Ongoing discussions and comments today on Booman prompted me to write this diary, maybe I am the logical one to write this, as Sjct says, so here goes.
I remember when I first came here, site was maybe 2 weeks old, many familiar names. It was an easy going site in those days, Boo frequently told us his ideas for the site asked for our input and ideas for the growth and direction of the site and we complied with diary after diary on how we could improve and enhance the site.
It was small and friendly then, and we grew our friendships in all sorts of ways. Ultimately resulting in the FBC.. The FBC may have been my idea, but it came out of all the members here and the directions we had been going in and was just a natural progression in my mind.
I am not going to make this diary any bigger, because I want to hear what you all have to say, and then make comments as the thoughts are inspired by your words.
So lets talk about the early days here…just travel with me down memory lane…
Here’s another, I remember when I had the first diary to reach over 100 comments, made it to 200 actually, and it was very contentions, called debate with a neocon..Ruffled a few feathers it seems, but we all settled down and became friends, cause we made the effort…
I also remember my first ever diary, on any site, any where, was here….another member gave me the courage to do it and voila, look what happened. Couldn’t shut me up…lol.
and then I showed up and it went all to hell… 😉
I love this site. This site is a refuge of sorts and that’s okay. As long as it sticks to the feelings of the person who is upset/ hurt and does not become a personal attack. At least that’s my take, I’ve written stuff about dkos and the direction of ‘netroots’, but other than calling Markos ‘kostradamous’ I have no venom towards the site.
This whole thing totally sucks and I really don’t think it was stark’s intention to start this ‘war’… I think she was just feeling beaten up and needed some sympathy… which we are all pretty good at. What happened after I don’t know since I was scraping my face on the ice in downtown Toronto Friday night and honestly don’t have the energy to figure it out.
But Boo has always been a gracious host and I certainly wouldn’t want any discomfort to go his way just because he’s let some of us stay the night after over-indulging… okay, enough analogies, I’m getting ready to watch the Grey Cup and drink some of our famous Canadian beer. 😉
other than calling Markos ‘kostradamous’
But that’s OK, though ’cause it’s funny. 🙂
I have my moments… not many, but a few 😉
Wow Diane. I am just agonizing over that poll 🙂
You know what I’m thinking Booman? Off the top of my head, to act on a whim?
I’d like best to jump in my car and hit the Turnpike down to Philly, pick you up and go to your favorite watering hole and spend the day hanging out, maybe shooting some pool or darts and watching the Giants whoop ass on Seattle, the NFC pretender ;o)
That sounds great Supersoling. I’d like that. Today is not the right day for it because I am in full moving mode. But after next weekend I will be in my new place, the Boo bachelor pad (kind of) and I will be psyched to watch some Giants football with you.
Every time I run my BIG mouth about the Giants it comes back to haunt me. I shoulda gone to work today like I was supposed to ;o)
Agonizing, why, please explain, dear Boo.
Reminds me, it’s been awhile since I did a give Booman mojo diary, so here it is, a give Boo mojo day…
I love me, I love me not. I love me, I love me not.
This could go on forever.
My thoughts boo…turn negative into positive, you’ll see. Should I change poll to I love Booman Tribune, don’t know if I can, but would that be better?
Love Booman / Love BoomanTribune
What’s the difference? To love one is to love both.
Booman, you’ve definitely got it on the ball. All the cool bloggers/good writers are over here now! Thanks!
I’ll play:
Farting Fish Friday
Diaries about hot nights with Jim Morrison
Three recommends were enough to stay on the rec list for days
lol, about the recs. to stay on the list….that’s too funny…so true…we used to get so sick of seeing the same diaries on the list, heck there were maybe only 3 per day, with under 20 comments…but we stuck it out..yay and look what we have now..
And that Morrison diary, shhhh, don’t want that to get out…lol.
How about that Ductape diary, on what men can do and women can’t…did we have more fun, then or now…well I am having fun today, so it is still going on here..
I’m a middle of the pack person here. # 1200 and something. I didn’t flee from anywhere to here. I stumbled in, took a look around, went back and got my beach towel, then jumped straight into the pond :o)
I wasn’t here for the beginning. Wish I was, but I’m happy for the history that I do have here.
You guys know why I’m here?
The women! Straight up. Virtual beauties all :o) Of course I’m talking about the content of your character’s ;o)
Speaking of virtual beauties, where in the world is Shirlstars?
Shirl?
Geez, most of us found ourselves on the shore dripping wet without a towel in sight. All this planning on your part…
I see that! Especially considering the evidence Tracy presented after 9/24 ;o)
Shirl is out of town for the weekend, but she hasn’t been posting too much here lately, she’s been in the stars floating around methinks…She would be writing in this diary today if she were near a computer, that’s for sure…And she would have voted, love!!
How are you doing Super…I’ve missed you!!!
Not exactly sure to be straight. I’m running on autopilot right now. It’s safer that way ;o)
Someone Who Knows Where His Towel Is… 🙂
I’ve been here a while and remember when too. And BooMan has been tolerant. Hay, anyone that would host this piece of crap is a prince amongst men:
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2005/4/30/135519/385
But then I subsequently found my voice, ahem, and better things came. BooMan, thanks for everything!!! Long live BMT!!!
Booman, how about telling us your thoughts about “us” especially in the early days…do you love us?????
