(Written 10/30/11 by ChristopherK2 for the Uglier MDers Blog)
<< Shut the fuck up. You are nothing but a shit starter... Cut you garbage out and grow the fuck up. >> Patti, and "sincerely," too
Wow, look at Patti cussing up a storm and acting all self-righteous.
The cold, hard reality, dear, is that I haven't been in your room since it was created FIVE months ago, yet it is STILL deteriorating rapidly. That's NOT because of anything I write here; after all, nearly every one of you has loudly proclaimed that, "I never read the blogs!" It is, simply, because so many people have hated the way y'all behave in your room and so have left it in droves. Y'all have continued to bolt nice people you don't happen to like (e.g., Eyore and Jazzy), verbally assault anyone new who enters, and otherwise continue to do the same old nasty things.
Although I blame Zeeke and the other bullies for most of the damage to the overall group in the last couple of years, surely YOU and the others in there who USED to be nice have to also accept a fair amount of the blame. After all, y'all stood idly by while your buddies Zeeke, Vomit, Ollie, Eminence, etc., ruthlessly assaulted people, Zeeke regularly bolted 50+ people for giggles, and much else.
And eventually many of you formerly-nice people actually joined in with the ugliness in the room. For example, last I saw, Beth was being almost as nasty as Zeeke, and always nice Brunette was assaulting ME.
Basically, y'all gave Zeeke critical credibility and support, neither of which someone with his disgusting judiciary record and awful history in the room deserved. Had y'all NOT done so, Zeeke, Vomit, Ollie, Eminence, etc., would've just faded away like all the other verbal bullies who preceded him, or continued to be marginalized.
So, when your room does finally die, Patti, if you want to know why, just look into a mirror.
And yes, of course, my room is also in its death throes. I believe both rooms are now doomed because they are well below critical mass.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
"Free Poor, Poor Perky!"
(Written 10/28/11 by ChristopherK2 for the Uglier MDers blog)
I have no idea what poor, poor Perky did to incur Zeeke's wrath and get sentenced to solitary confinement (with just random bots for company) in a room I dumped several days ago.
Perhaps she told him the (gasp)*truth* about something? Or asked him about all the crimes in his family? Hard to say, really...
Perky may now be just another Zombie Drama Queen, but she was once very nice and interesting. So, I think three days of confinement is ENOUGH, and Zeeke should set her FREE!!!
I've never understood Zeeke's obsession with rooms his "enemies" have left behind. It seems to resemble paps looking in Lindsay Lohan's trash cans for used tampons or something else newsworthy. Strange...
FREE PERKY!!!
I have no idea what poor, poor Perky did to incur Zeeke's wrath and get sentenced to solitary confinement (with just random bots for company) in a room I dumped several days ago.
Perhaps she told him the (gasp)
Perky may now be just another Zombie Drama Queen, but she was once very nice and interesting. So, I think three days of confinement is ENOUGH, and Zeeke should set her FREE!!!
I've never understood Zeeke's obsession with rooms his "enemies" have left behind. It seems to resemble paps looking in Lindsay Lohan's trash cans for used tampons or something else newsworthy. Strange...
FREE PERKY!!!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
"The Zeeke Family Crime Spree"
(Written 10/24/11 by ChristopherK2 for the Uglier Marylanders blog)
Zeeke and several of his family members have been endangering the lives and property of Maryland people for many years. It's a remarkable gene pool, it seems.
A List of the Crimes
Following is a list of the ones (excluding minor traffic violations) that I could readily find, for which he/she pled, or was found, guilty:
1. Burglary, 2nd degree (a felony; of *5* businesses; bail of $50,000... YES, $50K), which led to a *15*-year jail sentence, 5 years of probation, and much else.
2. Three... count them... THREE DUI's. (Two went to probation before judgment, and the other cost two nights in jail.)
3. Credit card theft (sentenced to time served of 45 days).
4. "Negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life, and person."
5. Recipient of a temporary protective order for "domestic violence."
6. Possession of marijuana. (probation before judgment)
7. "Minor in possession of alcohol."
Two other cases were placed on the Stet docket:
1. Firearms-Access by Minor.
2. Possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Charges that were dropped by the State
Sometimes a good indication of the nature and extent of a crime is by the charges the State dropped in exchange for a guilty plea. Here, those included:
1. Theft, over $500
2. Theft, under $500
3. Malicious destruction of property, under $500
4. "Unlawful taking of a motor vehicle"
5. 4th degree burglary/tools (i.e., he was a pro)
6. Negligent driving
7. Three other possession of marijuana/paraphernalia charges
Bench Warrants and Hearings for Violation of Probation
Two indicators of either gross stupidity or just not giving a shit are bench warrants and hearings for violation of probation. Here, there were three or four of each. Thumbing your nose at the judge or the system in NEVER a good idea. That may also explain the three separate tickets for not even bothering to carry a license or registration with them. Lordy... that's dumb.
The Costs to the Zeeke Family
How much has all of this cost Zeeke and his family, dollar-wise? I have no idea how much they've paid out in attorney's fees, although I'm sure they've been very substantial. But the fines and court costs have run almost $3,000 with about $1,200 of it suspended. Then there's the $9,000+ restitution ordered for the burglaries. Add in doctor, etc., fees for court-ordered counseling. And lastly, whatever the costs were to Zeeke's mom for handling that $50,000 bail.
Jail Time and Probation
How much jail time has been involved? Hard to say... a few days here and there for the DUIs, 45 days for the credit card theft, and supposedly at least 18 months for the burglary.
There was hard probation time of FIVE years for the burglary. And the three cases put on probation before judgment were probably for the normal one year. The conditions for those are unknown.
