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When I started blogging in March of 2007 (disclaimer: I am NOT stating this, and if anyone sues me please note that I am not stating this "for the record"), I did not know who or what a Redfin was; understand that I am a east coast boy (clarification: actually, Ohio but I now reside in sunny South Beach). I did not know what a Zillow was (sorry, David G. from Zillow) or for that matter even a Trulia (Dear Trulia, I'm not slighting you by not mentioning some fabulous blogosphere celebrity, please feel free to let me know who your front man/woman is in the comments. Thank you.).

I thought a "transparency" was something my fifth grade teacher put on the overhead to teach us math. (Whew! I'm thankful that "transparency" is a word, because I'm sure an attorney would find "transparency" and engage him/her as a client and sue me for something, I'm sure).

I did not know what "disintermediation" was. I'm so thankful that Pat Kitano is a liberal (disclaimer: because I am an artist, I am taking a little artist freedom--so just go with me here. PAT, DON'T SUE ME). I think Pat likes me-so I'm sure he'll let go of the FACT that I, infact, did not know what "disintermediation" was when I became a blogger (sometime in the last 12 months, but I am not committing to a date). BAD BLOGGER

I used to get so annoyed with AR and all the moderators here because anytime ANYONE mentioned the following words:

REDFIN, ZILLOW, TRULIA, DISINTERMEDIATION, TRANSPARENCY, that Kelman guy (again, east coast guy here), Web 2.0, WIDGETS, TLW, BB, LENN HARLEY--BAM: FEATURED POST!

So I have to deliver the bad news to all the above Active Rain "slam dunk" featured post subjects:

New HOT BUTTON featured post subject for 2008: DISCLAIMER

DISCLAIMER: To all the people/companies above, I am so sorry. Please feel free to sue the h*ll out of me!

Posted by Kevin Tomlinson - Miami Beach Real Estate on 01/30/2008 03:39 AM

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137 Comments on Hi, My Name is DiZ Claimer

JAN

2008

Kevin "Diz" Open source, royalty free is the way to go. Matt Grohe is licensed in Iowa. Each office independently owned and operated. Matt Grohe is a real estate agent, not a home inspector, accountant, attorney or appraiser. This post is believed to be accurate but should not be relied upon without verification and should not be a substitute for any independent interpretation the reader my obtain. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. For questions about disclaimers please seek independent legal advice from the counsel of your choice. If swallowed, induce vomiting immediately. All rights reserved.

Matt

Hilarious! Exactly what I was hoping for. We are all gonna get D.C. (disclaimer crazy) for a while.

DIZ

I had noticed these posts from a Realtor in Florida for the past year on Wordpress. Each post starts off with a disclaimer to the effect of this is not advice,these may not be actual figures, this is just for entertainment. She then would proceed with her listing or some market information. What once was weird, is now gold. It is a sorry state if we cannot give out any information, without disclaiming it.

Yes, Frank it is.

I'm hoping the members here will come in and offer good ideas for DISCLAIMERS.

I hate to say it, but there are just too many attorneys with too much time on their hands just wanting to relieve you of some of your excess money! Sad world we live in today. Good post Kevin. 8-}

Michael,

I do believe the internet and specifically blogging will be the great equalizer. All the attorneys can't sue EVERYONE.

It is scary... We are all afraid to say anything! I feel that it prevents honesty with clients... Some of it is good... we dont have agents out there spewing inaccurate information (most of the time) but on the other hand it is time consuming and causes a lot of delays when consumers ask questions and we cant answer right there and then to the best of our ability because we are afraid of being sued...

I just dont get it!

We shouldn't be scared. We should get our act together here in AR and get lots of great opinions and examples of types of Disclaimers to use and when.

The information can't and WON'T stop we just have to be a bit more cautious. CYA.

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My first blog I had a huge disclaimer for a time... crazy big. I did not want to explain to my manager or brokerage what a blog is but I did not want to get them in trouble or get fired for blogging.

Found one... it was February 2006 and I had started in August 2005, so I was too clueless to use a disclaimer at first... and have stopped using one since. I mixed together disclaimers from MLS and other places to make this mess up:

"The information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice. Columbus Best Blog does not guarantee or is any way responsible for its accuracy, and provides said information without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Entries on Columbus Best Blog represent the opinions and ideas of the author(s). They do not necessarily reflect the views of HER Real Living. Copyright � 2006 Maureen McCabe & Columbus Best Blog All Rights Reserved. "

KT,

What transpired yesterday with the TH issue has set blogging back 100 yrs.