I tried to change the poll to be I love Booman Tribune, but can’t, so it will have to stand…Let the folks show their love, cause that’s what it’s all about…or should be.
I voted maybe and this is why:
Starting to feel a lil less like home here now. With the flamewars constantly going back and forth, it is a complete pain in the ass.
For lurkers like me…it’s a huge turn off. I am starting to find myself liking the whole “blogtopia” thing less and less.
Wish we could make Boo’s rule stick to everyone, but unfortnately I don’t really see that happening. 🙁
I am sorry Boo. I am sorry that people on all sides like to drag you through the mud in all of this. All you have done is givin some of us a place to play. Thanks for that.
but I’ve been able to look past the few assholes and focus on the positives…then again, I’ve had to do that most of my life, so I’ve got a lot of practice.
I’ve also given up the idea of any sort of Utopia, because you’ll never have one whenever you’ve got more than 2 people involved (and even with just 2 people, one or the other is bound to be a jerk once in a while). We’re a community — every community has the cranky senior citizen who screams at the kids, “Get off my lawn!”, the nosy neighbor, the gossip, and the one who does all the damn work, just to name a few members. The key is learning how to live together, and if there’s someone that really rubs you the wrong way, you either learn to avoid them, or if you’re the really introspective type, you can try to figure out why they bug you, and what buttons in you they push.
‘Nuff said for now…I’m supposed to be putting away laundry…
LOL on the laundry…got a pile that is as tall as I am!
And yeah, it’s really easy to avoid the “undesirables” and yeah you are gonna have that problem no matter what the size of community. I wish that sometimes that we could let the water go under the bridge so to speak.
</sigh>
Gosh, I hope for your sake you’re a tiny little person ;o)
Heh. Yeah I am actually…only 5’2″ 😉
that anytime you get two Greeks together, there will be three political points of view represented, and they will all disagree.
Seems to be similar in Left Blogistan. Not a bad thing, really, as long as we stay away from personalized insults and name calling.
My lefty Jewish friends say, “two Jews, three opinions”. Maybe this sayings turns up in a lot of cultural groups, especially the ones who take pride in being disputatious (a terrific quality, I think).
…and two economists always present three theories, two Trotskyites form three factions etc
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It’s just fun to read what kept the pond busy in those early days …
The Under 500 Club ◊ by Mindmouth
Tue Mar 29th, 2005 at 10:09:54 AM PST
Was posted earlier as a full comment in diary by BooMan ::
One Million Visits!
Who has the link to BooMan’s nocturnal pose, the photo while he was asleep?
I read above it was Tracy’s diary?
PS I jumped in late as UID452 around March 23rd.“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
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Oui, since you are so good at unearthing past diaries, perhaps you could find some of those early, “what do you want this site to be” types and link them…
Oh and Oui, you are a great part of this site so thanks for being and staying here.
Another virtual friend….
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Another Give Each Other Mojo Thread
Thu Mar 24th, 2005 at 08:24:19 AM PST
Suggestion Box
Fri Mar 18th, 2005 at 10:15:14 AM PST
This is a only a test
Tue Mar 15th, 2005 at 10:54:12 AM PST
Open Discussion – World
Thu Mar 10th, 2005 at 01:44:11 PM PST
List of some early discussions — diary links.
“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
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Where has he been? Anyone know?
Great that you are finding all these old diaries too, Oui! It’s fun to trip down memory lane sometimes.
Don’t know where Sirocco is but have been wondering about you as well. Good to see you here, you were a big part of the early days here and contributed tons, hope you will have more time to spend here. Remember all those ideas we all had in the early days…some we have done, others not, but the day/year/century is not over yet.
Thanks diane. And yes, it would be great fun to do some of the things planned back then… like the cookbook and other things, all of which might be easier now that there are more people here to contribute. We should dig some of that stuff up and make a list of just what it was we were going to do ;). I would add a bootrib photo coffee table book to the mix, as well.
In fact, all of this is giving me ideas (of course couched in cliches ;)..
Reflections of the Pond – a book of life/spiritual/whatever thoughts and reflections from bootribbers young and old.
And more. Hmmm
Good to read you again! I’ve been worrying about you. Welcome back!
About having fun to do some of the things planned back then, what about the nigerian women?
Thanks! And I was just thinking of that too… well, not that I ever stopped, really… just put it aside for a time. I still have all the stuff tho, and have been planning to email you so that we could restart the project. I’m just a tiny bit of a procrastinator tho ;).
That makes two of us!
But I’m ready to restart the project…
Okay! I will email you. I have some ideas, but probably the first thing we should do is get back in touch with the director there and see if there have been any major changes or anything.
I agree. I’ll wait for your e-mail and we can write a letter to the director of CONIPRAT.
That is just so unfair. I mean, I’m like what, 502? Grrr…now I can’t join the club. Worse than Mensa, I tell you! ;>)
I remember when I first joined after lurking for a few weeks. A user named diane101 made me feel very welcome. I wish I saw her name more these days….
:o)…Hi all…well I came, I saw, and I conquered.
I was not intimated by all of you here. That is a good thing. I say my thing, susually not much to give me fours for, but I do say my piece and then leave it at that. I am intrested in finding the truth to things. I want to learn things I did not know. I want to digest these things and form my own judgement call on it. I do not want someone to tell me what to think and how to think and why to think. I do get some questions to how I think the way I think, but not many. This is what I find interesting, to say the least. I want to ask others why they think such and such, but think better of it for it would not give much to the discussion….or so I think….
