Waking up in the morning to new comments on blogs is an awesome feeling, especially since I've been somewhat missing in action as of late, and haven't been able to blog much.  This morning I get notices from AR that 3 of my older blogs have new comments.

Yippy! First cup of coffee tastes better already.  I swallow the first of these comments whole, grateful and humble that some soul had stumbled upon my little blog of all the ones out there, and felt compelled to write something, and then I hit the second sentence: "help us all out here... best source of patio furniture..." blah blah bla.. 

In the next hour or so, I got similar notices on old blogs I had subscribed to, all pretty much the same - a crappily-put-together sales pitch for one thing or another by a non member of AR.  They kept pouring in.  Coffee didn't taste so good anymore.  I know I have the report button and the delete button.  I've used both in each instance. 

It seems to have stopped, for now.  But I am pissed as hell that some moron out there truly thinks anyone will click on their links via a comment that is so obviously spam.  So here is an idea, for all the scavengers out there: if you want to spam - make it worth my time.  Make it interesting.  Make it unforgettable, and I just might respect you for trying.  I might even leave your comment on my blog. 

Hell, I might even blog about you.  Engage me, and my readers, and who knows, you might discover a whole new way of ‘marketing' your crap.  If you can't do that - stay away from my blogs. 

There is no room here for dull and lazy.