Too bad ewm didn`t take a better position in regards to a frivolous lawsuit.

I totally agree with Kevin..disclaimer happy !

Hi Kevin -Great post and really true...disclaimers are very important...love your humor......you are right...its time for topic change for 2008...

I placed a disclaimer on my posts...but I am sure it is not enough....I did that when I had an incident on the rain....the famous words that were thrown around....Malicious Intent...I said it once I will say it again...many people sure have all kinds of guts behind that keyboard...never understood it...Virtual guts...and in my mind...now you have it in print....evidence...to me if you are not willing to say it to their face...your virtual guts can indeed backfire...

Malicious Intent....hmmmm....liable.....hmmmmm....code of ethics....the golden rule...

I know of agents who lost business because someone blogged negative about them....I know agents who spell out transactions on line...is that right?????? I know agents...who think their humor is entertaining...to only offend some consumers....this is no game in life...this is no free for all....this is real estate.....24/7 we have a license to prove it!

Wouldn't just be ez to mind our manners??????

Joe Zekas made it clear to me.

I just had a incident where we had a law change....interpretation...mine...and I was wrong...I went back and verified the facts....in the end...I ended with an apology....and better yet...a new friend....and a clear conscious.

I knew this day would come...where a disclaimer...may in fact save your hide....great post!

Thanks, Kevin. But a question: A transparency is not something that you put on an overhead projector? I thought a redfin was something that you put down on a horse in a race?

Parked to read more...maybe in this case, plagurism would be acceptable. I"ve never used one, but have been thinking about this since this weeks big news.

Someone can always try using something designed for one purpose and make it relate or apply to another!

Also it is a good way to make sure the intended use is clear in a users mind. You can sue for any reason, but that don't mean you willwin, but you may waste my time and cause me to spend some $$$.

Then I have to sue you back if I want to recapture my cost and expenses to defend myself. A vicious cycle that lawyers feast upon.

Great maybe the "transparency" buzzword will go away... and will be replaced with disclaimer and disclosure. But I think even though you disclaim whatever you write... There still has to be some accuracy and truth in your findings, especially if your are going to stated something as a fact. Granted the issue that is prompting our new buzzword, there was some misleading information on both sides...

While we are in the sharing mode... this is what I have on my about me page. I disclaim and disclose.

~All statistics and housing information provided by Metropolitan Regional Informational Systems. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

~The opinions expressed on this blog are my own and no one else’s and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not reflect the opinions of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. or any employee thereof. Long & Foster is not responsible for the accuracy of any of the information supplied by me on this blog. All information deemed accurate in my best opinion and should not be relied upon without personally verifying it yourself. The information I post is to believed accurate at the time of the post, my opinion of the situation may change at a later time with newer information or under a different set of circumstances. In other words, I reserve the right to change my mind from time to time. I am open to your comments on the blog post, however, I do reserve the right to delete your comment, if I find it offensive or hateful. Let’s all play nicely in my sandbox.

I disclose the fact that I am compensated by some information on my blog. Not only by ads, but also by sellers for me to be a little biased in my marketing. JMHO...

Don't sue me...I don't have anything, and I don't want the headache. We can work it out in the end.

Stay away from making hearsay accusations...and stick to hard facts.

There you have it--DISCLOSURE got you that little gold star! Congrats! heehee!

Love your disclaimer gotbob! did you make your little button?

I love the way you write! First of all, I wrote about Widgets and got no star! Secondly, CONGRATS on the star! Midori was the first one, I believe, to impress on me to use a disclaimer. My sales manager sent me an email with a direct link to the story I think you're referencing; asking me to be careful. I thanked him and will continue to be careful.

Kevin- I have a different strategy. Just make sure that a handful of your clients (who love you and will protect you.) are the biggest meanest most expensive attorneys known to man. My lawyer can beat up your lawyer! I mean, really, what kind of press are you going to get with some little disclosure..

(The following post was made in jest, and in no way represents the very cautious litigation prevention strategies followed by Geordie Romer, Icicle Creek Real Estate LLC, Windermere Real Estate / NCW or any of its members or agents.)