Anyhow, I love it here for I am allowed to be here as long as I do not become a prick…which is not my character anyhow….;o) I sometimes say too much and then I wonder if I need to just be silent, but that is not me, afterall……;o)
So HI too all that has managed to read all the bru ha ha on this and still can stand. I would prefer not to discuss it any furhter. We do have a lot of work ahead of us here for winning is what I am after…Winning you ask?? YES!!!! Winning the congress back, if not both houses, at least the house ( would prefer both houses tho)!!!!!!
We all have our bad and good days. We all need to be grown-ups about things. We do need to do a little more listening rather than talking. I have been learching for days now and not posting for I just wanted to see what ppl have to say about things. It can be interesting from the outside looking inward, folks. I can not place myself in anyones elses shoes to understand the whys of/on things, I just try to understand and go onward nowadays. The opposite to this has gotten me into bigtime trouble in the past, so I must maintain my adulthood and come here only to give hugs around. I am so glad I have you all in case I should need to sound off and know you will understand the whys of me for doing this.
I not only love booman, I love you all..I know where I am wanted and where I am not wanted so I have the option to choose….HUGSSSSSSSS
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I was not intimated by all of you here …
The difference lies in a single word: be intimate equates to BooMan’s Place.
Intimidation is where we came from and won’t return to, it’s not part of our future plans.
Each and every political action, initiative or activity on BooMan’s Tribune gets my recommendation and support. Brenda you’re grand, thanks for being who you are.
(((Hugs))) to all in today’s pond.
“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
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Well, I voted “Yes” but, as I haven’t met Booman yet, it’s only presumption of love, so far…
But I still feel at home when I come here, mainly for lurking, these days… and I’m very grateful to Booman for having created and maintained this place.
Merci, Booman !
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No. . . .it’s SHIRLSTARS!!! dah te ta tah!
Currently snowed in SLC, Utah. . .or at least not wishing to take the trip through Malad Pass in Southern Idaho until tomorrow.
Ah the early days! BooTrib was a great place to be able to read everything that was posted, and to see every diary last for days. And speaking of that diane101 person. . .she was a bloodhound for writers. . .she was everywhere grabbing a hold of people and dragging. . .er . . .encouraging them to come to the Frog Pond and post their words. I don’t know if anyone besides me knows how truly dedicated and persistent Diane was in luring folks over here and extolling all the wonders of the Trib. And I don’t know how anyone was able to turn down her compelling reasons for parking our butts, er, making our home at the Frog Pond.
I have never had the great patience that Diane has had in allowing everyone their voice, even the neo-cons who seem totally wacko to me at times, but she has amazing tenacity and quiet reason (except if you are trying to rebut her on the phone. . .fierce, I tell you she is fierce!
I hope I will be posting more here and other places on the blogs. . .I have been in “another world” for a while now (more literal than it may seem), but I seem to have words piling up in my word weaver compiler, which means they will just have to come out somewhere. As usual, they will hardly seem very related to all the political storms and winds of change, but that’s what all of you fabulous writers of things politic are for, n’est pas? So watch for my off topic, unrelated, heaping servings of words coming your way soon. . .
Boo has been the best. Both Boo the Guy and Boo the site. Thanks for letting me play here Boo, and thanks Diane for dragging my reluctant butt over here, and most of all thanks to all of you BooFamily that I love so much and read your every words, whether it looks like I am around or not. I am always nearer than you may think.
I’m a BooTribber lifer. And mighty damn proud of it!!
I…Just…Love…You :o)
There, I said it!
Now for something completely different…
I…Just…Love…You ;o)
Michael, you know it is a very mutual love affair we have. . .heh. . .;o)
You gave me the biggest smile of the day. Thanks! I’ll be giving lessons soon on how to fly to, through and within the stars. . .Hmmmm maybe that’s my next diary post?
Love you just endlessly Michael.
Big hugs
Shirl
Hi diane, great idea for a diary….I’d rather talk about booman/trib any day over rehashing something happening at Kos that has spilled over to this site once again.(and I’m not bashing Kos as I never go there and wish the site well but it’s not my idea of a thoughtful and fun place anymore-it doesn’t suit my temperment).
I remember how I got here. Kos was down for some reason for a day or more-and yes I spent my days at that time reading for hours there-and I remembered seeing an add or something for new blog by a name I recognized and had liked-booman..so I came over here and it was one of the very first days here and I promptly signed up for the heck of it and have been here ever since.
My initial thoughts were that it seemed to have a more balanced women/men ratio and sensibility which I liked. I think that is probably the greatest asset in my mind as to why I love this site-women are not second class citizens here…and boo has made sure of that… for which he gets my undying love and affection..sounds silly maybe but we still are far too often still regulated to the back of the bus as to our opinions and thoughts on ‘serious’ subjects.
I do remember how long diaries hung around and how we used the regional threads much more which was also fun…and diane our story threads were great fun, naming the frog, feeling like we all had a stake in this new site from the ground up…all created a feeling of community that is lacking on all other sites no matter how great they are.
Hah!
I remember when I was a respected voice on this site, and people would thank Booman, Susan and Jerome… and now I’m just that evil guy who posts on dKos and feeds the flame wars ;-(
Congrats Booman, and thanks to all that built this place into a decent place from the start.
