I pledge allegiance to the supercomputer of the United States of Data Mining. And to the dictatorship for which it stands, one nation, under Obama, unencryptable, with tyranny and injustice for all.
Now that my book is out, and one with pictures and better editing is coming soon. And now that the Wisconsin deer season is nearly over. I have more time for posting at my blog
It seems that Matt has spent years trying to make a living through the internet by various means. His listing, and descriptions, of the various things that he's tried, was interesting as a study of what's out there, and was also interesting as to some things to avoid.
The guides and specifics of what to do in order to be as successful as possible are very informative and could help reduce much of the trial and error you upcoming internet hustlers need to do in order to be successful. Not only does he go over to main points to hit (start blog, identify what of your writing is most read, start new blog on this subject, write book, add advertisements, etc.) he even covers things such as the arrangement of your blog!
He specifies exactly why you should do everything how he suggests with all of the examinations of all the experience he has gained in online hustling. Including: blog hosts, blog arrangement, driving traffic, etc.
His details are specific, his experience is genuine, and his writing is always interesting, and never boring.
My new book is out, and after a day, I've sold 0. I don't expect to sell a pile of them, but I even more appreciate why people feel the need to lie and exaggerate in order to promote their stuff.
I doubt that getting your hobbies and work combined is a good idea; every guy I know who wanted to get a job in fishing needed to specifically give up fishing time in order to work, and yet was expected to still catch more and bigger fish.
I stopped watching tv in November of 2011. This includes my no longer watching football, the only sport I ever cared to watch. I do, however, still read the "Ask Vic" section of packers.com.
Today Vic, the packers.com editor answered a question that I think more people should read:
Hippolyte from boat on Lake Geneva
Vic, I go to school to
Switzerland from France by boat. Boat rides can be boring, but you’re
here to entertain them for me. I read your “Ask Vic” column on the way
back from school and I read “Ask Vic Extra” on my way to school.
Vic
Hippo, put down the column and look around. Find a young woman from
France with whom you might enjoy the view. “Ask Vic” is not meant for
people like you. It’s meant for people who aren’t sure if the Packers
should play the 3-4 or the 4-3.
I may no longer visit packers.com, because of that comment (read the whole of the day's questions for full effect). But Vic is usually right (except about the Oxford comma), and reasonably amusing, so I think that someone should replace me as a regular reader.
If you are interested in the NFL, I suggest you read "Ask Vic" regularly.
I'm through with commenting at HP. Too much time wasted.
But another reason is because I've had too many comments moderated into oblivion. I'm not sure why with any of them, and this last one was one too many.
Well kind sir, I applaud you on your well reasoned criticism. I submit that I am defeated by your wit, and well punctuated criticism.
I thank you for showing me the error of my ways.
But if I may make a simple request? You don't need to be so shy, post with a name (any name) so that I may appropriately let you know how well you have destroyed all of my arguments and convinced me to fully change my world view.
A series of [in]frequently asked questions about me and this blog.
(I read an article in some magazine where the author interviewed himself.)( I realize that this may be frivolous and trivial but joviality and mirth always seem to come in insufficient quantities.)
You go by "Tim" for your internet handle. Is that an acronym for something or are you so lacking in creativity that you chose your real name?
My real name is Tim, so most people call me...Tim.
What have you hoped to accomplish with this blog? Have you accomplished it?
1. I forget.
2. Sure.
What's the best part of waking up?
Would it be: Folger's in your cup? [editors note: I just thought of another reason to stop watching TV.]
Your "about" page says things about hunting and fishing, what do you hunt and fish?
I hunt whitetail deer. I fish for muskies and smallmouth bass.
What's your favorite book of fiction?
Macau by Daniel Carney What's your favorite book of non-fiction?
Bell of Africa by W.D.M. Bell Favorite author? Jeffery Tucker Favorite movie?
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Favorite music album(s)?
Hellbound Train, Savoy Brown
Drastic Fantastic, KT Tunstall
A Quiet Normal Life, Warren Zevon
What was your favorite blog post (from this blog)? This one. On monopolies.
Which blogs do you read regularly?
My blogroll ===> You went without a haircut for two years. What did you learn?
Having short hair is boring.
With long hair you have an added element of interest in your life; its one more thing to think about an plan for. I would advise every guy to grow his hair for a year or more at least
once. Its a minor experience, but one where you'll get lots of comments
and people will look at you differently because of it.