Kevin, your post humorously demonstrates the sad state of affairs our country has arrived at. No one is willing or allowed to say what they really mean for fear of being sued. (Disclaimer: no disrespect is intended for the legal profession or the sue-at-the-drop-of-a-hat public).

Ah, my adopted son grows up and finally see's the world the way it really is. Mom(Ardell) will clean your room sometime today as a reward. Keep your sense of humor close by; you and all of us are going to need it in the coming months.

Nice post Kevin, so what you are is saying is, your not one of those Realtors who, when I call to confirm the details of a sale hides behind a canned statement. I love the one hear in South Florida, "our Attorney, advises us not to give any details of the transaction to an appraiser"!!! To be fair, I'd say 75% of the Realtors I've had dealing with have been very good to deal with, the other 25% that a whole other story. I'm sure the same could be said, about the people in my field.

Hey Kev.. great post! I love Matt's first comment. I would add to his all-encompassing disclaimer that "This Blog is a Peanut-free Zone". Parents of children who have allergies...I apologize if my remarks are construed as insensitive!

Maybe for mine I should post up:

Feel free to sue the crap out of me, because that is about all you can get. It will certainly cost you more than you could EVER hope to recover, and the only people to really win will be the lawyers you hire. Although, it is possible that the celebrity status from the high profile lawsuit will increase my business... but you can be sure that my lawyer and accountant will figure out a way to shield that business from you. So, save your money and let's try to use the contreversy to both our advantages... and leave the lawyers out in the cold.

You hit the nail on the head Kev, the new hot topic. This sue-happy society filled with disclaimers and fine print is begging for an old-fashioned enema.

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Disclaimer to this disclaimer: **I totally stole this from Wikpedia.

Personally, I would have stopped right here:

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But Wikipedia went just a teensy bit further: (What's a Sysop? Maybe I can sue them for not understanding the disclaimer :)

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Hi Kevin - ah, that 'transparency' description took me back in time a little. Love your humor in this post, and I love GotBob's disclaimer, too.

It's funny, like you, I learned about alot of these terms and phrases right here on AR after blogging for a bit, too. Some I'm happy about having learned about, and others, well, the verdict's still out on those....

Ann

LOL @ Ardell!

This comment did not garner me 25 points.

Good job! Hilarious and yet to the point. Looking forward to more good stuff! < no disclaimer needed.

OK, now I also love Lane's disclaimer and Jason's disclaimer. Maybe I should develop one of my own..... or maybe I could just plagiarize and use one of the above.... ;-)

Ann

That was a very funny and sad commentary on the current affairs of this country litigious environment. Disclaimer: the above statement was a simple opinion not factual statement.

Had to to chuckle.

Bonner

Sardi! No 25 points? Why??? Let's make something out of it and kill the badtards.

Any REALTOR® that is serious about their blog better have their Brokers license.

Whoops, I lied. I thought I was over my comment quota but am not. Shizam!!! 25 points.

I apologize Kevin for what could be construed as a potential hijacking of your post from some lamea** in Pennsylvania. Feel free to delete my comments or sue me, just remember the long underwear thing.

Carol

Your disclaimer, I'm sure, leaves something out. Go back and add another three paragraphs!

Bad Blogger.

Maureen,

Thanks! Wow---this is a mess now, no? We should like throughout our posts to a series of disclaimers...that would be funny AND sad!

Scott,

That is a very unfortunate situation and a tough position for everyone involved.

Melissa

Oh yeah! It's gonna be out-of-control for a while. Just as an FYI to everyone here: DON'T THINK THAT HAVING A DISCLAIMER ABSOLVES YOU! Retail stores can have a return policy and be sued AND STILL LOSE!

As Joe over at Sellsius says: Be careful out there!

Midori

I'm glad I made you laugh. I wrote this post at 5 am while talking on the phone to Laurie Manny. No wonder!

Dennis,

I thought that was a "sawbuck!" LOL.

Missy Caulk

Hey! How are you! I'm sure (and hope) some good stuff will come from this post.

Ntsike,

Unfortunate situation FOR EVERYONE. No good can come from this.

Bob,

HIL-AR-I-OUS. Love the little "disclose" chiclet.

Debe,

Isn't it funny how that all worked out!

