Feb
22

Anybody Around??

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If it isn’t glaringly apparent, it’s been a long time since I’ve felt the urge to write something.

Blogging is a lot like going to the gym for me. Make it a routine, and stick to the routine, and it becomes… well…a routine. But if I talk myself out of going even one day, that is the last day I’ll go to the gym for a long, long time. Blogging is work, believe it or not. While I don’t expect anyone that has ever read one of my inane posts to believe that I put a lot of thought into a blog post, hacking out a bunch of words that connect into a thought is far from fun, actually it’s a pain in the ass most of the time.

Which is a shame, because when I was blogging fairly steadily, by last official Analytics count, I think I had amassed an Additional Twenty to the Faithful Fifteen. All that hard work is now down the intertubes, just like that. I know I will be lucky if one or two people stumble across this. Most probably thought I was dead…

Well, even though the blog has been for far too long, I’m not dead – not by a long shot – not yet, anyway. I have been taking some time to start compiling my Yawn-Inspiring Ride Reports™ into a magazine format – which, believe it or not is also a lot of work. But, as they say (whoever they are) no pain, no gain. When the magazine is complete, I will make a HUGE announcement on the Rant that it is available, so all two of you can get a copy.

I’m also trying to get a real company to help me with a blog redesign, which, while not really work, is turning out to be an incredible pain in the ass. It usually goes something like this:

ME – emailing blog design company: “Hello. I have a crappy and dormant blog in desperate need of un-crappifification. Please help me and I will send you enormous sums of money.”

BLOG DESIGN COMPANY: \varnothing

No response. Null set. 404 – Reply Not Found.

Ever.

I mean, aside from having thirty five people with nothing better to do than stop by Frenchy’s Rant semi regularly, this blog has an amazingly awesome layout and really cool background, right? Of course it does, but seriously,even I can tell  it needs a little ‘help’. There are over five years of posts on here,some fo them even entertaining, but can you find them?

No?

Me either.

Someday, maybe a company will get back to me (HINT FOR BLOG DESIGN COMPANIES – it has something to do with hitting the ‘reply’ button.) and this blog will claw it’s way back to the very bottom of the Google blog rankings.

In the mean time, is this the triumphant return of Frenchy to the world of inane blog blather?

Maybe. Only time will tell…

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Comments

  1. Donna Rees says:

    OMG Frenchy…so good to read you are out and about again. I am currently stuck in high winds in TorC, New Mexico, wondering why I left Mercury Way, Sacto, but then seeing old friends along the path has certainly paid my way!

    I look forward to our meet in Show Low in the summer, let’s hope the wind abates even though the point of this ridiculous ploy is “riding the wind”. ; )

    Yo to Fiona and cheers to you, mate,
    d

  2. I am the manager of Oakland and I remember so well when you drove down our dirt drive ! You were so excited. I love the pics. Thanks for the smile as I came across your site while google-ing oakland !! – maddy

  3. Josh says:

    I was beginning to wonder if you slid your bike off the side of a mountain somewhere!

    Can’t wait for you to post up some more ride reports! Your blog got me into the sport touring type of motorcycle, instead of the uh, cruising type of motorcycle. So low and behold, after trying out about 5 different sport touring bikes I traded in my cruiser on a FJR! Your comission check from Yamaha should be coming soon!

    Glad to hear you aren’t dead,

    Josh

    • frenchy says:

      Thanks, Josh!

      Have Yahama send me one of their sweet looking Super Ténéré’s… That would GUARANTEE some more ride reports (actually there are a couple things in the works for this year… stay tuned, and thanks for your support.)

  4. Alex says:

    Don’t call it a comeback!

  5. Hol says:

    hello. i only get online once a week or so now, so i’m glad i caught this today. Perservere, my friend, your progeny will be glad for all this effort you expend.

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