The number of comments on my hair (when short) from girls: zero
The number of comments on my hair (when long) from girls: lots
My hair isn't terribly thick, but I determines that a daily washing with whichever Head & Shoulders shampoo and an occasional combing gave me good results. It should be trimmed every few months though.
Its been a month since my last haircut, and counting. You haven't "debated" the loons at the Huffington Post in a while, why not?
I always knew that meaningful results would be minimal, but I finally decided that spending a full afternoon was too much time. Awaiting responses takes time. They never responded to what I thought were my best comments. And finding the research to be as accurate with my facts as possible took time.
I may try it again once a few projects I'm working on see a bit more progress. Which places would you like to visit, and why?
Hong Kong - because its cool
China - because its cool
The Philippines - NN
Brazil - girls, peacock bass, and all the other Amazonian fish
Somewhere in Africa - girls and elephants
Elephants?
I'd like to shoot an elephant. It'll cost around $60,000 plus around $5,000 for an appropriate rifle (even though Bell used one the same size as the one I shot my first three deer with). And going through the regulations to bring the tusks back will probably shorten my life by a year.
This isn't a funny [in]FAQ.
I was in a good mood when I wrote the title and first few questions, but that's less the case now that I've returned to this post to add a few more questions.
How's selling your Nissan 350Z going?
Slower than I thought.
The offers I'm getting stink. What's with the offers at half the KBB value? Why would I trade my 2003 Nissan Z car for a mid 90's Nissan Z car? Why would I trade it for a Mustang (which is comparable in many ways, but worse in quality and cornering)? If that idiot can't sell his impala what makes him think I'd want to trade my car for his so that I could sell it for him? If he can't sell it, how could I?
I may never buy a non-pickup again. How did you move deer with only a sports car?
Dad, with his truck, happened to be hunting every time that I shot one.
I was hoping to shoot a nice one, strap it to the roof, and then find a girl to pose on the hood, and then take a picture of the whole thing. Caption: "I had a good day."
But it never came together.
My bow did fit perfectly in the back.
What's with the stupid blog title?
Spoot comes from a late 90's cartoon called Angry Beavers. They used it in place of expletives.
The summer gives us tons of ways to meet women. Bars and clubs are
the go-to venues for single men looking to meet someone. But they aren’t
for everyone. Luckily, you aren’t a slave to the night life when it
comes to meeting girls.
Here are some great places to meet women in the summer outside of
traditional bars and clubs. You won’t have the benefit of alcohol to
soften social relations, but people are generally more open, laid back
and needless to say, the women are wearing less clothing than in the
winter.
...
Some friends and I were standing at Qt Gas Station on 103rd and Fort
street on 5/14/13 around 2:15 am. We had just gotten off our bikes and
we all went in and bought some food and drinks.
We were standing there eating and talking when two officers pulled up
in a black and white Chevy Tahoe. I saw that the officers were looking
at my firearm that was on my side in a holster. I didn’t really think
anything of it because I have an open/concealed carry permit, so I just
went on with what I was doing.
I saw that they started walking our way, but I was still not worried
about it. The officers approached us asking everyone how we were doing.
One of the officers then walked in between all of us. The officer then
proceeded to walk behind me without saying anything more. He then turned
and said, “Who do you think you are?” then pulled his firearm out and
pointed it about an inch from the back of my head, like I was being
executed, and ordered me to get face down on the ground. Not knowing
what was going on, I did what was ordered of me.
...
Muslims have been rioting for six days in Sweden now. The official response it to "do as little as possible."
The police, which are disarmed like all good European police, are
following a politically correct strategy of simply pretending Muslim
rioters don't exist and hoping they go away. What they are doing is going after Swedes who try to defend their neighborhoods.
Now, I've got little commentary to add on how European governments got
themselves to this insane place. It does confirm, however, that leftism
is an incoherent system of taboos, not an actual ideology. Suffice it to
say that the political left is following its insane self-hatred to its
own conclusion. I hope that Europeans will realize their political
classes and governments are fundamentally malevolent and hostile toward
their own interests.
What we are seeing is what the collapse of European society will look
like. European governments are afraid of Muslims and, more importantly,
afraid of failing to hew closely to the egalitarian creed (the American
government, despite Obama's pantywaist approach, is not intimidated by
Muslims at all). Most people in Europe are more afraid of their own governments than they are of Islamic violence.
That situation cannot continue, because the Muslims are continuing to
escalate their threats of violence. As Europeans fear other Islamic
violence more than their government, it is providing fertile soil for
fascist street enforcers to rise. A government too weak to handle Muslim
rioters is too weak to handle other kinds of street gangs, and people
will naturally turn to whatever group they believe can and will protect
them.