A Potential Catastrophe Avoided
Although the burglary conviction was clearly the most serious one, the most dangerous incident was potentially one of the DUI's. Picture this: a young woman is drunk, at night, blasting along I-70 and Rt. 32 near Columbia at... hold your breath... 111 mph. Yes... read that again... ONE HUNDRED and ELEVEN mph. Holy shit, Batman!
A Lindsay Lohan Type Quote
The best quote I saw was by the burglar guy, from his MySpace blog. He was facing a revocation of probation hearing that could lead to a LONG time in the slammer. Why? Because he hadn't completed his Anger Management Classes in a timely manner. How did he react? Well, OF COURSE, he got ANGRY and ranted about how it's everyone ELSE's fault. "(My probation officer) could have told me hey you need to fix this."
He had only taken 14 of the necessary 22 classes. I think the real problem was he had skipped a LOT of math classes (following Uncle Billy's lead), and simply couldn't count higher than 14. << chuckle, chuckle >>
A Few Observations
1. What's it like asking your grandmother to arrange a $50,000 bail bond?
2. Let's have a Fill in the Blank Contest: "The family that gets piss drunk together then drives at 111 mph _________."
3. What DO they put in their water glasses at the family dinners?
4. WTF is with half of them getting caught without their driver's license and/or registration cards??? Seriously, folks... you just put your car keys on top of your wallet and...
5. Probation before judgment and a small fine for flying drunk at *111* mph?!?!?! That's IT???
6. People STILL smoke weed??? That's sooooooooo 1970's.
7. What kind of car does Zeeke's brother drive? I want to totally avoid being around him and it on the mean streets of Hagerspatch.
Zeeke and several of his family members have been endangering the lives and property of Maryland people for many years. It's a remarkable gene pool, it seems.
A List of the Crimes
Following is a list of the ones (excluding minor traffic violations) that I could readily find, for which he/she pled, or was found, guilty:
1. Burglary, 2nd degree (a felony; of *5* businesses; bail of $50,000... YES, $50K), which led to a *15*-year jail sentence, 5 years of probation, and much else.
2. Three... count them... THREE DUI's. (Two went to probation before judgment, and the other cost two nights in jail.)
3. Credit card theft (sentenced to time served of 45 days).
4. "Negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life, and person."
5. Recipient of a temporary protective order for "domestic violence."
6. Possession of marijuana. (probation before judgment)
7. "Minor in possession of alcohol."
Two other cases were placed on the Stet docket:
1. Firearms-Access by Minor.
2. Possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Charges that were dropped by the State
Sometimes a good indication of the nature and extent of a crime is by the charges the State dropped in exchange for a guilty plea. Here, those included:
1. Theft, over $500
2. Theft, under $500
3. Malicious destruction of property, under $500
4. "Unlawful taking of a motor vehicle"
5. 4th degree burglary/tools (i.e., he was a pro)
6. Negligent driving
7. Three other possession of marijuana/paraphernalia charges
Bench Warrants and Hearings for Violation of Probation
Two indicators of either gross stupidity or just not giving a shit are bench warrants and hearings for violation of probation. Here, there were three or four of each. Thumbing your nose at the judge or the system in NEVER a good idea. That may also explain the three separate tickets for not even bothering to carry a license or registration with them. Lordy... that's dumb.
The Costs to the Zeeke Family
How much has all of this cost Zeeke and his family, dollar-wise? I have no idea how much they've paid out in attorney's fees, although I'm sure they've been very substantial. But the fines and court costs have run almost $3,000 with about $1,200 of it suspended. Then there's the $9,000+ restitution ordered for the burglaries. Add in doctor, etc., fees for court-ordered counseling. And lastly, whatever the costs were to Zeeke's mom for handling that $50,000 bail.
Jail Time and Probation
How much jail time has been involved? Hard to say... a few days here and there for the DUIs, 45 days for the credit card theft, and supposedly at least 18 months for the burglary.
There was hard probation time of FIVE years for the burglary. And the three cases put on probation before judgment were probably for the normal one year. The conditions for those are unknown.
A Potential Catastrophe Avoided
Although the burglary conviction was clearly the most serious one, the most dangerous incident was potentially one of the DUI's. Picture this: a young woman is drunk, at night, blasting along I-70 and Rt. 32 near Columbia at... hold your breath... 111 mph. Yes... read that again... ONE HUNDRED and ELEVEN mph. Holy shit, Batman!
A Lindsay Lohan Type Quote
The best quote I saw was by the burglar guy, from his MySpace blog. He was facing a revocation of probation hearing that could lead to a LONG time in the slammer. Why? Because he hadn't completed his Anger Management Classes in a timely manner. How did he react? Well, OF COURSE, he got ANGRY and ranted about how it's everyone ELSE's fault. "(My probation officer) could have told me hey you need to fix this."
He had only taken 14 of the necessary 22 classes. I think the real problem was he had skipped a LOT of math classes (following Uncle Billy's lead), and simply couldn't count higher than 14. << chuckle, chuckle >>
A Few Observations
1. What's it like asking your grandmother to arrange a $50,000 bail bond?
2. Let's have a Fill in the Blank Contest: "The family that gets piss drunk together then drives at 111 mph _________."
3. What DO they put in their water glasses at the family dinners?
4. WTF is with half of them getting caught without their driver's license and/or registration cards??? Seriously, folks... you just put your car keys on top of your wallet and...
5. Probation before judgment and a small fine for flying drunk at *111* mph?!?!?! That's IT???
6. People STILL smoke weed??? That's sooooooooo 1970's.
7. What kind of car does Zeeke's brother drive? I want to totally avoid being around him and it on the mean streets of Hagerspatch.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Our Condolences
The Ugly's would like to extend our sympathy for the recent passing of Zeek's mother. Death is never an easy thing, especially maternal/paternal deaths.
Sincerely, Rocco and Monie.