Well, I fondly remember waking up every morning to read Jerome’s latest at the pond over my first cup of coffee…
What else do you fondly remember Cabin…
I remember first finding out about you and how much we had in common, I remember when I had some personal family problems and you and others came to my aid with some incredible sage advice…I also remember the times I was ill and posted about it and boom, there you and others were with help and comfort..
I remember when I saw Cabin Girl and all the others come together to go to DC for the protest…Military and Aloha, Brin, and all the ones who went to Camp Casey and how proud we all were.
There are some good memories there and above all the feeling that when we logged in on the old Trib. there would be friends ready to greet us each day…
You still are a respected member of this site, those who say otherwise do not speak for me and for many on this site. Piffle I say to them…we love you too Jerome a Paris!!!!
We also love Jerome and European Tribune!
Piffle on all the rest! I only read a few things at the orange site now and if I see one of yours there I’ll always hit the recommend button…since I’ve already read it here or ET.
Hugs to you – we do love our Jerome!
I go out to the grocery store and when I get back I see Diane has started without me.
>sjct sings, “I remember when…”
Well, actually, I don’t remember exactly; it seems that long ago. The first day Booman announced his site in a diary at dKos, I clicked right over and then, for some reason, didn’t sign up and log on until the next day. I was really disappointed at the time not to be among the first 100. I felt that strongly about supporting Booman. I admired him and his diaries at dKos always expanded my mind and/or confirmed my suspicions about the way the world works.
My first diary here was an announcement about my second grandson being born on my birthday. I was kinda nervous about it because it was frivolous and personal and didn’t pertain to politics in even a remote way. I was testing the waters here, trying to determine whether this was going to be an extended family-style forum.
The comments I got were the beginning of my realizing that most of us were women over a certain age with more in common than party affliation. When Susan Hu stepped into the void left by Maryscott’s illness, we really started acknowledging that the Pond had a big Old Girl contingent. There were late night Open Threads where we all shared more and more particulars about ourselves.
In the early stage, Booman never said exactly why he started the Trib. So I posted my second diary asking “Why are We Over Here instead of Over There?”
After that my life started being a roller-coaster and I never became the diary contributor I wanted to be here. The scary amusement park ride isn’t over yet and the best I can do is insert comments in an irregular fashion.
I believe the atmosphere that still pervades the Pond was established in the first three months. We weren’t just User ID’s riffing on political topics — we were, and are, real people. We know where most of us live, heck, we even get pictures showing where we live. We know about each other’s families, our triumphs and failures. It’s very hard to be prickish with people you know and consider friends.
And, so far, this circle of friends has just grown wider and deeper. A few have dropped by the wayside but, I’m confident they’ll return because I don’t know of another site where someone can cry out, “I’m in pain” and get so much love in return.
What sj said. I had read BooMan’s diaries on the Sibel Edmonds case and been mucho impressed, so when he announced the new site, I trotted on over.
Even though I don’t diary, and comments are sometimes sparse, I do read it daily, and learn a lot. It is wonderful to have access to a site where people seem to be real people.
Well, that sounds weird, but it’s meant as appreciation for the tone and content here.
You know I personally have never been lucky enough to meet any of the Bootribe in person, not even my dearest friend Shirlstars….but I feel like soooo many of you are my close friends. Too many to name. That is really the great thing about this site.
When I started blogging it was last summer and I happened onto the DK site and then here….
From the very first I saw the potential for community spirit, but really DK was too big at that point for me, at least to try to establish some…when I found Booman I thought great, now we can get to know each other and feel more personal…My thoughts then and now are the more you know about someone, the less likely you are to attack them…
Perhaps we need to go back the “Tell us about you” diaries…which keeps that familiarity going. I know we have the cafe and all, but I wonder if newcomers feel intimidated by the fact some seem to know each other so well and makes them feel like outsiders..any thoughts on that.
I bet we have a lot of new people who have never told us about them…
You will have to be at the head table in a special place of honor. You started our foundation “traditions”: The FPC/Welcome Wagan and the “Tell us about you” diaries. Boo, Sue, Jerome and Paster Dan set the tone of the front page by covering and even creating news with their unique voices. But, you more than anyone else built the community behind the front page.
I recall a front page post wherein Booman credited your diaries with his increase in page views. Those threads were like being in a chat room — ya had to keep hitting refresh because we were having genuine conversations.
Yes, we need another “Tell us about you” diary. There are new voices here and they need to know that this is a safe place, a warm sharing space where the politics are personal.
Thank you, Diane, for being my friend.
I agree with this… so much of the tone of the site has been set not only by Boo and Susan, but diane’s efforts to bring people into a sort of community that many were not used to.
I still get a laugh, diane, thinking back to when you would almost follow people having conflict around, pressing them to come to your diary or email to talk and to work it out. While I’m sure some went through a “who IS this woman??” stage… I do notice that most all eventually wound up in the diary, working things out or at least coming to an agreement to disagree, without flames or insults. We’ve all, new and old, contributed to that atmosphere, of course, but it could have gone either way in the early days.