The governments are too busy writing welfare checks to the immigrants.
Da Manosphere circa 2013 zlzozozl
(1) Man up and marry those buttocked sluts (Blue Pill William Bennett)
(2) Build a life of butthext buttthexting beta’s future wives lzlzozozlz (PUA)
(3) Forsake butthext and all owners of said buttholizozlzlzo (MGTOW)
(4) Be patient and pray 4 da buttcocking to stop (Traditional)
(5) Try to stop the buttehxting from within da matrix (MRA)
(6) Let them eat bbutthext. (Neocon)
(7) She says she’s only been buttehxted seven times by four guys and is
as good as new as she repented and da minister forgave her as he was one
of da four guysz. (Churchian)
(8) voyage beyond da butthext and Read the GREAT BOOKS FOR MEN and
restore honor to civilization via a renaissance lzlzlozlz. (GBFMster)
If we assume that the dropouts have similarly failed to learn the basic
skills, that means that about 17.6% of the students in the New York City
public school system are learning basic skills.
The public schools aren't useless, they are worse than useless. Forget
online education and homeschooling, children would probably learn more
from playing video games all day for 12 years. And it would cost a lot
less to provide every "student" with a PlayStation and a new game
delivered every month.
If we just looked at, say, reading, then I'll bet that their are an awful lot of video games that would teach reading.
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What would you ask the first [so called] lady? Perhaps:
If
your rumored run in 2016 was successful, how long would you blame the
previous administration for the sorry state of the union?
I am getting more page views and lots more comment spam on this blog. I find the Blogger Captcha to be tedious and I don't like the idea of needing to sign in to comment here.
I think I may have marked a legitimate comment as spam becasue it was posted by "anonymous."
If you want to comment, then put a name, any name, in the name section for the comments.
Signing your name at the bottom of a comment that was posted by "anonymous" is more irritating than helpful.
I'm writing a book on deer hunting for new deer hunters.
Time in the Tree is the working title. This title idea was inspired by the title of the book Time on the Water by Bill Gardner.
At one time I thought that my book might read like his, as a journal of the days. But I am a terrible journal writer and I did not take very good notes through the last hunting season. The few thoughts that I did record may be included, but they will not be a large part of the book.
It has been day after day of no writing followed by writing several thousand words in one sitting. I relate this point because authors are often asked about when and how they write.
As of this post I have around 14,400 words written, in MS Word, through sixteen chapter ideas. And I have not really gotten to the actual hunting part yet.
Before writing I looked up how many words should be in a book. The result that I got was 60,000 words. That is my goal, sort of. My book may be 40,000 words or 100,000. I would like it to cover all of the necessary parts with a little bit of background information.
I realize that many books get around 1/3 of their content trimmed before being published. This is a good idea even if my book will be self published, not published by a professional publisher. Trim the fat.
Fully, or partially, written chapters so far:
Who?
What? Why? When? Where? How?
About the whitetail deer
Antlers, not horns
Where, generally, to hunt for deer
Alternatives to hunting your own private land
Improving your hunting property, the not so fun part
Improving your hunting property, the fun part
Food plots
How to make your food plots
Methods of hunting whitetail deer (should me moved to after "Where, generally...")
Stand locating
Trail, or game, cameras
Types of deer stands
The ideal stand
Treestand recommendations
How to place your treestand
These are the working titles for the chapters that have been roughly written or outlined so far.
This post was written with the idea that the process of writing a book c might be interesting itself.
If you have any suggestions, or comments, for my first book, then I will be happy to hear them.
My bookis about learning to hunt deer. Perhaps this blog will includelearning how to write and self publish a book.
(The book will be better proofread than the posts here.)
For a while I have been wondering if there has been a point to my posts that are of a political nature. Why add one more small (by number of pageviews) voice to my political ideas, when there are already so many others?
I doubt that too many people who come here are liberals. I have only had two comments from liberals, and they were both in response to the comment debates that I have occasionally. It is my guess that liberals are less likely to seek out the opinions of their political opponents.
So why should I continue to write about politics when the choir can go other places and find better writers who are writing about the same sort of things?
And why write for liberals if they aren't coming here anyway, and if they are, then they should probably be reading Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell instead?
I thought of this post and a reason for my continuing just before I fell asleep, but now that I've slept on it I don't recall my answer for why I should continue. I probably will continue, because it occasionally amuses me.