Sincerely, Rocco and Monie.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Ugly in Paradise
We apologize to our many fans for closing the blog down without notice. As you can see, we are in Paradise. Monica wanted a week with no interruptions.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
"A New Milestone in Obsession"
(Written 10/4/11 by ChristopherK2 for the Uglier MDers blog)
I'm always proud as a peacock when people obsess over little ol' ME. So I just had to announce that Bonnie and Pam have soared well past all prior levels of obsession over me with their... ta da... *30th* rant about me on Bonnie's blog. Well, that's as I write this. By the time Ugly posts this, I'm sure they'll be up to at least 35.
And that only goes back to September 20th, so they're clocking along at TWO per day!
A few observations:
1. Sources within Zombie World tell me that Zeeke is deeply miffed because Pam and Bonnie have virtually stopped obsessing over about him, noting that barely 10% of their rants lately have featured HIM.
2. Their fav topic is how obsessed *I* am with *them*. << cough, cough >> FYI, this is just my fourth article about them. So I could write *25* more articles about them and *still* not be caught up.
3. Whenever I read one of Bonnie's novellas about me, I'm reminded of what columnist George Will once said about George Bush, Sr.: "Tracing a Bush thought back from its manifestation in speech to its origin in his thinking is like seeking the source of the Blue Nile... Bush skitters like a waterbug on the surface of things, strewing fragments of thoughts..."
4. Pam's rants could serve as a poster child for the genesis of that old saying from James Schlesinger, "Everyone is entitled to his own views. No one is entitled to his own facts." She just makes up "facts" on the fly, and then ignores citations to authoritative sources. Strangely, she thinks that then changing her characterization of a "fact" to "just her opinion" somehow makes it more valid. It doesn't.
5. While Bonnie's rants generally at least have *some* structure to them, Pam's rarely do. They mostly remind me of my brother's incoherent ramblings after his 12th beer.
6. Oh... and, of course, each of them has sworn multiple times that they will never EVER rant about me AGAIN. I just consider those to be fair warning that their inevitable next rant will be, as the Greaseman used to say, a "massive gassive."
I'm always proud as a peacock when people obsess over little ol' ME. So I just had to announce that Bonnie and Pam have soared well past all prior levels of obsession over me with their... ta da... *30th* rant about me on Bonnie's blog. Well, that's as I write this. By the time Ugly posts this, I'm sure they'll be up to at least 35.
And that only goes back to September 20th, so they're clocking along at TWO per day!
A few observations:
1. Sources within Zombie World tell me that Zeeke is deeply miffed because Pam and Bonnie have virtually stopped obsessing over about him, noting that barely 10% of their rants lately have featured HIM.
2. Their fav topic is how obsessed *I* am with *them*. << cough, cough >> FYI, this is just my fourth article about them. So I could write *25* more articles about them and *still* not be caught up.
3. Whenever I read one of Bonnie's novellas about me, I'm reminded of what columnist George Will once said about George Bush, Sr.: "Tracing a Bush thought back from its manifestation in speech to its origin in his thinking is like seeking the source of the Blue Nile... Bush skitters like a waterbug on the surface of things, strewing fragments of thoughts..."
4. Pam's rants could serve as a poster child for the genesis of that old saying from James Schlesinger, "Everyone is entitled to his own views. No one is entitled to his own facts." She just makes up "facts" on the fly, and then ignores citations to authoritative sources. Strangely, she thinks that then changing her characterization of a "fact" to "just her opinion" somehow makes it more valid. It doesn't.
5. While Bonnie's rants generally at least have *some* structure to them, Pam's rarely do. They mostly remind me of my brother's incoherent ramblings after his 12th beer.
6. Oh... and, of course, each of them has sworn multiple times that they will never EVER rant about me AGAIN. I just consider those to be fair warning that their inevitable next rant will be, as the Greaseman used to say, a "massive gassive."
Friday, September 30, 2011
"Help Me, I've Been Fishnapped!"
Written 9/30/11 by ChristopherK2 on behalf of Fred the Bass)
I desperately need your help! Pam has fishnapped me and is holding me in sexual bondage at this farm somewhere in Virginia. She makes me do disgusting things to her a couple of times a day. She says that unless I cooperate she'll panfry me in butter.
Pam paid the guy in the pic $5 to pose with me, and he's my only hope of survival. Pam has been making up SNs and sending out this pic to AOL women hoping to get information about some guy she hates (K2 or something... I dunno).
If you know who the guy in the pic really is, please notify Ugly (the owner of this blog). He has agreed to secretly pass the information to the Fish Abuse Society of Virginia without identifying you. The FASofVA will then contact the guy, and hopefully be able to find me and release me back into the pretty stream from which Pam snatched me.
P.S. If you know the name of a good shrink who can help me recover from the vile, despicable things Pam did, I'd appreciate a referral.
Thanks in advance!
Fred the Bass
I desperately need your help! Pam has fishnapped me and is holding me in sexual bondage at this farm somewhere in Virginia. She makes me do disgusting things to her a couple of times a day. She says that unless I cooperate she'll panfry me in butter.
Pam paid the guy in the pic $5 to pose with me, and he's my only hope of survival. Pam has been making up SNs and sending out this pic to AOL women hoping to get information about some guy she hates (K2 or something... I dunno).
If you know who the guy in the pic really is, please notify Ugly (the owner of this blog). He has agreed to secretly pass the information to the Fish Abuse Society of Virginia without identifying you. The FASofVA will then contact the guy, and hopefully be able to find me and release me back into the pretty stream from which Pam snatched me.
P.S. If you know the name of a good shrink who can help me recover from the vile, despicable things Pam did, I'd appreciate a referral.
Thanks in advance!
Fred the Bass
"No Wonder Everyone (except Bonnie) Hates Pam"
(Written 9/29/11 by ChristopherK2 for the Uglier MDers Blog)
After her thoroughly disgusting actions towards her former Fuck Buddy Wannabe Colmac in the chat room that one night, a normal, decent adult would've profusely apologized, explained, promised to never do it again, and asked for forgiveness from the many who were deeply offended. That would've ended the drama, and we all could've moved on to more pleasant chats.