All kidding aside, these suits serve as a little wake up call for us to think about what we are doing/saying. I sure hope it doesn't come to needing a disclaimer on every post. And I sure hope no one besides us ever needs to know that Jason Sardi doesn't wear long underwear :-0

Colleen

Maureen Mc Cabe:

You are so gonna get me sued! Ok, DISCLAIMER: I lifted the gif from google. There I said it. Maureen, thanks for the lawsuit ;)

Natalie

Don't let this stop you from writing. No fear. That's what these "people" want; to instill fear to control the information.

Geordie

Forget it. I didn't "like" your comment. You will be served today; $40M. Sorry, don't hate me, it's just business.

Brian Schulman-

It was pretty funny, huh? I tell people all the time: "So sue me." If you take the fear out of being sued, then most people wouldn't sue because no one REALLY wins except for you-know-who (insert a whole industry of people who make money from litigation).

Kim

Can't WAIT to see you guys. It's been too long! (I'm not disclaiming any time-frames here- so someone doesn't jot down that Kim, ARDELL and I will be roundezvous "ing" "somewhere" in a "sunshine state)"

Michael Zollo,

If the detail is CLOSED, I'm happy to provide any appraiser with any information that I am allowed to provide (except the HUD), via email! We need to work together.

Bobby,

Hey! Yes what if someone has an allergic reaction while reading one of my posts, and I don't have a disclaimer? Bye-bye Kevin!

Lane:

ROTFLMAO!

Jason

Your reference to "enema" completely insulted me. Look to be served.

"NOT MY BAD!"

ARDELL, MOM, SOPHIA

>>(What's a Sysop? Maybe I can sue them for not understanding the disclaimer :)-- I just woke up and my stomach hurts already!

Hey, What is a "sysop." I hope Pat Kitano or Greg Swann don't ban me from the RE.net (am I even in it?) for not knowing what a SYSOP is!

To Everybody: As you can see, I'm having fun with this, I truly am, but this is a serious post.

I'm glad ARDELL went in and gave this great insight and a reference point to refer back to when formulating your 10-20 disclaimers that you WILL need.

Thanks, Sophia, MOM, ARDELL.

Your son, DIZ

"Yes I AM AN agent...NO I am NOT YOUR Agent!".

"I do not represent you, until and unless you hire me to do so."

P.S. coments are gratuitous. I am way past my allowable comment points for this day, January 30, in the Year of Our Lord, 2008.

Ann

The humor comes from doing it at 5 AM. No, TLW, I was not drinking and blogging! I'm sure there will now be 'breathalizer' tests we will have to take PRIOR to posting.

Allison,

Thanks!

Wonderful.....there goes my blogging career:-)

Ann,

Plagiarize, girl. It's not wrong until you get "busted" for it. :)

Mary and Bonner:

Thanks!

Sardi

Why didn't you get your 25 points? I'm a serial "Good post" guy! I want my 25 points, too!

Jason,

Sorry. Look to be served today. It's just business. You are guilty of "being from Pennsylvania."

Mitchell,

It will be a very interesting time. I said it before and I'll say it again "no good can come of this."

ARDELL

"Yes I AM AN agent...NO I am NOT YOUR Agent!".

The Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) should put this at the top of our "Transaction Broker Notice"

Hilarious AND scary!

ARDELL,

Am I past my allowable comments today? If I am, I am abandoning this post until tomorrow. I don't do "nuttin' for nuttin'."

LOL! (Disclaimer: I am not laughing at you. I am laughing with you. )

That was too funny, Kevin! All I have to say is:

McDonald's Coffee

Need I say more? (For those of you who don't know, a woman sued Mickey D's because she burned her tongue on their hot coffee. And she won.)

Disclaimers are King these days!

DISCLAIMER: This post does not, in any way, shape, or form, agree or disagree with the ruling on the above mentioned case, nor does it elude to any wrongdoing on the part of either party. I may have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about and may or may not be on anti-psychotic medications for the voices I hear in my head who may or may not have told me about the above case so it may or may not be actually true. I'm just sayin'.

~Renae - Market 4 Real!

Turner

If you're laughing AT me, I may sue you. Just business, man.

Turner,

Just don't say that Kev "FINALLY" wrote something funny and worthwhile. :)

Kev,

Funny you mentioned FREC and Agency Disclosure Forms.

