Part II: What we talk about when we talk about blogs.

The Dr. Laura's Worst Nightmare Family Unit is off to Yosemite for the weekend.  Yosemite Valley in the summer! El Capitan! Half Dome! Tourists in vulgar attire! Remnants of soft ice cream cones melting on the trail!

We make the hadj to the Park every summer along with the vulgar horde. And I must, as the Park is the land of my youth, my second home, having worked (and partied) in the Valley as a maid, restaurant hostess, bus girl, and running an information kiosk for the National Park Service.  Important note to my personal history:  I looked fucking hot in that Park Service Ranger outfit.

I thank you for commenting on the subject of comments.  Good stuff, my pretties.  I am, as always, honored by your visits to this, my humble blog.

Before I get in the car for the long hot drive through the Central Valley, I'd like to present one more topic du blog for your consideration and then a most important announcement.

(1) Topic du Blog regarding Heather B. Armstrong/dooce bashing.

Jealous, petty, asshat people, leave that woman alone.

Fucking leave her alone!

What has she done to you?

She has a blog, fer chrissakes, not the hidden weapons of mass destruction. And it's uber well read because Ms. Armstrong is an extraordinary writer. She pays the price for this popularity in foul comments, vicious hate email and spooky ass stalkers (who, as she mentioned at BlogHer, are mostly women).  Because of the venom fired at her, Ms.Armstrong has to disable her comments periodically.  And then she gets criticized for that.  She can't fucking win with you jealous, petty asshats.

Okay, I'll admit I squealed like a stuck pig when I met her, groupie-ish as that sounds.  But I would do the same disgraceful thing if I met Dave Barry or Wanda Sykes.  I would pull off my top for Bill Murray, but that's another story as I'm in love with that man.  The aforementioned peeps and Ms.Armstrong are funny and I love funny.  Funny feels good, laughing is the universal antitode to all bad things, and the pathway to world peace.

Look who's laughing! The pathway to world peace, I'm telling you!

I certainly hope I've impressed you by incorporating the Dalai Lama and dooce in the same post.  His Holiness, the DL, joins with me in telling you to leave dooce alone.  Let it go! And go in peace.

(2) A Most Important Announcement

Our beloved and mighty nakedjen added not one but two puppies to her nakedfamily!  Great joy!  And we all know that this is the work of Clyde, who sent her double happiness from his perch in Dog Heaven.

Blessings to you, nakedjen.  We love you dearly.

Comments

[Kris]

Have a fabu time in Yosemite, missy. And thanks again for dinner last night. I felt so hip being in Santa Cruz at a small Italian joint with disco pulsating and drunk people being carried out and crazy looking Italians yelling all about. Your home, your husband and your dog are beautiful!

Anyway, I am WAY impressed with the Dooce/Lama inclusions. How DO you do it?

Looking forward to Yosemite photos!

[Liora]

Wow the venom out there. She's getting enough negative attention she must be doing something right. I'll have to check her out.

Blogging is taken way too seriously (by myself included).

[ComfortAddict]

Have a good time out there. I wonder if the Dalai Lama has a blog?

[byakko]

D@mn, girl. Bill Murray?!? Why is it the more I learn about you, the more we have in common!

[jenijen]

Bill Murray was interviewed on npr one day while I was driving and I nearly ran off the road, driven (no pun intended) wild by desire.

His Holiness will be in the bay area this fall. Go see him!

[cursingmama]

Grace, you slay me when I read things like this:
"She has a blog, fer chrissakes, not the hidden weapons of mass destruction."
I want to beg you to come live at my house and help me teach my children to be better people. You are Fabu - - have a super trip.

[pam]

Grace, you ROCK. People who bash bloggers for their fame remind me of celebrity-stalkers. The ones who can't let Gwynneth walk down the fucking block without commenting she looks puffy or she isn't in touch with her fans. Newsflash: She doesn't want to hear 24/7 from people who BASH HER FOR BEING HERSELF, assholes. If you don't like it, stop reading it!

[Dahlia]

Yosemite is so beautiful and peaceful. Have a nice time!

[Jenny]

Have fun in Yosemite! I'm overdue for a trip there myself. I'll wait until October.

I'm sick to death of the Dooce bashing, too. It's jealousy, and it's ugly.

[Meghan]

I totally understand the Bill Murray thing.

Methinks many people still carry wounds from childhood that never healed.

This manifests itself into petty behavior aimed at people either more successful, or in its sickest form, those that are more vulnerable.

To them I say: "Leave the poor people alone and go see a therapist! Work some of that shit out! It doesn't make for good writing and certainly does not make for good reading!"

[Jenn]

Dammit, Grace. There you go being all NICE to people. And just when I had an entry ready to go that totally bashed the MommyBloggers. Oh, and the political bloggers. And the tech bloggers. Oh and let's not forget the MoBloggers. I mean, let's be fair in our pettiness. Bash everyone! All of them. To hell with you bloggers! There. I think I covered about everyone I could think of.

But NOW you insist we should be nice. (Was it YOU who blew up my server and is causing my blog to be down all weekend? I knew it.) ;-)

Have fun at Yosemite! And for god's sake, don't throw your half eaten ice cream on the trail. I mean, come on! No one should ever do that...it is a huge waste of ice cream!

[nakedjen]

I feel totally unworthy. Me and my special gift of puppies get a mention in the SAME POST as the uber cool Heather AND the Dalai Lama?

I am not worthy. But I thank you, dear sweet Grace, just the same. Is this your way of paying me back for that SFU snafu? Because, really, I'm over it. Like I told you, I've already forgotten completely who kicked the bucket.

I hope Yosemite does not disappoint. Are you going to wear your park ranger uniform and look all hot and kick-ass for George and the family?

I double dog dare you. And hey, I've got the dogs to do that!

[Mamacita]

Grace dear, you know I love you, but keep your hands off Bill Murray. He's mine.

[Moogie]

Have a great time in Yosemite. I was glad to hear that I wasn't the only one bothered by those posts. Heh...I even wrote something myself, which is why cursing mama sent me your way. You did a great job.

I really miss being able to go to Yosemite since we've moved cross county. I can't wait to see the photos. Now, off to trackback this most excellent post!

[susanna]

Ya know I met HH the DL in Atlanta when I was the manager on duty (the MOD-squad) at Ritz-Carlton... he came to speak at Emory (my alma mater)... sold out faster than the Rolling Stones!

Have fun in Yosemite! I just returned from Colorado with the Man and his family.

I have to agree about Heather and her sniping "fans." She must be doing something right. Where threre is hate, there is equal love.

[Cori]

You are cordially invited to a housewarming party at my new place, Chaos with Class. Please update your blogroll or bloglines feed now that my former address has been taken over by some “unsavory” types. I’d love to have you visit my open house and please, bring a housewarming gift. I love gifts!

[Zoot]

Amen, Grace. Some people just are jealous of Dooce, and its a simple as that.

(Of course, they're jealous of you and me too, now that I think about it. Don't you think? Well, if they're not? They SHOULD BE.)

[badgerbag]

Rook and Bill Murray used to go to the same church. Doesn't that kill you to think of them earnestly singing presbyterian hymns together and eating jello with pears in it?

[ricky]

Nice Raymond Carver reference! I am so pissed I didn't use it first.

[panthergirl]

I had no idea you have a crush on Bill Murray... you did read my celebrity encounter blogpost, right? Where I wrote about the fact that my daughter was in Bill Murray's son Luke's class in kindergarten? Fun stuff...