...seems to be the current fad.

You have this space. It's yours. Fly with it, baby, until those autocratic, ivory tower, dialectical process humorless docents who control every post and comment kick you out. Yes, they are a cruel bunch. I'm told they have long and drawn-out board meetings during expensive lunches while deciding when and where to apply the "Access Denied" message. Once I crashed their meeting and asked them why they did this, and they just threw back their collective heads and let loose with a cacophony of evil laughs. Rob Whitlock was the very worst when it came to emitting that chilling sound. You'd never guess, since he comes across as such a decent and great guy. But he's bad to the bone, let me tell you. I'm lucky he didn't unleash that giant reptile he kept by his side.

I personally get yawn weary of the partisan political left/right, Democrat/Republican, Dad-he-looked-at-me-funny! -- Well, she started it! self-absorbed nonsense and prefer a good dose of off-the-wallness. Outside the borders is good. So it isn't hyperlocal. So they won't post it on the frontpage. Big deal. I, for one, would love to see what kind of non-hyperlocal creative material you possess in your cranium. OlyBlog is in dire need of what you have to offer.

Plus, if you live in the Oly area (which is more than I can say for myself), that automatically makes anything you post "hyperlocal." The docents having a say over the form of the discussions is one thing, but the content is quite another. We are taking part in a great experiment, and I encourage you to be original and contribute something new. 

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