Saturday, December 18, 2010

Safe for the Shy–Lurking for Fun and Profit

You tell you friends that you haven’t pulled the trigger on the  internet dating thing because you have heard all the scary stories about stalkers and homicidal maniacs.   But in reality you know that the Craig’s List killer for instance hung out on Craig’s List and you don’t.

You are actually more concerned about your reception.  Will they like you?  Will you say or do the right thing?

Start slow.  Try the internet at your own pace.  First find things that you like and people whose opinions that you like  or respect or admire or just find interesting.  Just be a lurker in the background at first.  At this stage participation is not necessary.  It’s perfectly safe since most internet sites will never even know it was you there looking at their photos and reading their articles.

In my opinion, Craig List gives a lesson in what not to do and where not to go.   Not only are they a bit too wild and woolly for the tastes of some, but if you go on their forums you can see that they can be dominated by people with  the minds of barely literate 7th graders.  People who think spray painting curse words anonymously on a wall is cool and daring.    Since you and I both agree that such behavior is at best stupid, let’s agree to leave that bad experience to the soon to be convicted felons who enjoy it.

Stay on moderated sites where the cursing is kept to a minimum.

One of the things I highly recommend is finding a blog on your favorite subject or hobby.  You are likely to find nice, like minded folks there.  Also you should try photo and travel blogs.  There is almost always something interesting on photo or travel blogs.

Mind you, this is not where you are going to find someone to go to the movies with–yet.  That comes later.  First be interesting by giving voice to your passions.  Find something that interests you.

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Origami Fortune teller and Cootie Catcher

By poetryman69

Apparently you can tell the future and catch cooties at the same time.  A cootie catcher or origami fortune teller is a cute way to keep a child amused.  Fold up a bit of  whimsy, work those magic fingers, and tell you child you can answer questions and tell the future!!!!

How to catch the Cooties!

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Prediction for Sept 11, 2010

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Prophecies and Predictions

2010 Predictions. The Year of the Tiger

2010 Predictions. Total Recall. Term Limits

2010 Predictions. Billy and the Cyber Punks

2010 Predictions.  When Grannies Attack

2010 Predictions.  Flight of the Billionaires

Mother Earth.  Earth Songs.  Earth Dreams

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Anamules

By poetryman69

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Jello and Broccoli

Edible Pets

Delicious Monsters

Pizza Squirrel

Sugar in your gas tank

Texas Toast

Edible Flowers

Gift Wrapped Garbage

It is better to be drunk than wasted

Easter Eggs

Eating bacteria

Why you are fat

KudzuFire

Lying about your diet

Twenty Dieting Tips

Eat as Much as You like and Still Lose Weight

Delicious Monster Diet

Lose Toxic Fat

Tea Diet

Sugar in your Gas Tank not in your Stomach

Eating Bald

Cancer and the Miracle Fruit

Eating Bugs

Movie Star Diet

The United Nations Diet

Purple Diet

Maple Syrup Diet

Raw Food Diet

Hey, the Rat likes it!

Wine Diet

Delicious Monster Diet

Blue Food Diet

The Green Tea Diet

Toxic Diet

Ever heard of the Parasite Diet?  How about the Mastication Diet.

A History of Dubious Dieting

Most Radical Diets

Purple Food Diet

No Cooked Fruit Diet

No Fructose Corn Syrup Diet

Vinegar Diet

Surfing Goat:  Squeezing the Cheese out of them

There is no minimum daily requirement for refined sugar

Purple Food Diet

Acai Berry


Crazy Diets

Are you lying about your diet?

Why are you lying about your diet?

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