I have been engaged in a silent but deadly blogroll standoff with Grant Miller of Grant Miller Media. I have not added Mr. Miller; Mr. Miller has not added me.
This escalating cold war of inaction has not been acknowledged by either of us, until now. In fact, I don’t actually know if there really has been a standoff. It’s that silent and insidious.
I am conceding defeat. Mr. Miller, please accept this post as a proof of your victory. You are under no obligation to add I, Splotchy to your blogroll, but please be aware that I have your photograph and a couple of high-end graphics applications, capable of making mustaches and googly-eyes.
While you’re here, you might want to also consider picking up a Meaningless Cherry Award.
Love and Defeat,
Splotchy
You are a brave man. Sadly, there’s always an element of inaction in everything I do.
You have shamed me into adding you to my blogroll.
Sincerely,
Grant Miller, Esq.
Now you boys shake hands and go back to the playground and be nice.
Good boys.
Hey, I’m not even in your blogroll! I feel left out… [sad]
Mr. Miller, I am glad I could shame you. I can now scratch that off my Blogger Bingo card.
dguzman, we wuz only playin’! Honest!
j.d., what do you mean? You’re there! You were always there! Always!
Suure…
That Grant can be a little b*tch, can’t he? Glad you joined us on the roll.
What’s a blog roll?
Splotchy, I have provided Mr. Miller with a provisional link based on behavior due to some mishaps in the past. I suggest you do the same. By the way, I am not in a standoff with you, I am what I call a “lazy linker.” Basically, about every few months I add some more names. No malice, just procrastination. I consider it an artform.
Well played Grant Miller.
Hmm, I added him but he’s not added me. Is that the kind of guy he is? Does this situation call for shaming?
Now… who is Grant Miller again?
It will be a cold day in hell before I add him to mine. He’s owed me fifty bucks since the Berlin wall fell. Tell him when I get my money, he gets added to my blog roll.
Hmm, a hot, buttered blogroll is sounding awfully good right now…
Checkmate!