™t live in an era of writing and many people may feel intimidated about expressing their thoughts in a public and written format. I voted for your video but skipped over the bath towel â€œexperimentâ€ several times because it didnâ€™t mean anything to me. Itâ€™s probable some readers skimmed through and did not recognize exactly who was requesting help on the video vote. Hopefully as the selection process moves forward the judges will recognize the same fairness issues youâ€™ve identified. Stay with it, Keith, there are a whole lot of people out here who enjoy reading and laughing at postings they canâ€™t get anywhere else but at BON!

By: Warren

Warren — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:54:28 +0000

I would say you vastly underestimate your exposure. I really do enjoy this site. I have no idea who you are, but I love the sight. I go to it 2nd every morning. I can tell lately that you’ve started wondering if people (us) are actually out here… we are.

It’s funny. I feel like I can tell when you’ve had a bad day or a good day, just by your blog postings. I’ve noticed your grammar “peculiarities” . Kinda creepy.

Keep it up. What would I do w/out BON?

By: Andy Box

Andy Box — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:41:45 +0000

My blog isn’t nearly as popular or active as BON, but I do know that I have lots of lurkers who never comment on my posts or vote in my polls. A few people might not know how. Some just want to enjoy my site without taking the time to interact with it. Some check the site often but only give back on occasion. You can’t fully measure the success or impact of a site by votes, comments, or any other numerical method that requires the visitor to do something. I check BON several times a week but only rarely comment because I rarely have any comment to make. I did vote for your video, though. I’d say keep BON going as long as it makes you happy.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:03:31 +0000

Every day at work (at my desk) I anxiously click on your blog for my lunchtime chuckles. And I regularly share your posts with many friends. I hope you hang in there. (And yes, I went to the trouble of voting for your SWA video.)

By: Jim from Jersey

Jim from Jersey — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:46:18 +0000

Keith,

Don’t be so down on yourself. You provide a huge amount of relief from very stressful days with the things you post. I too, must have missed the poll, becasue I try to visit at least once a day. Thank you for the comic and other relief you provide!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:19:38 +0000

1) I didn’t see the poll to vote on it the other day, but then again, I’m kind of slow to catch on to some things sometimes…

2) I used to always dip my chips in butter or sometimes I’d lick the salt off of them and replace it with sugar, when I was a kid. From time to time if I find that a salsa has a good flavor but is too hot for me to handle a lot of, I’ll mix it with butter. That’s how I got “brave” enough to finally try salsa to begin with – and that was so that I could mild down the “mild” pace… Funny thing is, I am originally from TX and I am the “black sheep” of my family when it comes to eating spicy things – mainly because of my immense amount of food allergies. When I crave tomatoes, I eat pace – so I still get the mild, because I can then eat a lot of it without burning my mouth up! When I am stuck with only the choice of medium or hot, I typically mix them with butter/margarine, and can eat a little bit of them at a time.

3) Being in Denver myself, I avoided going ANYWHERE near downtown all week. Last night, during the speech, I went out to Golden (which could have ended up being the capital of Colorado, but there was a conspiracy (much like the Florida voting debacle) that winded up with Denver being the capital) and went for a 2 mile hike in the dark. It was much more entertaining and healthier for me.

By: jw

jw — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:11:31 +0000

If you enjoy bloging then keep doing it. The longer you do it the more readers you will get. I have been reading your blog for only a little over a month. I didnt vote in the poll. I must have missed it. (with the kids starting school again life has been crazy) I enjoy your blog! If you decide you do not want to pay for hosting you can do a free blog from google. It is pretty easy to use.

Your chips and butter thing made me think of my childhood. My cousin used to tell me to get some butter and dip it in sugar. We did and we got into trouble. I returned her the favor last month at the family reunion when I had her children do it.

By: MamaToots

MamaToots — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:02:14 +0000

Have you ever seen anyone cover the top of the salsa (in the bowl) w/ butter? A practice I don’t understand, but see when I treat my children to dinner!

By: Rev. Hart

Rev. Hart — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:05:44 +0000

Website poll numbers aren’t an accurate indicator of number of visitors. You probably have somewhere between 100 and 1600 repeating visitors.

I thought McCain’s ad was a little weird/disingenuous. I guess I just can’t imagine that it was altruistic… It had to have some kind of selfish motive. Perhaps he read Obama’s speech and saw how it railed the GOP so much, and wanted to appear to be on the high road?

I guess after the rigged FL count in 2000, and the Swift Boating in 2004, I just can’t believe the RNC has a kind or fair bone in its body.