But not Pam! After I bolted her, she immediately took to blogging me, mainly making up easily-refutable "facts," and ranting about noonecareswhat. She also enlisted Bonnie for unquestioning support.
Sad to say, though, Pam has also since expanded her looniness to other activities:
1. She's made up Sham SNs in order to sneak back into the room, for reasons I still don't understand. (Logging? Gathering intel? Don't know, don't care, doesn't matter.)
2. She actually telephoned Colmac about a chat log that was posted here. (STALKER ALERT!!!)
2. In a desperate quest to be allowed back into the room (not gonna happen), Pam has also harassed several other roomies who weren't even aware of her ugly attacks on Colmac. They are now! LOL
3. Pam has also repeatedly attacked AF205CNE by IM under her Svapam SN, and tried to pry information out of AF under her Sham SNs. AF's major "sin" in Pam's view apparently is being a personal friend of Colmac, and defending him in the room. A recent near-midnight IM to AF shows the pathetic depths to which Pam has sunk:
Svapam [11:45 P.M.]: hey asshole
Svapam [11:46 P.M.]: got anything you want to say about me
Svapam [11:46 P.M.]: now run along to wimpy chrissy and tell him i called you an asshole
Svapam [11:53 P.M.]: and tell you wimpy chrissy that he should put all his spare time to better use then blogging about me
Svapam [11:53 P.M.]: like maybe fucking you
Yeah, I'm going to let her back into the room. << cough, cough >>
Pam--Just give up and find another room to hassle. In just a few weeks, you can have yet another large group of people who hate you!
After her thoroughly disgusting actions towards her former Fuck Buddy Wannabe Colmac in the chat room that one night, a normal, decent adult would've profusely apologized, explained, promised to never do it again, and asked for forgiveness from the many who were deeply offended. That would've ended the drama, and we all could've moved on to more pleasant chats.
But not Pam! After I bolted her, she immediately took to blogging me, mainly making up easily-refutable "facts," and ranting about noonecareswhat. She also enlisted Bonnie for unquestioning support.
Sad to say, though, Pam has also since expanded her looniness to other activities:
1. She's made up Sham SNs in order to sneak back into the room, for reasons I still don't understand. (Logging? Gathering intel? Don't know, don't care, doesn't matter.)
2. She actually telephoned Colmac about a chat log that was posted here. (STALKER ALERT!!!)
2. In a desperate quest to be allowed back into the room (not gonna happen), Pam has also harassed several other roomies who weren't even aware of her ugly attacks on Colmac. They are now! LOL
3. Pam has also repeatedly attacked AF205CNE by IM under her Svapam SN, and tried to pry information out of AF under her Sham SNs. AF's major "sin" in Pam's view apparently is being a personal friend of Colmac, and defending him in the room. A recent near-midnight IM to AF shows the pathetic depths to which Pam has sunk:
Svapam [11:45 P.M.]: hey asshole
Svapam [11:46 P.M.]: got anything you want to say about me
Svapam [11:46 P.M.]: now run along to wimpy chrissy and tell him i called you an asshole
Svapam [11:53 P.M.]: and tell you wimpy chrissy that he should put all his spare time to better use then blogging about me
Svapam [11:53 P.M.]: like maybe fucking you
Yeah, I'm going to let her back into the room. << cough, cough >>
Pam--Just give up and find another room to hassle. In just a few weeks, you can have yet another large group of people who hate you!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
"It's My 15th (Chat Room) Anniversay!"
(Written 9/27/11 by ChristopherK2 for the Uglier Marylanders blog)
Although I can't be certain of the exact date, it was this time of the year in 1996 that I first entered the Marylanders (its name back then) chat room. So, I'm counting today as my official 15th anniversary with this chat room group. Yeah me!!!
I had joined AOL in the summer of 1996 mainly to read various magazines and newspapers online. A few months later I read about the chat rooms and thought they sounded interesting. I was living alone in Scottsdale, AZ, far from my Maryland home. So I thought it might be interesting to try chatting with folks from my old stomping grounds.
That small decision has led to 15 years of ups and downs, but mostly some great memories and outcomes. A few of them follow...
Great Women: Not only did I meet my wonderful fiancée thru AOL, but a lot of others who were "just friends." Ladyhawg (Nancy), for example, was not just gorgeous, but also intelligent, educated, tall, funny, and she lived life large. There were many others, like Lady Exec, ZimaGal, VickiSue, and (pre-Zombie) HamOnWry. Some I've remained in touch with, much to my delight.
Social Functions: These were very popular back then for several years. The second one I attended, for example, was a semi-formal Valentine's Day dinner dance with about 200 people. I went to many of the nightclub events, but that wasn't really my thing. I mostly enjoyed the family picnic atmosphere at Clark's Restaurant... good food, sports, swimming, music, etc.
I Rediscovered Photography: That interest had been dormant since my marriage ended eight years earlier. But self-pics were rare on AOL at the time. So I bought a flatbed scanner after I returned to Maryland, and began taking pics at social functions. I photographed hundreds of AOLers, and my interest in photography in general took off.
I Rediscovered my Interest in Creative Writing: I hadn't written anything creative for many years. But in the early years of AOL, message boards were quite popular. So, I joined several and began again to write poetry, fiction, editorials, and much else. And I obviously still do a lot of writing.
The Chat Rooms: They've always reflected the overall group, so they've gone from several large rooms to two small ones, from nice adult chat to predominantly ugliness, and from crowded and dynamic to near-empty and often moribund. I don't hold out much hope for the future of our chat rooms; they are both below critical mass at this point and I see no hope of the factions combining. I see them fading away, sooner rather than later.
