Friday, May 13, 2005
B.O.W.: Get Started
Don't Let's Start is Blog Of the Week
She is "Allison" from "suburban Dallas, Texas." She is "a semi-anonymous mother of three who is, at this minute, avoiding the laundry." By doing what? Blogging of course. Right there, in the state that makes it a crime for the Mary K Cosmetics saleslady to try to add sex toys to her product line.
Allison's blog Don't Let's Start, with its catchy banner logo, offers wide-ranging wit, wisdom and a discerning ear for dialogue. Check out her recent post on David Mamet's lame entry into the world of blogging. People laughed at Al Gore, yet even in 2005, it seems that every celeb who puts up a first blog post thinks he's invented the internet.
She is "Allison" from "suburban Dallas, Texas." She is "a semi-anonymous mother of three who is, at this minute, avoiding the laundry." By doing what? Blogging of course. Right there, in the state that makes it a crime for the Mary K Cosmetics saleslady to try to add sex toys to her product line.
Allison's blog Don't Let's Start, with its catchy banner logo, offers wide-ranging wit, wisdom and a discerning ear for dialogue. Check out her recent post on David Mamet's lame entry into the world of blogging. People laughed at Al Gore, yet even in 2005, it seems that every celeb who puts up a first blog post thinks he's invented the internet.
Is this the real "Allison," or just a generic photo of a woman staring at a screen?
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I learned about criminal sex toy sales from Allison herself. Can there be another blogger who, in a single post, reveals both that her daughter goes to a Christian pre-school and that she is weighing (if only half seriously) an invitation to check out vibrators, etc. at a "Lady's Only" house party?
Finally, Allison wins a special place in my heart for reaching out across the red-state/blue-state divide to visit Columnist Manifesto. It gives me a hopeful feeling that our big and diverse country can come together: from many internets, one.
Allison, I feel like we're almost pen pals.
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Finally, Allison wins a special place in my heart for reaching out across the red-state/blue-state divide to visit Columnist Manifesto. It gives me a hopeful feeling that our big and diverse country can come together: from many internets, one.
Allison, I feel like we're almost pen pals.
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"Is this the real "Allison," or just a generic photo of a woman staring at a screen?" That's a question I ask myself every day.
Oscar, you're awesome (and responsible for nearly 100% of my blog traffic today). I'll buy you an enchilada plate and a margarita if you ever find yourself in the DFW area.
Oscar, you're awesome (and responsible for nearly 100% of my blog traffic today). I'll buy you an enchilada plate and a margarita if you ever find yourself in the DFW area.
As the person who took that photo, I can verify that that is, in fact, the real Allison.
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: 11:14 AM, May 13, 2005
: 11:14 AM, May 13, 2005
I cannot testify as to the real and false Allison, but I can say that I'm enjoying her blog thoroughly. A fine recommendation! This guy has good taste! ;-)
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