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Greetings, all,
I’d appreciate it if someone could tell Chuck that I’ll have my cop buddy release the boot on his car as soon as I can verify that this text has actually appeared on his site, and that he can have his dog back two weeks after that. Thank you for your cooperation. I’d also like to offer free cars* to all readers who visit my site and stick around for ongoing merriment.
-JT
* Cars may be imaginary
- Who are you?
Well, no matter what anyone tells you, I am no longer Robert Goulet. I am a 32-year-old guy living in semi-rural northeastern Ohio with my wife and two kids. By day, I write about human resources (which is typically less funny than my blog) and build websites. By night I am a crimefighter whose weaknesses include deep water and nylon. I also write a blog which you may or may not have read about on this page. I wrote a book and would really appreciate it if someone would get me on Oprah to plug it. I’d totally do it for you.
- How would you describe your blog?
I’m going to go out on the pretentiousness limb a bit and describe it as "awesome."
But if you’re looking for a category, I’d say "humor." I talk about current events, the dumb things that happen in my life, and anything else that occurs to me. I’m a bit strange. My initial following seems to cover a wide spectrum, so maybe I’m universally appealing. YOU HEAR THAT, OPRAH? UNIVERSAL APPEAL! But I do think you need to be at least a tad warped to get my sense of humor. I don’t think I’m offensive, but I’m a bit irreverant and offbeat. Really the only person I don’t want reading it is my grandmother. And luckily, Oprah isn’t my grandmother. YOU HEAR THAT, OPRAH! YOU’RE NOT MY GRANDMOTHER!
- Why do you blog?
It’s fun. It’s fun as hell.
But also to get on Oprah.
And to make money, eventually. But that’s mainly so that I can quit "real work" and spend all my time on Oprah.
- What blogs do you love?
I have strong opinions on this. First of all, hands-down the funniest stuff I have ever read online is The Bloggess. She’s definitely offensive, but I may possibly have soiled myself several times reading her blog. I also really like Mattress Police and The Wind in Your Vagina.
For non-humor, I absolutely love Havi Brooks (and her duck Selma) at Fluent Self. And of course, I read Chuck Westbrook’s blog. I’m too lazy to look up the URL for that last one so you’ll need to find it yourself.
- What’s something interesting about you that has nothing to do with blogging?
I’m a pretty serious weightlifter. You’d never guess that, so I’m tossing it out there. Actually broke my arm early this year when I caught a clean wrong. (The link is to a video of a clean, not of me breaking my arm.)
I also started learning gymnastics at age 30, weighing 205 pounds and standing\
6 feet tall. Not exactly a gymnast’s build. The instructor was frightened of me, but I showed her. I can do aerials and flips now. - Which 5 of your posts would you recommend for new readers to start with?
I’ll pick these based on the ones that got the best reader response:
• Unfortunately, Pants: My trials and tribulations learning German. Interesting fact: "David Bowie’s Hairdo" in German is "David Bowie’s Hairdo."
• Nerdvana: All my friends are digital. Wanna fight about it?
• The 2008 Election Results Are In!: A bit dated now, but I did successfully predict the winner before the big day, based on John McCain’s tongue.
• Christmas is Gay: Because it is. But saying "that’s gay" is too.
• Roommate from the Black Lagoon: Who says blowing your nose in the shower is wrong or that you can’t electrocute a pickle?
You know, Chuck didn’t ask, but I should probably mention that I’d like to get on Oprah. I can probably sell a lot of books if I do that. Or even if I don’t get on Oprah, I could just sell a lot of books. Did I mention that I have a book for sale?