But no matter what happens in the near future, I'll still have left from my AOL experiences a few friends, and all those wonderful memories... oh... and a LOT of pics!
Although I can't be certain of the exact date, it was this time of the year in 1996 that I first entered the Marylanders (its name back then) chat room. So, I'm counting today as my official 15th anniversary with this chat room group. Yeah me!!!
I had joined AOL in the summer of 1996 mainly to read various magazines and newspapers online. A few months later I read about the chat rooms and thought they sounded interesting. I was living alone in Scottsdale, AZ, far from my Maryland home. So I thought it might be interesting to try chatting with folks from my old stomping grounds.
That small decision has led to 15 years of ups and downs, but mostly some great memories and outcomes. A few of them follow...
Great Women: Not only did I meet my wonderful fiancée thru AOL, but a lot of others who were "just friends." Ladyhawg (Nancy), for example, was not just gorgeous, but also intelligent, educated, tall, funny, and she lived life large. There were many others, like Lady Exec, ZimaGal, VickiSue, and (pre-Zombie) HamOnWry. Some I've remained in touch with, much to my delight.
Social Functions: These were very popular back then for several years. The second one I attended, for example, was a semi-formal Valentine's Day dinner dance with about 200 people. I went to many of the nightclub events, but that wasn't really my thing. I mostly enjoyed the family picnic atmosphere at Clark's Restaurant... good food, sports, swimming, music, etc.
I Rediscovered Photography: That interest had been dormant since my marriage ended eight years earlier. But self-pics were rare on AOL at the time. So I bought a flatbed scanner after I returned to Maryland, and began taking pics at social functions. I photographed hundreds of AOLers, and my interest in photography in general took off.
I Rediscovered my Interest in Creative Writing: I hadn't written anything creative for many years. But in the early years of AOL, message boards were quite popular. So, I joined several and began again to write poetry, fiction, editorials, and much else. And I obviously still do a lot of writing.
The Chat Rooms: They've always reflected the overall group, so they've gone from several large rooms to two small ones, from nice adult chat to predominantly ugliness, and from crowded and dynamic to near-empty and often moribund. I don't hold out much hope for the future of our chat rooms; they are both below critical mass at this point and I see no hope of the factions combining. I see them fading away, sooner rather than later.
But no matter what happens in the near future, I'll still have left from my AOL experiences a few friends, and all those wonderful memories... oh... and a LOT of pics!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Swami
Where is Swami? I want a prediction which Zombie(s) will be brave enough to post under their real name. Until then folks!
Friday, September 16, 2011
"I Just Set a Blogging Record!!!"
(Written 9/13/11 by ChristopherK2 for the Uglier Marylanders blog)
I'm feeling all proud and shit of myself this morning for setting what I'm sure is some kind of all-time Marylanders blog record. I've now "been blogged" on four, yes, count them... FOUR different blogs.
In addition to the expected trashings on here, and on Zeeke's and Vomit's blogs, I was just blogged on Bonnie's!
In my upcoming acceptance speech at the First Annual Marylanders Blog Awards, I will detail my many wonderful personal traits that led to this, and thank all of the many "little people" who were instrumental in my remarkable achievement. Without giving away too much, let's just say that I'm "universally loved" and some of the "little people" are, well, not so little.
The nature of the award hasn't yet been announced, but I'm hoping for Major $$$. Well, at least a huge trophy. Hmmm... a ribbon? A stinkin' ribbon??? C'mon, you give ribbons to your frickin' cat for pooping in the litter box!
Anywho, it doesn't much matter because my Big Book Deal with a Major Publishing Company is contingent only on me being the *sole* winner of the award. And I already have that locked up UNLESS a couple of NEW blogs are started before the deadline and some now Second Place Slacker gets slammed and I don't. And that's not likely given that EVERY blogger now wants to take shots at me. I'm sooooooooooooo loved.
I'm feeling all proud and shit of myself this morning for setting what I'm sure is some kind of all-time Marylanders blog record. I've now "been blogged" on four, yes, count them... FOUR different blogs.
In addition to the expected trashings on here, and on Zeeke's and Vomit's blogs, I was just blogged on Bonnie's!
In my upcoming acceptance speech at the First Annual Marylanders Blog Awards, I will detail my many wonderful personal traits that led to this, and thank all of the many "little people" who were instrumental in my remarkable achievement. Without giving away too much, let's just say that I'm "universally loved" and some of the "little people" are, well, not so little.
The nature of the award hasn't yet been announced, but I'm hoping for Major $$$. Well, at least a huge trophy. Hmmm... a ribbon? A stinkin' ribbon??? C'mon, you give ribbons to your frickin' cat for pooping in the litter box!
Anywho, it doesn't much matter because my Big Book Deal with a Major Publishing Company is contingent only on me being the *sole* winner of the award. And I already have that locked up UNLESS a couple of NEW blogs are started before the deadline and some now Second Place Slacker gets slammed and I don't. And that's not likely given that EVERY blogger now wants to take shots at me. I'm sooooooooooooo loved.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
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Monday, September 12, 2011
"How the Mighty Have Fallen..."
(Written 9/10/11 by ChristopherK2 for the Uglier Marylanders blog)
The once semi-proud Love Fest room has been slowly but surely reducing itself to its essential trash. And that process has been recently accelerating. Its days of Zeeke's loud proclamations of it being "one of the most popular chatrooms on AOL" are but a distant memory, now replaced by not-all-that much.
Early Friday morning, AOL pulled another of its "dump non-essential SNs" tricks. Although *I* was offended to be included, it did reduce both rooms to just two SNs. As you can see by this print screen, none of their other regular 24/7 Campers had returned by even 7:00 a.m. (At that point, my room was its usual rocking self, with seven nice people engaging in pleasant chat.)
