Editor's Corner - Apr 9, 2005 - Printable Version
- The Short and Sweet Faulking Truth Update
by Mark Faulk Hello, Faulkers! It's Saturday, April 9, and while I'm going to up bring you up to speed on what's happening at The Faulking Truth, I'm going to keep it short and then, here's what I'd really like you to do: read this, make yourself a mental note to come back and visit us later, and......turn off your computers and your TVs for awhile, and go spend at least part of this beautiful spring day with someone you love. If you don't have someone you love around to spend a couple of hours with, then spend it walking your dog. And.....if you don't have a dog, then go to the mall or the park and hang out looking lonely and pathetic until someone befriends you. Oh, what the heck, come visit our website, we'll be your friends!
On with the short and sweet Faulking Truth update:
One of our writers recently commented that we have a pretty good shot at winning the "Most Dysfunctional Website Award" this year, and if our recent efforts are any indication, we're a lock for it. First of all, read Robin Buckallew's courageous article about her struggles with anorexia in "Out of Control and Sinking Fast". While she has, thankfully, been successful in her battle, many are still fighting this one, so please send anyone whom you even suspect is dealing with an eating disorder a copy of this article. You could help to save a life.
In "Blogfest 2005", I add several new pieces: one is a dysfunctional rant of my own called "I'm not schizophrenic....and neither am I", one on the Pope (stating the obvious) called "Pope Dies of Old Age", another one on the continuing Dateline Stockgate saga called "America to Dateline: Tell the Truth Now!", and there are always new ones in the blog itself.
On the subject of Dateline, here's the week in a nutshell: They finally scheduled the Stockgate story for this Sunday, then they postponed it (yet again) to air an interview with "American Idol" Ruben Studdard, then they made some lame excuses about it, and THEN.....we started a boycott against Dateline, NBC, and GE. Good stuff, I'll let you find the litany of articles and commentaries on that topic on your own.
In "Bush's Third Term", Down the Middle tells us about yet another case of "back door legislation" (and yes, I know what you're thinking, it IS an appropriate phrase for what they're doing to us), this one allows a "chosen few" to seize control of the country in case of emergencies.....democracy be damned.
In "An Odyssey of Irrelevance", Robin Buckallew deals with a realization we all face at one time or another: the feeling of insignificance and irrelevance in a world that we feel helpless to control or change. The good news - it has a happy ending (I just love happy endings!).
And.....in "The Flogging of America", I tell about the ongoing war between the major media and the internet, or the "Blog World". Guess who's winning that one? (a hint: it's us)
Last (but never, ever least), our current words selection is entitled "Roman Numeral 5", which is actually just an obscure title for an incredibly emotional and heartfelt ode to lost love, penned by one of my all-time favorite people, Lillian Annabella Constantine lll. It will tug at your heart strings, that is if you have any.
I'll leave you with an entry from Ken Shade's "Quote of the Day", just so you'll know what you're missing if you don't go there everyday to read his twisted bits of wisdom:
The Really, He's Serious Quote of the Day:
"Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life."
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
Okay, that's about it (oh yeah....visit the Guestbook, click on our sponsors' ads, blah, blah, blah, yada, yada).....now, on three, I want everyone to turn off your computers for a couple of hours and go have some fun....one....two....THREE!
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Editor's Corner Archives:
The Faulking Truth - Page One (Mark Faulk, Apr 2, 2004)
Over 1,600 Sold Worldwide (and Counting) (Mark Faulk, Apr 16, 2004)
The Winds of Change (Mark Faulk, May 18, 2004)
June, I'm home! (Mark Faulk, Jun 4, 2004)
The Unfunny, Uninteresting, and Unedited Update of "The Faulking Truth" (Mark Faulk, Jun 24, 2004)
How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Mark Faulk, Jul 19, 2004)
John John For President? (Mark Faulk, Jul 25, 2004)
The Dog Days of August (Mark Faulk, Aug 7, 2004)
Not-So-Swift Boat (Mark Faulk, Aug 23, 2004)
Repeat After Me: "Anyone But Bush" (Mark Faulk, Sep 6, 2004)
Kerry: The UnBush (Mark Faulk, Sep 18, 2004)
Counting Our Blessings (and our "Freedoms" and Liberties" too) (Mark Faulk, Sep 29, 2004)
Working Hard....Because.....It's Hard Work (Mark Faulk, Oct 6, 2004)
Heads I win, Tails you lose (Mark Faulk, Oct 17, 2004)
A Vote and a Prayer (Mark Faulk, Nov 1, 2004)
"I only have escaped alone to tell thee...." (Mark Faulk, Nov 9, 2004)
Finally! Another Faulking Update (Mark Faulk, Dec 2, 2004)
Say the Word I'm Thinking Of (Mark Faulk, Dec 19, 2004)
Happy Faulking New Year!!! (Mark Faulk, Jan 3, 2005)
We're Having a Party! (Mark Faulk, Jan 12, 2005)
Ducets From Heaven (Mark Faulk, Feb 13, 2005)
A Blockbuster Article....or Self-Indulgent Whining? (Mark Faulk, Feb 20, 2005)
Look at Me, I'm Flying! (Mark Faulk, Feb 28, 2005)
All We Are Saying...... (Mark Faulk, Mar 13, 2005)
The Neurotic, Psychotic, Compulsive, Paranoid, Faulking Truth Update (Mark Faulk, Mar 27, 2005)
The Short and Sweet Faulking Truth Update (Mark Faulk, Apr 9, 2005)
The Perfect Faulking Update (Mark Faulk, Apr 27, 2005)
A Mother's Day Song (Adam Sandler, May 8, 2005)
If Hits Were Ducats...... (Mark Faulk, May 16, 2005)
The Really, Really, Really Late Faulking Truth Update or...I Wish the Real World Would Just Stop Hassling Me (Mark Faulk, Jun 11, 2005)
And Now for Something Completely Different..... (Mark Faulk, Jul 2, 2005)
In Cyberspace, everyone can hear you scream.... (Mark Faulk, Jul 23, 2005)
North to Alaska..... (Mark Faulk, Jul 30, 2005)
National Preparedness Month (Mark Faulk, Sep 5, 2005)
You're the reason God made the Faulking Truth (Mark Faulk, Nov 4, 2005)
Skies of Green and Fields of Blue (Mark Faulk, Nov 26, 2005)
Sending out an SOS..... (Mark Faulk, Dec 15, 2005)
CRFN Radio Interview (Friday, Dec. 30, 2005) at 9:30 AM (Mark Faulk, Dec 29, 2005)
CRFN Radio Interview: Naked Bull or Cash Cow? (Mark Faulk, Jan 12, 2006)
CRFN Radio Interview: Daytrading America (Mark Faulk, Jan 19, 2006)
Overstock.com to Promote “The Naked Truth”.....Rod Young, Mark Faulk to Appear on CFRN (Mark Faulk, Feb 2, 2006)
Vote on this CNBC Poll Now!!! (Mark Faulk, Feb 27, 2006)
The Really, Really, Really Late (yet again) Faulking Truth Update (Mark Faulk, Mar 13, 2006)
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