Today’s Super Sabado will be my last. I’m shutting down Ballpoint Wren. Please, please! Don’t cry. You’re making the chips all soggy.
I have a new calling: political punditry. Yes, I know, I know… what took me so long? The world has been crying out for someone with my dry wit, my intelligence, and my wise commentary, not to mention my stunning good looks. I’ve finally answered.
It is time.
But before I go and save the planet, let’s have a Super Sabado to remember! One round of Margaritas, please! Here’s a toast to my new career: Move over Jon Stewart! Get out of the way, George Will! Bonnie is gonna run you down!
Hmmm… you may not believe this, but it was the wildest week I’ve ever seen. Seriously, I could not make any of this up if I tried.
Hmmm… what’s going through his mind?
Kait of Kait’s Chaos, providing commentary for “Fun Friday’s” really hot picture of Alan Greenspan.
It’s time to come out of the closet, as it were, as I’m about to be outed by the Smoking Gun anyway.
Miss Snark, the Literary Agent revealing that “she” is really Rupert Murdoch. (Kait’s already got her/him lined up for next week’s Fun Friday.)
I just finished Chicken Soup for the Hispanic Soul, and let me tell you: I cried. I cried! It touched me in places I’d never been touched before. Got to go… the bookstore’s holding a copy of Bennett’s Book of Virtues for me.
Pat Kirby of Ramblings from the Desert, inspired in ways she never thought possible.
What got me started, of course, was Mommie Dearest, but mostly I hang out here.
Bernita Harris of An Innocent A-Blog, on her artistic inspiration.
Got my check for Love Monkey today… who knew Lad Lit could be so lucrative? And it’s really easy, too. All the romance writers are using male pseudonyms for lad lit. Did you know that Nick Hornby is really Helen Fielding? It’s true!
April of Desperate Writer, one of the more successful switch-hitters out there.
Ann Coulter—OMG! I am in LOVE.
Miklb of Miklb’s Mindless Ramblings, speaking of switch-hitting.
Those Intel chips got me thinking about it, and the next thing I knew, I bought a Dell. Sweet little machine, that Dell.
MacManX, thinking differently.
“The Great White North,” the “Land of Fruits and Nuts,” six of one, half a dozen etc. Like a radioactive ungulate will get any more attention on the beach in La La Land than he does here.
Craig Hartel of Nuclear Moose Candy, on Da Moose’s relocation from the Great White North to Los Angeles, California.
So then the judge told me to shut up, and I told him, “Make me!” And woo hoo, did he ever get mad!
Michelle of Justitia reporting from an Aussie hoosgow, where they don’t serve mud cake like they do in Bali.
The Goth look is a heckuva lot easier to put together in the am, that’s for sure. But loading on that eyeliner, man, it takes forever.
Bonnie Calhoun of Bonnie Writes, on her new look.
All that piercing can’t be good for you. One navel ring does just fine for me. It’s fashionable without being gaudy, and it goes very nicely with my tattoo.
Denise Belinda McDonald of Dennie’s Thoughts, weighing in on Bonnie C.’s new look.
You haven’t seen anything until you’ve seen a Goth Bulldog.
Susan of The Church of Angst, after the groomer spiffed up Auggie.
Woof, woof! Hubba, hubba!
Django Cat, thinking about Goth Bulldogs.
My opinion on that topic is simple and easy to understand: the family that pierces together, stays together.
Elizabeth of plein air sketches, offering advice to Mark McLellan, who is reportedly experiencing some marital disharmony.
Got the restraining order today. Bugger!
Mark McLellan of Gullible’s Travels, for whom Elizabeth’s advice came too late.
I am really, really ticked off. PO’d. Yeah, PO’d is more like it. I really want to kick something. Hard. Hey, come here.
Teri Gray Franta, of Here’s to Happy Women, on what I’m not exactly sure. I didn’t want to get too close. You want to know? YOU ask.
And for those of you who made it through to the very end, here’s a really special newscast.
Have a good week, everybody!
BONNIE – aw man – what am I gonna do without this!
ima gonna miss it 🙁
Dear Bonnie…I’ll miss you too. Will your political punditry be available on another site? Or other media?
Also, thanks for all the links, but I do have a question…the link this week for my site, I don’t recognize the excerpt. Thought perhaps it might be from an old Carlin routine, but gave up looking. Just curious, let me know if you can.
Thanks chica…and please stay in touch. Jon Stewart move over, indeed.
Ciao,
Teri
Sorry, can’t help it! I’m in tears! Your blog has been such an inspiration to me!
Ah, but your higher calling will be an even bigger inspiration, I’m sure! Jon Stewart will surely meet his match!!
Can’t wait to see it!
Ah ha! I just noticed you added a link to my blog! You’re a doll, thank you!! Do stay in touch!!
Hey Honey,
You should record the date for this big decision. What’s the date today? Um…
Big Bad Daddy
This is why I should never do jokes. I just don’t have the talent for it. You guys weren’t supposed to take me seriously on April Fool’s!
Laurie & Elizabeth, I was kidding! Really, I WAS. The entire post was one big April Fool’s prank. I was trying to be funny!
Dennie, you don’t really have a navel piercing that coordinates with your tattoo, do you? See, now that was a joke. So was Elizabeth‘s “the family that pierces together, stays together.”
And Teri, forgive me, but you didn’t recognize the excerpt because I made it up as an April Fool’s prank. See, your blog is called “Here’s to HAPPY Women” so I made you all grouchy… and…
Ahem.
Nobody ever gets my jokes, I swear, even on a day when everybody’s supposed to be pulling pranks. Aaack! Now you’re probably all expecting me to do political punditry!
Well now, i knew it was an April Fools prank all along! LOL, i can say this cause you already told us it was!!
Actually, i was thinking, hmmmm, i guess the poor woman has been busy, obviously can’t keep both blogs going, has to chose. Then i was thinking i must ask for the new link to your political blog!!!
I think we were all well and truly PUNKED!
WHAT? You can’t go! I read you every day!
PS–That’s not me above…though I wish I was getting paid for my writing!
Ah, dang, you got me. I HATE April Fools’ Day! 🙂
The Wren is nest-building?
oh but Bonnie – I wondered how you knew….
Hook, line, sinker – held up for the award photo!
No way…you got me. I’m glad I read ALL the comments before making a complete fool of myself and be all sappy. Phew. I’ll look at more of your site later tonight! (I have a new email address now.)
well….thats the first time in a long time ive fallin for an april’s fool prank….good job…and shame on me…but at least tomorrow i get my monday morning mojo
Priceless…you got me. I was scratcing my head…checking all over the web for the copy attributed to my “grouchy” post. You pulled off the ultimate April Fool’s Joke. Congratulations to you, but congratulations to all of us that you’re still going to be here for us, even if you do yank our chain once in awhile!
Having said that, I would still like to see a bit of your political punditry. “Wednesdays in Washington” anyone?
Ciao clever chica…
Damn! I was so relieved you were quitting this nonsense. I never understood what it was, anyway, and you know how I hate feeling stupid, even when it is fully merited. Like now.
Phew. Thanks goodness I saw the retraction before the post. My blog is called Gullible’s Travels for a reason. Notwithstanding the punny title (as anyone who uses a tagline “I fought the lawn… and the lawn won” would understand), the awful truth is that I was born without a b*llsh*t detector. In the same way that some cannot detect certain smells or tastes, I am unable to detect waffle, flannel or irony. A congenital defect which causes me to believe anything I am told.