The once semi-proud Love Fest room has been slowly but surely reducing itself to its essential trash. And that process has been recently accelerating. Its days of Zeeke's loud proclamations of it being "one of the most popular chatrooms on AOL" are but a distant memory, now replaced by not-all-that much.
Early Friday morning, AOL pulled another of its "dump non-essential SNs" tricks. Although *I* was offended to be included, it did reduce both rooms to just two SNs. As you can see by this print screen, none of their other regular 24/7 Campers had returned by even 7:00 a.m. (At that point, my room was its usual rocking self, with seven nice people engaging in pleasant chat.)It would take several more hours for Love Fest to recover somewhat. As you can see below, by 11 a.m, it was up to 10 SNs. 
Oddly, Zeeke wasn't there nor was Beth. Beth had been MIA for several days. That's not exactly a chatty group, but that's been generally true of Love Fest all along. The early morning group had left my room by then, and so it was back to its usual five SNs not saying much.
Alas for Zeeke, 10 SNs was about as good as it would get that day. It would peak at 11 at about 4 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. More typical, though, was this group at 5 p.m.
Merely *seven* SNs in a room that used to brag about MANY MORE than that... And nearly all of them are 24/7 Campers, so we can safely assume almost nothing was being said. My room had six SNs at that point, and not much chat was occuring.
The last snapshot I'll show you is below, from almost 8 p.m. It again almost reached its peak of 11 SNs, but would quickly start losing them after 9 p.m. as people headed off to bed. My room was having one of its usual mid-evening mini-surges, with eight SNs chatting away.
For the day, Love Fest averaged just a shocking 7.6 SNs... amazing. My room averaged 5.6, but *I* have never said it was "one of the most popular chatrooms on AOL." <> My simple goal has always been for my room to be a safe place for nice people to have pleasant chats with each other.
A few quick thoughts...
1. It kinda puts the kibosh on Zeeke's claim of having the "overwhelming majority of Maryland chatters."
2. When Ham's not around, Love Fest quickly begins evaporating. Apparently many of the Love Fest regulars agree with me... she's about the only interesting person still in there.
3. When Zeeke's not around, well, things aren't much affected for better or for worse.
Oddly, Zeeke wasn't there nor was Beth. Beth had been MIA for several days. That's not exactly a chatty group, but that's been generally true of Love Fest all along. The early morning group had left my room by then, and so it was back to its usual five SNs not saying much.Alas for Zeeke, 10 SNs was about as good as it would get that day. It would peak at 11 at about 4 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. More typical, though, was this group at 5 p.m.
Merely *seven* SNs in a room that used to brag about MANY MORE than that... And nearly all of them are 24/7 Campers, so we can safely assume almost nothing was being said. My room had six SNs at that point, and not much chat was occuring.The last snapshot I'll show you is below, from almost 8 p.m. It again almost reached its peak of 11 SNs, but would quickly start losing them after 9 p.m. as people headed off to bed. My room was having one of its usual mid-evening mini-surges, with eight SNs chatting away.
For the day, Love Fest averaged just a shocking 7.6 SNs... amazing. My room averaged 5.6, but *I* have never said it was "one of the most popular chatrooms on AOL." <A few quick thoughts...
1. It kinda puts the kibosh on Zeeke's claim of having the "overwhelming majority of Maryland chatters."
2. When Ham's not around, Love Fest quickly begins evaporating. Apparently many of the Love Fest regulars agree with me... she's about the only interesting person still in there.
3. When Zeeke's not around, well, things aren't much affected for better or for worse.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
"Apparently It CAN Get Worse..."
(Written 8/31/11 by ChristopherK2 for the Uglier Marylanders Blog)
I was totally wrong (for a change). Zeeke has managed to outdo himself. I hereby give him the "Totally Obsessed With AOL Drama" Award...
Friday, September 2, 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Just shoot me if
"Just Shoot Me If..."
(Written 8/29/11 by ChristopherK2 for the Uglier Marylanders Blog)
Just shoot me if I ever get THIS addicted to AOL:
Saturday, August 27, 2011
"Early Spring is Gone, But Hooray for What Came Next"
(Written 8-19-11 by ChristopherK2 for the Uglier Marylanders Blog)
I wrote earlier about the difficulties of finding flowering plants for early spring, and ballyhooed bulbs for that. Today I'll discuss some of the glorious plants of late spring and early summer, which is most everyone's favorite gardening season.
Annuals
Annuals are one of our favorite plants, judging by the numbers sold at the nurseries I frequent. Their flowers generally last until fall, and come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes, and colors.
I continue a tradition Mom and I did for 20+ years by buying and planting a whole lot (81 this year) of annuals on Mother's Day. But you can buy them any time after May 1st or so. I buy a dozen types, and a few of them are highlighted below. But all kinds are easy to plant and grow quickly IF you water and feed them regularly. Just match them with your levels of sunlight and buy what you like!
The Flossflo
wer below develops into a 12" ball of gorgeous, small, blue, aster-like puffy flowers. Here you see it sited in one of my main uses of annuals, to fill in around a shrub that still has a few years to grow.
Next is a colorful Sun Coleus. Coleuses are normally a shade plant, but this one has been bred to tolerate a lot of sun. It's a bit finicky (thirsty), but its amazing foliage more than compensates. Here, I have it partially-hidden behind a bird bath.
It'll grow almost 2' tall, and a foot wide.
The Marigold is a garden staple, mainly because it's very hearty and grows REALLY fast. Mine guickly outgrew their projected 18" by 18" size, and thus merged into pretty globs of yellow, orange, and red. I have about 15 of them surrounding what will beco
I wrote earlier about the difficulties of finding flowering plants for early spring, and ballyhooed bulbs for that. Today I'll discuss some of the glorious plants of late spring and early summer, which is most everyone's favorite gardening season.
Annuals
Annuals are one of our favorite plants, judging by the numbers sold at the nurseries I frequent. Their flowers generally last until fall, and come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes, and colors.
