Good Grief!

This is Michael Nutter, and he is going to run for mayor of Philadelphia. There is one large problem with this candidate, a problem that so far has been overlooked by the mainstream media.
Never fear. Once again I am using my grassroots journalist blogger skills to keep the citizens of our fair metropolis informed. […]

In honor of Moon Pappy’s birthday, I present the famous S family seventies plaid photo. Brother Dan S was either:

not born yet
behind the camera
smart enough to run away

Happy birthday, Moon Pappy! You’ll be eligible for social security next year really soon!
PS: Don’t laugh–plaid is hot this fall!

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Continuing last week’s theme of weblogs and their impact on offline life…I used to perceive webloggers as introverted, awkward geeks who never leave the house. After starting Good Grief!, however, I found the opposite to be true and met a lot of interesting, like-minded people*, got Blankbabied (i.e., got a job lead based on […]

This post might be a bad idea:

I do not like meta-blogging
I do not blog about my personal life

However, there’s been some talk lately about the intersection of blogs and real life and the influence of the former upon the latter. Specifically, my friend and co-worker Scott was on the front page of last Sunday’s […]

‘Cause your friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance
Well they’re no friends of mine
It is time to put these outdated prejudices behind us. We must strive to embrace all of humanity—even those people who do not dance. It is not our place to judge, and we cannot truly understand those who do […]

Since starting the new super-secret job, I’ve refrained from using “colorful language” on Good Grief! Apparently, some of my new, super-secret coworkers know all about this super-secret site, and unlike my soulless office park compatriots, who weren’t hip to the whole blog thing, they actually read it.
Not only that, they’re waiting for me to […]

I have some fabulous news for those who think that a certain blog-oriented convention scheduled for the Labor Day holiday is just a tad creepy. Register now for my non-creepy convention, which will be held in Philadelphia during the same weekend: the first annual BigButtBlogCon.
Why should you attend BigButtBlogCon? For starters, just […]

Don’t you just hate weblog entries that say things like “light blogging ahead” and “sorry it’s been so long since the last post?” How self-important. It’s not like Good Grief! is the New York friggin’ Times. It’s not even the Art Museum Area News.
Even worse is metablogging. Nothing more annoying than a metablogging blogger.
Yes, well. […]

There must be something in the water around here* because things are happening. Big things. Superwoman got a job in San Francisco, and her first day was Monday. I know she’ll kick ass and I couldn’t be happier for her, but life just won’t be the same without Superwoman’s hospitality, warmth, and ability to listen […]

A few readers have privately expressed dismay at seeing Dick Cheney’s picture on top of the weblog and have asked could I please put up a new entry? Fair enough, so I’m ending the week with a much happier image: New York’s Ommegang brewery. I visited Ommegang back in May and will update later with […]