Comments on: to the illiterate barristers, eatadick. to the muskrat, chin up! http://fathermuskrat.com/2009/02/17/to-the-illiterate-barristers-eatadick-to-the-muskrat-chin-up/ Sometimes I say things that are inapropriate Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:14:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LiteralDan http://fathermuskrat.com/2009/02/17/to-the-illiterate-barristers-eatadick-to-the-muskrat-chin-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3952 LiteralDan Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:13:14 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1334#comment-3952 That judge just nearly brought a tear to my eye-- that's the best thing I've heard in a long time. More people should be fined for not grabbing a dictionary or a proofreader before submitting things more important than "siht liek htis". As for you, honesty is definitely almost always the best way to go. So simple, no worrying about what you've told who or what will happen if people find out, and even if people are shocked, they don't have to waste time and energy imagining the deep, dark truth behind your cover-up. Also, congratulations on moving things right along towards your dream-- your hard work will pay off, I'm betting. <abbr><em>LiteralDan’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/literaldan/~3/523291172/conversation-with-m-wipe-that-shakes.html" rel="nofollow">A conversation with M-: The wipe that shakes the barley</a></abbr></em> That judge just nearly brought a tear to my eye– that’s the best thing I’ve heard in a long time. More people should be fined for not grabbing a dictionary or a proofreader before submitting things more important than “siht liek htis”.

As for you, honesty is definitely almost always the best way to go. So simple, no worrying about what you’ve told who or what will happen if people find out, and even if people are shocked, they don’t have to waste time and energy imagining the deep, dark truth behind your cover-up.

Also, congratulations on moving things right along towards your dream– your hard work will pay off, I’m betting.

LiteralDan’s last blog post..A conversation with M-: The wipe that shakes the barley

]]> By: muskrat http://fathermuskrat.com/2009/02/17/to-the-illiterate-barristers-eatadick-to-the-muskrat-chin-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3951 muskrat Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:44:44 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1334#comment-3951 Dan, Thanks for the advice...the goal is to keep it low! ShieldMaiden, Hope to read about your leap soon, too, then! MamaDawg, Thanks! BusyDad, Thanks...and hey, if you've got the skills, then absolutely! Dan, Thanks for the advice…the goal is to keep it low!

ShieldMaiden, Hope to read about your leap soon, too, then!

MamaDawg, Thanks!

BusyDad, Thanks…and hey, if you’ve got the skills, then absolutely!

]]> By: BusyDad http://fathermuskrat.com/2009/02/17/to-the-illiterate-barristers-eatadick-to-the-muskrat-chin-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3950 BusyDad Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:04:20 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1334#comment-3950 Awesome turn of events!! Good luck with all that. Do you think if I wrote "Legal Expert" on my Twitter description I could also charge that much for services? It seems to work for "Social Media Consultants." <abbr><em>BusyDad’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.busydadblog.com/entries/orlando-or-bust.html" rel="nofollow">Orlando! ...or Bust</a></abbr></em> Awesome turn of events!! Good luck with all that. Do you think if I wrote “Legal Expert” on my Twitter description I could also charge that much for services? It seems to work for “Social Media Consultants.”

BusyDad’s last blog post..Orlando! …or Bust

]]> By: Mama Dawg http://fathermuskrat.com/2009/02/17/to-the-illiterate-barristers-eatadick-to-the-muskrat-chin-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3949 Mama Dawg Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:00:07 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1334#comment-3949 Good for you! <abbr><em>Mama Dawg’s last blog post..<a href="http://twodogsrunningsouth.blogspot.com/2009/02/bits-and-pieces.html" rel="nofollow">Bits and Pieces</a></abbr></em> Good for you!

Mama Dawg’s last blog post..Bits and Pieces

]]> By: Shieldmaiden96 http://fathermuskrat.com/2009/02/17/to-the-illiterate-barristers-eatadick-to-the-muskrat-chin-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3948 Shieldmaiden96 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:07:25 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1334#comment-3948 Most excellent! (I've been without a computer for several days, so sorry if this well-wishing is late.) Striking out in a new direction is exciting. Still trying to bushwhack a path myself, doing the waiting thing...hope to have good news too very soon. Most excellent! (I’ve been without a computer for several days, so sorry if this well-wishing is late.) Striking out in a new direction is exciting. Still trying to bushwhack a path myself, doing the waiting thing…hope to have good news too very soon.

