Ya know what?
It was two years ago I was suspended from my very last discussion forum and I started doing research on starting my own blog (and stopped bringing in traffic for other people). Five days later, I wrote my first post on This Ain’t Hell. The name of the blog came from the title of a book about a journalist’s experiences with troops in Desert Storm written by Barry McWilliams and one of my favorite of the genre;
But, anyway, I had a comment on the first post which only encouraged me to continue blathering away nearly every day for the last two years.
So, how do I remember the day I was suspended from a discussion forum? Well, today is the 32d anniversary of my 21st birthday. How does that effect you? Well, there are two other guys with admin permissions here, and I’m going to take the day off and let them run the place today. Maybe TSO will regale you with his tales of misadventures in Vegas last weekend and COB6 can tell war stories about the night we took the company’s platoon leaders into town and showed them how to party like NCOs.
Enjoy yourselves and I’ll see you tomorrow morning.
Category: Administrative, Pointless blather
Happy 2nd Blogaversary, Jonn!
Interestingly, MidnightBlue turns two tomorrow.
Jonn wrote: So we’re like twins, huh?
Happy birthday, you young whipper-snapper.
Happy Birthday to you and Congrats on two years of great blogging!
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I will never forgive you for haveing your birthday in September and being able to hunt deer a year ahead of me, and all for a few lousy months! Happy birthday Cuz. Oh yeah thanks for the blog too!
Jonn wrote: And now I’ll beat you to Social Security.
Happy B-day Jon! I like the way you described it, “the 32d anniversary of my 21st birthday”! 🙂 My “32d anniversary of my 21st birthday” will be in December and that’s they way I’m going to refer to it!
BTW, this is a great blog, one that I visit on a daily basis.
Jonn wrote: Cousin Scott’s birthday is in December, too. And he’s right down the road from you (relatively speaking).
Oh, dammit. I was told there wouldn’t be math. Math make Weasel cry.
Happy Whateverith!
Jonn wrote: No math involved. Just think of me as 21+
Happy birthday from a lurker! Thanks for all you do!
Jonn wrote: Lurking is good, too. Thanks.
Happy Birthday (mine too although it’s only the 3rd anniversary of my 21st birthday)
Jonn wrote: Happy Birthday to you, too.
Happy birthday, Jonn! Thanks for helping keep us informed.
Jonn wrote: Thanks, usnretwife, you’re one of the few that remember why the other place suspended me. Thanks for following me here.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Beers, soon…and they are on me 🙂
Jonn wrote: My dream come true…a latina with free beer.
Happy 32nd & 2nd anniversaries Jonn!
Happy 2nd anniversary to Skye too!
Has TSO been changed by Skye? I wonder, has TSO been somewhat tamed, has anyone else noticed this?
Thanks all of you for all that you do with your blogs, I wish you all the “Good Traffic”, and none of the “Bad Traffic”.
TSO: I’ve been well behaved? How dare you say such a thing! Why I never…. If I knew how to work this machine I would ban you for life or the bext 12 mins, whichever came first.
But no, TSO is still a very bad boy over at the Sniper, while his evil twin TSO is well behaved over here. (case in point) I figured a little yin for my yang and all. Besides, I don’t recall Skye ever asking me to behave, she only visists my posts when I am misbehaving.
32nd of your 21st,,,,,,, yer a fung yucker. I just had my 47th anniv. Enjoying every minute of every day.
Enjoy,
Frankie Cee
Happy birthday Jonn.May you keep going till you lose count of how many birthdays – or until you can no longer open yur own beer.
As for the blog’s name – I always assumed “This Ain’t Hell, but You Can See It From Here” referred to the fact that you live just outside the Beltway. Silly me.
Jonn wrote: Well, you’re right, too, Rurik. I’d just moved out of the city when I started the blog and my proximity to the madness made me think of the book title.
Jonn: Happy Birthday and Happy 2nd anniversary on the blogsphere! It’s an honor to know you. Have a great day!
Happy Birthday Jonn,
Thank you for this blog and Happy Second Anniversary.
Happy Birthday Jonn!!! Unfortunately the US Supreme Court prevented me from celebrating your BD with the execution of a cop killer….
Congratulations on both counts.
Since you’re younger than I am, you’re just a little whippersnapper to me!
Happy Birthday Sweetie!!
Congrats on your two years, keep up the good work. Yea, I lurk on occasion. {smile}
Miss you at the ‘other’ site. Are you still in the area?
Oh, Jonn, no, not birthdays and numbers and counting — way too difficult. Belated wishes from me for a happy birthday. Hope you know how much your blog is appreciated.
Can’t say I always agree, but at least I’m headed in the same direction, so we can talk along the way.
Happy Blogaversary