Well you have inspired me twice today so a tell us diary is up Sjct, and thank you for being my friend as well. Please do post something about yourself over there…many do not know the interesting person you are…
I remember not only naming the frog, but Picking out which frog to name. I remember getting into an early semi-flame war with Gaile(sp?) over an American Soldier stationed in Iraq answering our questions. One of my favorite memories was Diane101 pulling out those Welcome Wagons..She must have the strongest muscles in the world (or a lot of able horses) seemed like everytime I checked in there was a new Wagon filled up with new members. My first conversations were with CSI (that would be Chocolate Special Ink) and Diane101. The peaceful tone was set early one by not only Booman but the select few that showed the utmost respect for the BooTrib and it’s earliest members. Congrats to Booman for maintaining the positive atmosphere and the early members for setting the tone. I came early on because I needed a place to discuss the Voting problems in election ’04 and the complete breakdown of democracy in OHIO.
And the frog naming threads went on for days…and “give each other mojo” threads…
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FWIW – an old diary and some discussion with galiel …
[rate all], [recommend] ◊ by Athenian
Tue Mar 22nd, 2005 at 01:50:29 PM PST
Chamonix1 @BooMan
“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
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say…what ever happened to SlackerInc?
Slacker has not been heard from since the Zander days, he never came back after she didn’t come back..
And Cham, we go all the way back to the first days here, I always remember you fondly, and the Galliel days…We did have fights on the site and we worked through and resolved them quite nicely, it seems. But harder to do as the site has grown..
Remember how we yearned for the day of reaching 500, 1000, 1500, then 2000 came and we were over the size thing, size is not all it seems.
I also remember the days before the influx when Boo told us, that we were ready for growth and could handle it when it came, more specifically that he trusted us to handle it..Have we fulfilled our contract?
Yes..Diane..You were the, I think first person I talked to here. CSI was a close second. I also remember you fondly. I do think we had a tiny disagreement, but you and I worked it out. I can’t even remember what it was about. I also remember us all coming up with idea about how to get more members to sign up here. I was so pissed at galiel for highjacking that soldier diary/thread that I think you put up. We all shall always be indebted to you for your homey Welcome Wagons and then organizing the Froggy Bottom. I also remember your diary about name suggestions. It seems like at the very beginning there were only about 20 of us that were doing any live blogging. CSI was so open with me, we talked about her sister, where she lived, her life..They were great times. I can’t believe you were shy and not only to blog at a time. You are so much more advanced than me. I just recently learned (from you) how to link. I guess if I would have asked you last March I wouldn’t be so far behind and I would be posting pictures of my pups by now. I wonder when Dkos had flame wars from the very beginning and no old times tried to put an end to it or if as it progressed the wars just came with the growth and territory. btw/ Where are all those Welcome Wagons? I hope they aren’t parked over there on your property. Why don’t you run from public office? Don’t you have any Repug Congresspeople that you want to toss out on their bums? I am totally blue here or I would consider it.
Actually I don’t think you and I ever had a problem, we were more side by side on some things, but if we did it couldn’t have been very big.
I did not do the Lt. C. diary, that was Booman, and that was I guess our first site fight…I was quite surprised at how well we all worked through that one.
Oh just had a thought, we might have had something about the debate with a neocon diary….did we.
We still have the list of all the Welcome Wagon diaries on our FBC hosting site, and can be brought out if the need arises, but lo that is a lot of stuff to wade through, better to just do new ones, and I think maybe I will do them a little more often…
I have learned a lot about htlm from this site, people are so eager to share knowledge and I benefit from that…
Keep on the keeping on fellow Californian and no I won’t be running for office, lol, too many scandals in my past for that and I don’t like to leave the house. Yes, I was shy, still am in some ways, still is hard to put words out there for all to read, what if’s can drive you crazy, but then came a time when I said it’s all digital, so who cares.
I still think that if DK had this community of spirit we have here, from the beginning it would not have decended into chaos, but perhaps not, a behemoth is hard to control.
I just found this…I was the first person to Mega-Troll rate someone…and the person I Mega-troll rated was our Host himself..Booman..
I was the first to (4.00 / 3)
Mega Troll rate someone on the Booman Tribune. Yes..That was Me…Chamonix1…Can you believe Booman was begging me to troll rate him into the dark world…I was the first to speak up, I had trusted status, the stars lined up and I agreed to do it and I blasted his ass. It was quite liberating. So I guess I am part of history here. Although I am still waiting to make it to the FAQ. Although Booman did say I might. Looking back on it makes me smile…he wasn’t even sure if it would work….it did. It is cool to be the first…not Frist..but first.
Still searching through the archived comments for our Spat Diane..maybe we didn’t have one…I will check back with you if I find it. heh.
<Bush to his hands-“Out damn spot, out I say”>
by Chamonix1 on Mon May 16th, 2005 at 12:36:56 AM EDT
You are braver than I am Cham to attempt to find a comment, I have what seems like millions, what with all the FBC and Welcome Wagons. Well I would start with the debate with a neocon diary if you are of sound heart and mind and can take the wading into that. I think maybe you were opposed to me having the debate…or at least opposed to the other debater…
I also found this..How Prophetic………………………………………Thanks Diane & Mind (none / 0)
I guess being on the West Coast and the timing of the diary, along with not going far enough back on the front page..I totally missed it…great idea..and great work Mindmouth..things like this really do bring the community together and create a bond for all of us that will stick as BooTrib gets older.