I continue a tradition Mom and I did for 20+ years by buying and planting a whole lot (81 this year) of annuals on Mother's Day. But you can buy them any time after May 1st or so. I buy a dozen types, and a few of them are highlighted below. But all kinds are easy to plant and grow quickly IF you water and feed them regularly. Just match them with your levels of sunlight and buy what you like!
The Flossflo
wer below develops into a 12" ball of gorgeous, small, blue, aster-like puffy flowers. Here you see it sited in one of my main uses of annuals, to fill in around a shrub that still has a few years to grow.
Next is a colorful Sun Coleus. Coleuses are normally a shade plant, but this one has been bred to tolerate a lot of sun. It's a bit finicky (thirsty), but its amazing foliage more than compensates. Here, I have it partially-hidden behind a bird bath.
It'll grow almost 2' tall, and a foot wide.
The Marigold is a garden staple, mainly because it's very hearty and grows REALLY fast. Mine guickly outgrew their projected 18" by 18" size, and thus merged into pretty globs of yellow, orange, and red. I have about 15 of them surrounding what will beco
me a large Kerria shrub.
Perennials
There's a large selection of delightful perennials that start flowering in early June and keep on blooming to about Labor Day. They're a bit trickier to plant than most types, but the instructions that come with them are usually fine IF followed exactly. I add manure and compost to most, and then water them religiously for a full year. Most will peak in their third year, and can then be divided and passed around to your friends or planted elsewhere.
I love my Blanket Flowers! The one below is smaller than most at 18" by 18". Given its wonderful "warm" colors, compact size, and long flowering season, it's ideal for the front of beds, along sidewalks, and anywhere people can kneel down and admire it. The one below is an 'Arizona Sun' cultivar and is nestled in front of a large, dark purple Barberry shrub along the front of my parking lot.
Many gardeners have several of the Coreopsis (a 'Moonbeam' below) to provide a bright yellow accent. The flowers are rather small and boring up close, though. They're generally about 18" high and 24" wide. I've sandwiched one here near beside my shed between two deep blue Plumbagos and in front of a large, plain green shrub. I like contrast! LOL
The Kalimeris ('Blue Star') below is what I call a "spot" plant. You can stick it anywhere you have a small opening because it only gets about 12-15" high and wide. Here it's plopped between two tall, thin grasses. You could also plant a bunch of them together in groups, rows, or other arrangements. It's a cousin to the much bigger Aster, with pretty baby blue flowers with bright yellow centers.
Lastly, the Black-eyed Susan, the State Flower of Maryland. So, every garden MUST have a few BY LAW. LOL They look best planted in large groups. Here, I have four of them in a curved row surrounding what will eventually be a large Osmanthus ('Goshiki') shrub. Be careful because they often DO get larger than advertised. These, in only their second year, are already about 2 1/2' wide and almost 3 1/2' tall.
Perennials
There's a large selection of delightful perennials that start flowering in early June and keep on blooming to about Labor Day. They're a bit trickier to plant than most types, but the instructions that come with them are usually fine IF followed exactly. I add manure and compost to most, and then water them religiously for a full year. Most will peak in their third year, and can then be divided and passed around to your friends or planted elsewhere.
I love my Blanket Flowers! The one below is smaller than most at 18" by 18". Given its wonderful "warm" colors, compact size, and long flowering season, it's ideal for the front of beds, along sidewalks, and anywhere people can kneel down and admire it. The one below is an 'Arizona Sun' cultivar and is nestled in front of a large, dark purple Barberry shrub along the front of my parking lot.
Many gardeners have several of the Coreopsis (a 'Moonbeam' below) to provide a bright yellow accent. The flowers are rather small and boring up close, though. They're generally about 18" high and 24" wide. I've sandwiched one here near beside my shed between two deep blue Plumbagos and in front of a large, plain green shrub. I like contrast! LOL
The Kalimeris ('Blue Star') below is what I call a "spot" plant. You can stick it anywhere you have a small opening because it only gets about 12-15" high and wide. Here it's plopped between two tall, thin grasses. You could also plant a bunch of them together in groups, rows, or other arrangements. It's a cousin to the much bigger Aster, with pretty baby blue flowers with bright yellow centers.
Lastly, the Black-eyed Susan, the State Flower of Maryland. So, every garden MUST have a few BY LAW. LOL They look best planted in large groups. Here, I have four of them in a curved row surrounding what will eventually be a large Osmanthus ('Goshiki') shrub. Be careful because they often DO get larger than advertised. These, in only their second year, are already about 2 1/2' wide and almost 3 1/2' tall.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The ghost in my house
My wife is demanding a new house. You'd think a 5,000 plus square foot house with a four car garage, in-house pool, tennis courts, and so on with a 50 acre spread would please a woman. Especially given she doesn't have to lift a finger in the house. We have two live-in maids.
A few months ago Fric started telling me "Roger" was coming to see him at night. We wasted no time at all taking him to Dr. Whacky. Who jotted out a cocktail of meds for my son and sent us on our merry way. We poured into books on schizophrenia and called up relative after relative asking if that weird Aunt or eccentric Uncle ever talked about Rogers. We joined the National Association of Mental Illness local goon squad and attended a couple seminars at S'Pratt.
It was tough accepting my son may be a whack job more than our good friend Cindy. Very tough. For at least two weeks I walked inner city streets and tried to understand all this. I spent many days talking to odd individuals who were having duologues; one where they may hear me address them but meanshile too busy having othrer conversations, even if no one else was present.
We took him to Kennedy Kreiger who did a full work up on him, including a brain scan. They pronounced him sane and said he had an overactive imagination. So, we took him home and no longer allowed an extra chair for Roger at the dinner table.
A few months later, Monica calls me up at work to tell me Frac had told a teacher that Roger came to school with him. The teacher, assuming there was a lost child, called Monica. A full school search began for this missing child, with Frac constantly pointing at blank targets and saying, "he's right there." My son was Baker Acted that night.