]]> By: Dan Brantley http://fathermuskrat.com/2009/02/17/to-the-illiterate-barristers-eatadick-to-the-muskrat-chin-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3947 Dan Brantley Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:03:27 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1334#comment-3947 My only advice: Overhead is the kiss of death. Take it for what it's worth, stay lean and prosper. <abbr><em>Dan Brantley’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsingHumor/~3/3Cb7diY78lY/" rel="nofollow">Scofflaw, Redux</a></abbr></em> My only advice: Overhead is the kiss of death.
Take it for what it’s worth, stay lean and prosper.

Dan Brantley’s last blog post..Scofflaw, Redux

]]> By: muskrat http://fathermuskrat.com/2009/02/17/to-the-illiterate-barristers-eatadick-to-the-muskrat-chin-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3945 muskrat Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:53:31 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1334#comment-3945 UnfinishedRambler, You're right! Blogging IS IT! I wish. Headbang8, Thanks for the pep talk! I think you're right. SSG, Sometimes, it's good to see the right kind of risk pay off for a change. And, no, they don't. But I do. SciFiDad, That's because you have gonads of granite. You don't even need buns of steel. NukeDad, LOL...great advice! Avitable, You nailed it. I was pleased, too, but I was a good little minion, so I wasn't super surprised. PrefersFantasy, Great point, but I'd take it all the same. ChurchPunkMom, Thanks! You too, with your book venture and all. FreeMan, It is nice. I usually attribute it to being so damned good-looking. UnfinishedRambler, You’re right! Blogging IS IT! I wish.

Headbang8, Thanks for the pep talk! I think you’re right.

SSG, Sometimes, it’s good to see the right kind of risk pay off for a change. And, no, they don’t. But I do.

SciFiDad, That’s because you have gonads of granite. You don’t even need buns of steel.

NukeDad, LOL…great advice!

Avitable, You nailed it. I was pleased, too, but I was a good little minion, so I wasn’t super surprised.

PrefersFantasy, Great point, but I’d take it all the same.

ChurchPunkMom, Thanks! You too, with your book venture and all.

FreeMan, It is nice. I usually attribute it to being so damned good-looking.

]]> By: A Free Man http://fathermuskrat.com/2009/02/17/to-the-illiterate-barristers-eatadick-to-the-muskrat-chin-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3944 A Free Man Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:45:58 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1334#comment-3944 It's cool when things kind of fall into place for you, isn't it? That kind of stuff often happens to me and I don't really know what I've done to earn such good luck. <abbr><em>A Free Man’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.afreeman.org/2009/02/17/interview-2009/" rel="nofollow">Interview 2009</a></abbr></em> It’s cool when things kind of fall into place for you, isn’t it? That kind of stuff often happens to me and I don’t really know what I’ve done to earn such good luck.

A Free Man’s last blog post..Interview 2009

]]> By: ChurchPunkMom http://fathermuskrat.com/2009/02/17/to-the-illiterate-barristers-eatadick-to-the-muskrat-chin-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3942 ChurchPunkMom Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:07:51 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1334#comment-3942 How exciting!! Good luck. :) <abbr><em>ChurchPunkMom’s last blog post..<a href="http://myembellishedtruth.blogspot.com/2009/02/not-entirelyt-happy-not-entirely-sad-or.html" rel="nofollow">Not entirely happy, not entirely sad or funny either random thoughts for your Tuesday...</a></abbr></em> How exciting!! Good luck. :)

ChurchPunkMom’s last blog post..Not entirely happy, not entirely sad or funny either random thoughts for your Tuesday…

]]> By: prefers her fantasy life http://fathermuskrat.com/2009/02/17/to-the-illiterate-barristers-eatadick-to-the-muskrat-chin-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3940 prefers her fantasy life Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:04:31 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1334#comment-3940 Remember, 1$M isn't what it used to be. But yeah for the free consultation. Good luck. <abbr><em>prefers her fantasy life’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PrefersHerFantasyLife/~3/537797234/from-h-files-hippie-files-my-first-love.html" rel="nofollow">From the H-Files (The Hippie Files)--My First Love</a></abbr></em> Remember, 1$M isn’t what it used to be.

But yeah for the free consultation. Good luck.

prefers her fantasy life’s last blog post..From the H-Files (The Hippie Files)–My First Love

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