Chris Christie for Governor

You can tell by my earlier posts that I am no fan of Jon Corzine. In fact, I think New Jersey would be much better off if he had managed to kill himself in his near-fatal accident. Actually, New Jersey would have been better off with Brett Schundler, but he lost the primary because he’s “Too conservative.”

I like Steve Lonegan, but he’s not going to win, so it’s better to put my money on the horse that will. Christie has been peppering my mailbox with colossal postcards in the last few weeks, hammering Lonegan that he’s going to raise taxes. I don’t believe a word of that, in fact I would say the opposite is true. Lonegan has positioned himself as a tax cutter, but Christie’s attacks have gone largely unanswered. Just recently I got a postcard from Lonegan and heard some TV and radio ads, but I think it’s too little too late. Too bad. Lonegan is stand up guy with a big pair of balls, but he doesn’t have the money and connections that Christie has.

Christie is not actually conservative enough for my tastes, but at this point, it’s critical to dump Corzine, and get a Republican in the statehouse. I warned you about McGreevey, I warned you about Corzine, now I beseech you, go to the polls Tuesday, June 2nd, and vote for Chris Christie.

Blogger Blogging Bloggest

I’m on Facebook, I’m on Twitter, I’m on Blogger. I am a blogger, albeit a very part-time one. I’ve been blogging just over 3 years, and it can be very time consuming. Also there are significant technical challenges. Blogger, from Google, is free, so all the support is on-line, which is to say, you are on your own. I feel old; even though I am reasonably computer literate, the internet is a complex place: Blogs, news sites, search, search engine optimization, etc. I recently had renewed interest in blogging, because I saw an article on-line that suggested job seekers start a blog, on a subject about which they are an expert. I started mine the aforementioned 3 years ago, but haven’t been updating so frequently. I spent hours today redoing video posts that contained nudity. I thought it was hilarious putting angry tenant messages to pictures, including nudes of famous chicks that let their goodies out on the internet by “Accident” (Britney Spears and Vanessa Hudgens). I have noticed that female bloggers, especially young ones, get many more hits on their profile than men in their forties. They also seem to have time to post a lot, many being housewives.

I checked my Adsense account today, to discover that in the 3 years I’ve been doing this, I’ve “Earned” $28.64. I’ll get a check about 2 months after I hit $100. Wow! I read about a “Professional Blogger” who makes over $100,000 a year blogging. He said if he posts everyday, he gets more traffic. He went on vacation, and asked someone to post for him. The guest poster posted about 20 times a day, and his hits exploded.

In this odyssey, I suddenly thought about my high school friend. He is the single best writer that I know in person. In spite of his immense talent, he has been frustrated in trying to become a published author (as have I, but I don’t have his talent). He strove all his adult life to become a reporter, and when he finally achieved it, it wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. [sigh]. I’m suddenly thinking that a blog might be his best bet to make money and get famous writing. All one has to do is write relevant stuff and promote the hell out of one’s blog. Admittedly, I have no idea how to do the latter. But if you write they will come, won’t they? Just a thought…