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by Chamonix1 on Tue Mar 29th, 2005 at 09:32:14 AM EDT
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You’re welcome! (none / 0)
And thank you! It’s a very interesting diary, for the comments – our membership here is very diverse.
by Mindmouth (Mindmouth99@yahoo.com) on Tue Mar 29th, 2005 at 09:35:36 AM EDT
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I emailed booman (none / 0)
Waiting for answer.
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by diane101 (dianed101 @ yahoo.com) on Tue Mar 29th, 2005 at 09:39:12 AM EDT
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d this…How prophetic….
it was with the Neocon (Another Perspective), Diane101, Alohaleezy and Chamonix..So I think you were right…not a biggie tho
Re: Care to clarify? (none / 0)
OK… so you’re accusing me of doing what you actually did? As I laid out below, I have responded to every one of your ideas with my take on things.
I don’t expect you to agree with them, but it seems you expect me to agree with every one of yours. Strange, that.
I do not believe Bush has lied, and I’m sorry that you do. As I laid out, I’m OK with not capturing OBL, I know you disagree–but does that mean I’m not exchanging ideas? Doesn’t seem that way to me.
And where did I say torture is acceptable to me?
Want some more perspective?
by Another Perspective (thecookie83–at–yahoo.com) on Wed Mar 30th, 2005 at 11:30:59 PM EDT
ugh..Neocon wrote..
Cham, did you forget how to do the blockquotes, lol, yeah I knew it was somewhere in there…
Here’s a question, wouldn’t it be nice to have a neo con here sometimes to rant to…but then as now my feeling was we need to engage in talk with the other side…not so easy to do, it seems.
that would be fun…our own little Neo con to vent and rant to. At this point any Neo Con doens’t not have a leg to stand on. There party is a disaster. And yes…I didn it in a hurry and screwed up the blockquotes..I was so far back in the archieve that I didn’t want to risk losing the info. Sorry. Looked like my first comment was in MSOC first diary titled “Mary Mother of God” and it was in regards to not getting a password for my original name “Chamonix”, Booman was going to try and get it but I gave up and signed on again as Chamonix1..
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Wed Mar 16th, 2005 at 11:38:31 PM PST
This frog-marched frog cannot remain nameless.
We need some more suggestions for names. Then we’ll have a poll.
“Meet Jeremiah, who lived in my pond. He was huge.”
In cache – diary itself seems lost??
**Frog Naming Poll Ends On Monday, Noon, EST**
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Christian women and sports ◊ by Carnacki
Fri Mar 11th, 2005 at 10:56:15 AM PST
Why does the Christian right hate America? They hate our freedoms. They don’t like women being treated as equals. And they try to justify their political views as biblical based.
“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
▼▼▼ READ MY DIARY
using curse words…here is some of it…(it is kinda fun to look back and read some of our early dialogue here at the trib…Notice the date…This was in my comment to you…….
I am not one for flame wars and normally not one to toss these kinds of words around..But I’ll be damned if someone is gonna tell me what words I can and can’t use on the net. Freedom of speech is at the Top of my list. Also…I Love it when Bill Maher, Chris Rock, and the gang use words like Motherfucking Bullshit, especially when referring to people like George Asshole-Motherfuckering Bush.
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by Chamonix1 on Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 at 08:11:49 PM EDT
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I guess I did (none / 0)
OK point taken, point accepted. Nice use of expletives by the way to illustrate your point. Just kidding I am not trying to offend you. No more words from me on this, I have been properly chastised. OK
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by diane101 (dianed101 @ yahoo.com) on Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 at 08:34:24 PM EDT
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not trying to chastise (none / 0)
at all…thanks for the response…I do want us all to get along, we have a big fight on our hands coming up midterm elections and with all the Bullshit that the current administration is trying to pull. I am sure you are a lovely person, it’s just so many of our rights are trying to be taken away that I just get pissed off sometimes. That’s all..You may be chastising me sooner or later…as my spelling and grammar suck. see you around Diane101
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by Chamonix1 on Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 at 08:43:41 PM EDT
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I agree (4.00 / 2)
I want us all to get along as well. Also the rights thing I agree on too, as a child of the 50’s I know the differenc in what we had then and what we have now and I don’t like it one bit.
See you around too Chamonix1.
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by diane101 (dianed101 @ yahoo.com) on Wed Mar 23rd, 2005 at 08:49:32 PM EDT
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Was that one when I said I didn’t like swear words on sites…lol..pretty interesting to see what the past Diane said, she was pretty diplomatic at times, others not so much. but it was on a diary about what we want to see on sites, was it not…
Cham, you can copy links from address bar for these quotes so I can go and read them…or just give the diary link….I like to see the context…
Good detective work there…
Let’s see if this works….
link to the past
I guess the Bush Admin just makes me want to curse my little heart out. CSI was in total agreement. Check out my link and see if it works.
Well that sure was interesting…lol…thanks for that Cham..
has kept it’s civil tone with the approval of the curse words..We did make up and that was a good thing.
Hi C1….yeah as far as the cussing goes I do remember diane talking about that…as for my cussing it’s kinda funny as in real life people are always startled when I do or think they haven’t heard me correctly. And that happens to be due to the fact that I’m extremely soft spoken or have a very low or quiet voice so when I go off on a cussing tangent people at first don’t quite believe what they are hearing. As if only only people who are loud and obnoxious and scream/holler are the only ones who really cuss..then people realize I really do sound like a drunken sailor half the time.
