Dead Man Blogging

Did you see that movie "The Sixth Sense", in which Bruce Willis is dead, but he doesn't know it? 

"Why don't you see my blog updates?"

 Perhaps you saw any other number of movies where the main character is trying to interact with the world around him but he can't, because he's a ghost, and nobody can see him. 

Well, that's what I feel is happening to me lately here in Blogger.

For some reason I can't figure out - and apparently nobody else can, according to the help forums I've been reading - my blog posts are not updating on any of your blogrolls for at least 12 hours. 

AAARRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 My most recent post, in which I introduced my other website to you all , took 14 hours to update! 

Which meant although I hit the "publish" button at 10 a.m. this morning, it didn't update on anyone's blogrolls until after midnight here on the west coast and after 3 a.m. in the east. 

This also meant it updated on your blogrolls as happening 14 hours ago, thus pushing it off the page of most blogrolls, never to be seen.

So here I am, writing a new post (about my last post ) in the hopes that this will show up on blogrolls now, or maybe 14 hours later, which will be tomorrow morning, and my original post will eventually be read. SHEESH!! 


If anybody has had this happen, and you fixed it, of course I would appreciate a little help with the problem. 


One other weird thing that happened was, about the same time my blog stopped updating in a timely manner, spam comments began to appear. 


I've been blogging 3 years now and NEVER got a spam comment until now. The first time that showed up was on my recent Nolan Ryan post, which coincidentally (?) was the first with delayed updating, and that post got three spam comments! 

In all these years I never used one of those captcha things because I hate them myself, and I figured it would stifle people from leaving comments because they don't want the hassle. Unfortuantely, it looks like I may have to go that route for the time being. 

I hadn't changed any blog settings, so I'm at a loss as to what the heck is going on.


 

Gamblin' Pete Rose Introduces My New Website

Aloha readers and trade partners...

...and dare I say, "fellow poker players".

You may recall I previously mentioned a side project that I've been working on. It's a website! 

I only hinted at it because at the time I was still learning how to build one, and the site itself was sorely lacking in content. Besides all that, I wasn't exactly sure how much any of you all would be interested in the subject matter.

I'm using the Hit (Me) King, Pete Rose, to help me out with introducing my site because this is ATBATT, after all, and Mr. Rose is tangentially connected to my other website through his (not so) tangential connection to gambling.

"Say Healy, what's the "action" on me gettin' a base hit?"

As we all know, ATBATT exists because of my loves for baseball, the baseball card hobby, and the camaraderie that springs from those. 

My other website is connected to another one of my hobbies - playing poker. I've loved playing the game ever since I was introduced to it as a teenager with my uncles and cousins around the kitchen table. 

"What's wrong with bettin' on baseball, fer cryin' out loud? I'll betcha I got a single on this here swing"

 Playing poker is another one of my hobbies, and I definitely love the camaraderie that can be attached to it. I've been playing regularly with a group of poker friends once a month, every month, for the past 12 years. 

When we get together, although it's nice to win, the point is not to take everyone's money so much as it's about getting together with the boys for a night of eatin, drinkin', smokin' big ol' cigars, and having a ton of laughs. 

"I lost my bottom batting glove to Clemente betting on "Grass or Mound."

 The audience of my other site isn't necessarily meant to be hardcore poker players or gamblers. As a matter of fact, advanced players and poker snobs would probably scoff at the level of basic knowledge I'm presenting there.

"Here's some basic knowledge, kids - don't bet on the daily double. Itsa money burner."

 The site is mainly for folks who are casual poker players who want to raise their game a bit, and to help take away some of the intimidation that people might feel when it comes to playing poker outside of their homes. 

Lots of folks out there would love to take a shot at playing poker and entering poker tournaments in Las Vegas or their local casinos. Maybe they just want to join the game their brother-in-law keeps inviting them to, but they feel intimidated - and that's where my site comes in.

It's my hope that I can drop a bit of knowledge and tips to equalize the field and help people to feel more comfortable about joining in on the fun. 

So follow the advice of ol' "Wooden Nickel" Pete....
 

"That's right folks. Stop on by Stealing Homes' other website Winning At Texas Holdem and tell'em "All In" Pete sent ya...By the way, I heard ya can't go wrong with Ol' Gum Legs in the fourth at Hialeah." 

Aloha!