This IS the one we had when I worked in Florida:

"I do not represent you, until and unless you hire me to do so."

I LOVED it! But I'm pretty sure they've abandoned that language.

ARDELL,

Even tho that is LOW, I chose to take it as a compliment. There, I took the high road!

(Disclaimer: It is the best one, huh? tee hee hee)

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

There is a lot of great info happening over at Sellsius; a lot of lawyer-type discusssions (read comments too). Go over there, check it out and come back here to make fun, snarky comments, ok?

Where did you get that cartoon? That is great.

above graphic courtesy of: www.toothpastefordinner.com

I have to work on mine!! Lots of good ones here!!

I'm so craving toothpaste!

This was too funny. May be we need to write a disclaimer for our disclaimers. You won't want to get sued over the validity of your disclaimer. We may just need to hire an attorney to write disclaimers for us at the bottom of every post.

Thanks for the timely post. It is so awkward to have to do all the disclaiming necessary to avoid lawsuits that it tends to dilute the message. Disclaimer: Do not mistake my opinion as professional advice. Please find someone who knows what they are talking about.

It's ironic that blogs were meant to speak your mind and now we can all get sued from it.

Whoa Kevin, this took off like wild fire...obviously a hot topic...

Maureen, Click the Disclosure button at the bottom is the website that you can make a disclosure page and get your own button.

Jason, If you would have your disclaimer on all of your comments... You would get 25 points for short comments. ;)

Bob

I'm really gonna do the disclaimer button. Love it.

Yeah, man--I woke up to zillions of comments (disclaimer: not zillions, but a lot).

Kev, I need to disclaim that it will take you to my site and at the bottom you will find how to create a disclosure policy. disclosurepolicy.org

disclosure not the same as disclaimer.

Kevin,

It's not weblogging is it? I thought it was WE BLOGGING...as in We Blogging, We Bad!!! LOl Thanks, Fran

Currently, I'm averaging 12.5 points/comment.

The above comment has not been verified or confirmed as fact by Bob Stewart, Matt Heaton, Jonathan Washburn, Rich Jacobson, or any of the Active-Rain higher powers. Of note, this disclaimer will include a link to another disclaimer which falls under the guidelines of law in watching what you say and how you say it. That link will be alive and kicking once the author of the above mentioned comment figures out what the heck he is doing.

You said exactly want I wish I could have said... yes... be blog safe out there everyone.

hahaha what an awesome post. Does it really make sense to have a disclaimer? I wonder if it would even hold water in a court of law. Pffft. While ya'll figure that out I'm gonna go blog :) :)

Lindsay

With all this disclaimer/disclosure stuff we are talking about, it should be noted that they do NOT necessarily ALWAYS protect you from lawsuits.

OMG - Kevin!!!! I was just talking about this sort of thing yesterday, too - but nobody gave me your fine responses - I am so jealous!!!!! I am tryign to figure out how I can let people know these are my opinions only without being so darned redundundundant.

#1 rule when suing people (says an attorney) - make sure they have money!
This is not a statement or an opinion of ours in any way shape or form. It is simply some black print on white background.

Courtney

:) Go over to the sellsius blog for more good stuff.

Brian/Rita

I have never had so much fun. Reading all of the members disclaimers is making me laugh.

Creatively funny

Kevin,

What happens when they start suing over disclaimers?

Thanks for the chuckles.

Maybe we should just libel and slander everyone...so everyone just sues the cr*p out of everybody and we get over it and move on.

You 'aint nobody-until you have been sued....

Love it! Right on the mark as far as people looking for any reason to sue.

Kevin,

Thanks for the post - pretty funny

I did have fun with a subject that, I have been told, isn't so fun to be in (being sued).

Jonathan, wipe that look of shock off of your face. No, I haven't been sued!

If I sued someone every time they gossiped about me, maybe I could get rich! What a fabulous idea! NOT!!

Kevin - yep, we noticed the feature code words too, though we get quite a kick out of BB and Billie. Sometimes we get featured, but I don't write for it. We try to stay focused on our market in particular, via our outside blog, and if something resonates here from there, well, we certainly like it.

Haven't visited you in a while, and was glad to see your mug shot on the featured list. Hope all is grand!