And our chats when the Pond was just starting up are some of my best memories here.
Thanks CSI..I feel the same way. Private/Personal stuff. I remember them well. You may not have been the first person I talked with but the conversations were the deepest. I hope you are doing well and your sis is ok too. I also hope you health is alright. I also remember you are kinda out in the boonies, but happy. I also felt you a kindred spirit with the “mouth of a sailor” that you have. I don’t curse that much in real life, but for some reason on the blogs I really let loose. I think it has to do with all the criminals that are running our country into the ground and destroying America’s good name, killing our soldiers and innocent Iraqis. I am going to Chamonix (France) this Jan (for the 9th time in a row for my yearly birthday ski trip) and I don’t look forward to having to explain to the people (that I am friends with in the small French towns in the Alps) WTF the US is doing and why Bush is still the President with all of the stuff that has been coming out lately that he started an illegal war. At least the Euro isn’t $1.36 like it was last year. When Clinton was in office it was .80 cents I paid to get 1 dollar’s worth in the Euro or FFranc.
I remember seeing the site in its very early days, but I didn’t do anything except read then. Eventually I began to comment fairly regularly. The speed of the site, which seems slow to some, no doubt, is great for my work, which makes me perpetually late to read many interesting diaries. However, it is the quality of the discourse and comments that keeps me coming back, and would, even if the diaries flashed by like falcons. (There is one circling over my park outside, right now. Bird, not diary.) Good thinking, humor, sensitivity, righteous indignation, sharp anger (not flaming), and a clear eye on the prize. All in ways that mostly do not cut out people who disagree with the prevailing sentiments of the pond dwellers.
Booman, I’m very sorry that this is not pleasant for you at this time. Perhaps it is the convergence of blog-life and personal life that is particularly hard, given your upcoming move. I wish we were closer to Philly, to help pack boxes and tote them in, out, up & down stairs, in silence if need be. (We are very very good at moving, – I think we have about 10 moves under out belt in the 17 years we’ve been married. We know how detestable it is, in almost any circumstance.)
It’s just that there are a bunch of us out here who would gladly make a long fire-bucket-like line to bring those boxes down and out of the old place and up and into the new place while you sit on a stool and directed us. Ok, we aren’t really that sheep-like at all. But we would spring for a few beers before, during, and after.
I think those of us who don’t know you personally certainly understand that you need your own time and close face-to-face friends now, and some peace about the blog. This, too, shall pass.
I’m a relative newbie here, but I just had to stop in to vote and sprinkle some 4’s around.
Thank you Booman for keeping a civil frog pond for us to splash around in.
I remember posting my first ever diary here and feeling appreciated.
I remember being jealous of those going to Camp Casey and feeling like this was a place of action.
I remember the support we received as we ventured off to China to bring home Andrew.
I remember thinking that I really like the “don’t be a prick” rule and wishing that I could put that on my course expectations.
Now can we pretty please stop talking about Daily Kos?
I remember when grannyhelen and I pretended to have a flame war and then posted on DailyKos for people to come see it over here at BooTrib. Don’t know if it worked, but I thought it was funny.
I remember that!
Whatever happened to grannyhelen?
I got here sometime after Piewars. I wasn’t involved in that and I didn’t leave the other place. I simply was aware that several writers I really appreciated were here and no longer there so I joined here too.
As time passes I see that fewer and fewer of the writers and common taters that frequented the other site are still there, or there far less often. I travel around a wide range of sites throughout the day these days to see what info is available where. I only participate in a few however and this is definitely one of them.
Peace,
Andrew
Another remembering, the days of the influx, when Shirl, Manee, Zander and many of us stayed up late into the night to respond to each and every newcomer, what fun that was, Shirl and I still talk to it, so good to get to know all of you, your lives and times and many times being out and out impressed to all get out over the credentials/hisotry some of you have.
Gosh, the Great Influx. . .those were awesome days. . .I remember one stint I did of 36 hours straight because you all were so magnificently wonderful to learn about as you told us parts of who you are and how encourged you were to find a place that felt more comfortable to you. You know we are an amazing and eclectic colletion of pond ponderers. . .I never had so much fun in my life as getting to know so many of you in those days of the “refugees.”
Seems years ago now, not just the few months it has been.
“Yes” I love Booman, but it’s only a “maybe” on the site itself.
I really admire the fact that Booman gives everyone free rein to say what’s on their mind without playing the heavy, even though sometimes things are said that clearly bother him.
The site itself, however, has the same distasteful cliques, degree of “the front pagers can do no wrong”, and behind-the-scenes machinations that any other blog of its kind would have. Perhaps that’s more of a problem with the medium itself than this site specifically, though. Regardless of the cause, though, it’s a turnoff.
I remember when I used to post comments just so people would know someone had read their diary.
I used to do that on D-kos before diaries flew by so quick it became impossible.
time to tell us about you again…
I’m happy to.
I was born on the southern coast of England in 1870. I worked as a detective of the supernatural until I married a vampire in 1893. While dying from wounds I received from Kraut spies (I was working for British Intelligence at the time), my wife bit me and transformed me into one of the un-dead. She left, tortured with guilt over what she had done.