Desperate for answers now, Monica went to Fric and allowed him to talk about Roger. Who was a child of a local Millworker killed at 11 by log falling on him. Monica, clearly spooked now, went to the local library and asked a librarian for assistance looking up a child's death in 1933. Sure enough, there was a death on record of a Roger Rhodes, killed by a heavy branch fallen on him.
Within days, my dear wife was communicating with Roger as well. I began coming home every night and hearing three formerly sane people having full length conversations with this "Roger." I called in Ghostbusters. I called in a psychic. I had a full square psychiatric intervention on my wife. Finally, a pedophilic Catholic priest came. Little did Monica know he took money under the table.
Within days I had my wife and children back, only now we're living a hotel until we find another dig. No real estate agent around will touch our house, so this will be costly. William Blatty would be proud of the tale this priest weaved. How Roger is really "Legion" and he was beginning a friendship with one way to hell.
Boo.
A few months ago Fric started telling me "Roger" was coming to see him at night. We wasted no time at all taking him to Dr. Whacky. Who jotted out a cocktail of meds for my son and sent us on our merry way. We poured into books on schizophrenia and called up relative after relative asking if that weird Aunt or eccentric Uncle ever talked about Rogers. We joined the National Association of Mental Illness local goon squad and attended a couple seminars at S'Pratt.
It was tough accepting my son may be a whack job more than our good friend Cindy. Very tough. For at least two weeks I walked inner city streets and tried to understand all this. I spent many days talking to odd individuals who were having duologues; one where they may hear me address them but meanshile too busy having othrer conversations, even if no one else was present.
We took him to Kennedy Kreiger who did a full work up on him, including a brain scan. They pronounced him sane and said he had an overactive imagination. So, we took him home and no longer allowed an extra chair for Roger at the dinner table.
A few months later, Monica calls me up at work to tell me Frac had told a teacher that Roger came to school with him. The teacher, assuming there was a lost child, called Monica. A full school search began for this missing child, with Frac constantly pointing at blank targets and saying, "he's right there." My son was Baker Acted that night.
Desperate for answers now, Monica went to Fric and allowed him to talk about Roger. Who was a child of a local Millworker killed at 11 by log falling on him. Monica, clearly spooked now, went to the local library and asked a librarian for assistance looking up a child's death in 1933. Sure enough, there was a death on record of a Roger Rhodes, killed by a heavy branch fallen on him.
Within days, my dear wife was communicating with Roger as well. I began coming home every night and hearing three formerly sane people having full length conversations with this "Roger." I called in Ghostbusters. I called in a psychic. I had a full square psychiatric intervention on my wife. Finally, a pedophilic Catholic priest came. Little did Monica know he took money under the table.
Within days I had my wife and children back, only now we're living a hotel until we find another dig. No real estate agent around will touch our house, so this will be costly. William Blatty would be proud of the tale this priest weaved. How Roger is really "Legion" and he was beginning a friendship with one way to hell.
Boo.
Friday, August 12, 2011
A new blog for nice Marylanders
Yes, the rumors you've heard ARE true. I've started a new blog!
It's Nice Marylanders Over 35. And as its description says, it's "A Blog for the Nice Folks in AOL's Marylanders Over 35 Chat Room."
So, it'll be ugliness and drama free! Which means, among other things, that there will be no Anonymous comments allowed.
Another key feature is that each of you will be an "author" and thus free to post your own articles! Bonnie has already posted an article on the blog with details of how to do so.
I also hope that it'll be a lot more than just long articles by me. (Although I do encourage any and all articles by anyone.) I'd like it to be more like the old message boards: a place for posting announcements (births, marriages, graduations, awards, etc.); asking for help (from our many experts in law, medicine, cooking, mechanical stuff, etc.); exchanging recipes and such; jokes; stories; and the other stuff of normal living.
For now I've set it up so anyone can read it, but my approval of comments is required (mainly to keep out the Idiots). I'll probably eventually close it off to the public. So, Blogger will soon be sending you an email asking you to register with the blog. It requires prior registration with Google or Blogger. Both are a minor hassle... sorry about that. Note that AOL often dumps email from Blogger into your spam folder.
I "white list" for email and each of you has been added to my mail controls. If you change your email address or want to add one, just let me know. Ditto for anyone you wish to refer to the blog. My IMs remain open to anyone (except a few dunderheads).
I hope you both enjoy reading and participating in the new blog...
Christopher
It's Nice Marylanders Over 35. And as its description says, it's "A Blog for the Nice Folks in AOL's Marylanders Over 35 Chat Room."
So, it'll be ugliness and drama free! Which means, among other things, that there will be no Anonymous comments allowed.
Another key feature is that each of you will be an "author" and thus free to post your own articles! Bonnie has already posted an article on the blog with details of how to do so.
I also hope that it'll be a lot more than just long articles by me. (Although I do encourage any and all articles by anyone.) I'd like it to be more like the old message boards: a place for posting announcements (births, marriages, graduations, awards, etc.); asking for help (from our many experts in law, medicine, cooking, mechanical stuff, etc.); exchanging recipes and such; jokes; stories; and the other stuff of normal living.
For now I've set it up so anyone can read it, but my approval of comments is required (mainly to keep out the Idiots). I'll probably eventually close it off to the public. So, Blogger will soon be sending you an email asking you to register with the blog. It requires prior registration with Google or Blogger. Both are a minor hassle... sorry about that. Note that AOL often dumps email from Blogger into your spam folder.
I "white list" for email and each of you has been added to my mail controls. If you change your email address or want to add one, just let me know. Ditto for anyone you wish to refer to the blog. My IMs remain open to anyone (except a few dunderheads).
I hope you both enjoy reading and participating in the new blog...
Christopher
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