Kevin,

Great post! Love reading ALL of the opinions of others (both good and bad). But no, no, no Kevin. No matter how much you email me, I won't allow you to advertise on my blog. LOL. Just kidding! Disclaimer: The last remark was a joke and only intended to be seen as a casual conversation in the eyes of the law.

Caroline...great quote! I'm originally from Chicago and was there to spend the Holidays with my family. I was telling my sister-in-law about my blog and how much it has grown over the past 7 months. She said something like "Lucas, you aren't anyone until you get sued". I never thought any one would actually do so.

Oh my God...your sister-in-law sent the request into the Universe and it responded!!! Oh NO!!! What's she saying NOW!

Rack up those points Kev. I need my cut to get to that #1 spot.

"so everyone just sues the cr*p out of everybody and we get over it and move on."

Blog-genocide...a veritable blood-letting, albeit virtual.

And they call me a point "ho!"

Had fun last night laughing, no?

Let's sue each other just for fun!

Forget about disclaimer . . . after seeing your pic (you hottie, YOU!) and all the other hotties (from that Ocean Drive article) what the heck am I doing in Portland, OR . . . drowning in the (active)rain!

DISCLAIMER: Sexual harrassment isn't just for men anymore :-)

(I'm getting sued aren't I?)

No, girl

Harass me all you want!!!...Oh you saw the Real Estate agent thing from my website, huh?

I have no problem being a piece of meat. Being respected for your mind, I find, is overrated.

Gary,

It's good to be back and to hear from you! I stay pretty focused as well doing my own little thing. I didn't really write this to get featured--just to have a few laughs. Funny thing: I was up all night laughing with ARDELL and Laurie Manny.

Fun was had.

JAN

2008

Funny post. However consider this lis penden. I am suing you now. JK. thanks for the laugh

Ulises,

Oh man, ur the man! Someone threatened me with that once. I remember screaming at him "bring it, bring it! I've got no life and nothing to do! You'll be sorry!"

He didn't bring it :(

you now have

No NOW you have

the most active post of the day :)

I haven't disclosed this anywhere else on the RE.net. I guess you can say that Kevin has an exclusive about the following information:

(1) Inman News will publish their take on this story tomorrow (Actually, later today since it is after midnight on the East Coast).

(2) CNN conducted a phone interview with me earlier this afternoon. If there's enough interest then they will fly down to conduct an on-camera interview with me within the next couple of days. They realize that bloggers represent a large interest group.

I just want to state that i am going to fight this out. I wish to uphold the rights of bloggers and hope that you will support me along the way. Kevin....sorry to link to my own blog post but I do feel that others should read my latest blog post to realize that there are a lot of issues that are involved in this case.

http://blog.miamicondoinvestments.com

I'm with ya Lucas.

Very good thank you.

FEB

2008

great post

UPDATE:

Hello All:

Remember the line in my post: or for that matter even a Trulia (Dear Trulia, I'm not slighting you by not mentioning some fabulous blogosphere celebrity, please feel free to let me know who your front man/woman is in the comments. Thank you.).

Well only a few short days after my cryptic comment: Rudy Joins Trulia

That's right! Rudy Bachraty JOINS listings behemoth TRULIA.

Congrats!

Go Rud.

Hi Kev - Yo Yo Yo! You can read my fortune anytime. I read your post and went for it........ :) JK.

I changed my account info on active rain but should follow up with Jon or Bob to tie up any loose ends.......

Stay hot Kev!

Peace....

- Rudy

LOL :)

Thanks for the heads up on Rudy. I feel sorry for Joe. They were so much fun together. Maybe you could volunteer to be Joe's sidekick on the next BlogTour.

You learned about it here on my little ol post?

25 points huh

FEB

2008

Looks like with the fallout of this whole issue, we ALL MIGHT have to have disclaimers on our Posts....

Such is the situation of the human condition......

OUCH!!

=-P

those 25 points popped me over the 150,000 mark :)

FEB

2008

whoaaaaa Nelly! Hot buttons there..... In any case, glad your back in the rain, don't be a stranger!

Great post..I like the disclaimer icon

Anne

Great post sad world that we live in. Will continue to watch this posting.

This is a great post and one which highligts just how crazy the world is becomming. I know I need to continue to mitigate against these risks. This is something that we cannot afford to ignore.