I traveled to Spain in the 1930s to fight against the fascists, fled Paris just ahead of the Germans, raided tombs in Egypt and sailed a tramp freighter in the southern Pacific where we some times engaged in acts of piracy.
Whereever I went I left a trail of drained corpses and broken hearts.
In addition to hearing the screams of terror I invoke when my victims realize their doom*, I also love books by Patrick O’Brian and Stephen King, hikes along the Potomac River and Appalachian Trail, the TV shows Firefly, Buffy, Angel and The Shield. I also am busy with home improvement projects and my lawn needs mowed.
*Some of this is sadly true.
Did you ever read the book, hiking the appalacian trial, 2 giant volumes, a good part of it about an older woman, over 65 I think who hiked the whole thing several times…
So you were like the character David Suchet plays; AgathaChristie’s Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, one of my favorite shows btw.
I did not read that book. I’ve always thought it’d be fun to hike the entire length of the AT, but I don’t know if I’d want to do it several times.
A college friend of mine, Karen Berger, has written about hiking the Appalachian Trail . . . and the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail.
Funny how when we were in college neither of us could work up the energy to walk to class some days. 😉
This is how accepting and tolerant of others the BooMan Tribune people are. Not one has been troubled or condemned me because I’m an occasionally homicidal vampire.
::sniff: I love you guys!
Those of us who are Buffy/Angel fans are aware that occasionally homicidal vampires may perform selfless and heroic acts in their quest for redemption.
Also, they’re cute.
Oh, yes!
Considering some of the vampires I know, you’re a putty-tat. 🙂
… setting up a simple Yahoo! group — my first — for the Froggy Bottom hosts, before the first Café was even posted. I was just an anonymous n00b schmo at that point, with 2 or 3 posts under my belt, but Diane asked for someone to do it, and I had nothing else planned that for afternoon, so what the hell. I remember thinking “Ooh! We can have a calendar! Ooh! We can upload files and images! And it’ll all be so organized!”
<sigh> The naïveté of youth….
FWIW, I answered “I love BooMan, ” but I’d like to make clear I don’t love him love him.
Yes you did step up like that and it was wonderful and it has worked, has it not…thank you Brother again for all your help and hosting cafe’s and the DC march…have you ever posted about yourself, well even if you did why not do it again on the new diary today…I’ve always wanted to know more about you.
Me? I’m one of Carnacki’s undead minions.
brains….
I remember how you set up the next yahoo group for the DC march (thanks!), and you and mlk19569 suggested the CapCity…among other things! 🙂
Organized? This crew? Shirley you jest!
we’ll take the “I love BooMan” in a spiritual sense, not physical, BrotherF… 😉
(Uh oh, my mind’s going in the gutter — definite sign of beddy-bye time…)
Wow – late to the party – but home safe from the holiday travels.
What can I say I love Booman
I remember the welcome wagons with Diane and Shirl welcoming everyone that came to the pond party! So many names I knew, with so much intelligence and wit and humor and compassion. In other words just great people.
I came early when Booman announced this new venture…lurked for a few days and decided I liked the place. Part of me wasn’t ready to trust that such a wonderful loving place existed!
So I hung out here and at the orange site… Then the pie wars came…and yes I was in the thick of the fight. Battered, bloodied, angry, betrayed – I came back to the pond.
Here there was the nurturing and listening that put all of the animosity into perspective. Here is a home…we can disagree…politely…but we are still family here. We have had some great times, some sad times, some emotional times….but we’ve stuck it out together.
I don’t know what caused all the ruckus this weekend…but I’m here to stand behind Booman and BT. If it means standing and fighting the orange menace or anyone else I’m standing with the Booman.
Big hugs and smoochies to the Boo Tribe
Oh Diane what a great Diary you have presented us here. Nothing like a trip down memory lane to remind us all what a great site this really is. You and I were two that totally diagreed on the neocon thing and I was pretty darn nasty about it(shame on me). The beauty of it all was that we were able to agree to disagree and be respectful of each others opinions. This place, means so much to me. I will never forget Susan and Diane encouraging me(I believe Sallycat too and Janet Strange)to write some diaries. I was scared to death but put my toe into the water of the pond. It was shocking to have anyone recommend my diaries.
My experience of meeting Brinnainne, her generosity in helping me get to Crawford, Janet Strange nursing me down there through heat exhaustion, Adasta’s pictures, Susan taking my phone call inthe hospital(I had no idea she was in at the time) to report of my experiences down there. Brinnaine and I flming through our disagreement and finally coming to terms with that weeks later. The love and forgivenss of this site is unbelievable. I have gone way over the line a few times yet I have been allowed to stay here and hopefully contribute in a more meaningful way. I am learning, slowly but surely to hold my tongue(fingers). I have a huge problem with allowing myself to hookin and to ALL that I have offended and hurt here with my over the top personalising words I want you to know that I deeply regret that.
I came aboard because I loved Booman’s diaries over at Kos so I ended up #199. To Booman that will answer my emails, to Susan that helps me learn how to embed a link, to Diane for making me feel at home here, to all that encouraged me to become active in our fight to get our country back like Militarytracy’s courage, Supersoling’s passion(and great looks…teehee)and willingness to exchange emails I thank you for helping me. YES, I do love this place. I have been gone for four days and really missed the Pond and thankfully I guess another flame war. I don’t want to know about it but am glad it spurred this diary on. You are a sweetheart Diane.