Web 2.0 Got Me…Save Yourself!

So apparently Richard Dawkins does not have sole rights to the word meme. I have learned recently that a blogging meme is something of a social exercise that blogger’s can share with one another. It is kind of a way to share an idea and at the same time see how well the idea propagates through the web by “tagging” people to participate. Tagging is generally reserved for those whom you might already know otherwise this would just be a creative way to spam people like mad. You remember those emails that you would and perhaps still do get from friends where you list your favorite TV shows, books, what you are doing right now, what you would rather be doing, etc.? It’s kind of like that but on the blogosphere. So I was recently tagged by someone I know rather well after I asked what a meme was in the context of the blog world and what tagging actually is?

Well, what follows is my response to it and my participation in the wider blog community.

The Rules:

1. You have to post the rules before you give the facts.
2. Players must list one fact that is relevant to your life for each letter in your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name then use a name that you like.
3. When you are tagged, you must write a post containing your own middle name game facts.
4. At the end of your post, you must tag one person for each letter in your middle name. Don’t forget to comment them telling that they are tagged and to read your post to get the rules.

So my middle name is Michael which makes this a time comsuming exercise, but I am sick and bedridden at the moment and have nothing better to do so why not?

M – Music. I am a music addict. I always have a song in my head. Love indie music, shoegaze old and new, heavy music, rock and straight jazz.

I – Intelligence. I like talking with smart people and trying to be a smart person. Anything that might set me apart from the other animals on the planet is a good thing I think.

C – Cars. One of the areas in my life that sets me apart as a bit different from a lot of males in this area in central PA. I do not work on them, I do not know a lot about the internal workings of them, I can't stand NASCAR, and cars is a very short topic of discussion with me. However, my oldest son loves the movie Cars and loves to "push cars" on the floor often very early in the morning. I would venture a guess that he and I have driven a couple of mini-miles long before my wife's head leaves her pillow!

H – Headache. Since contracting Lyme disease this summer (the tests came back negative but the large EM rash on my forearm, total exhaustion, and vertigo would beg to differ with the blood tests I have had) I have had them repeatedly. Going to see a specialist soon to get a little more aggressive than only two weeks of antibiotics which was a less aggressive treatment than my dog received!

A – Alex. My oldest son. He's a little more than 2 1/2 now and getting so big and smart! Here is a video of him counting to ten last fall:

E – Evan. My youngest son. He is still warming up to me but is still addicted to his mommy. Here he is cuddled up to me whilst at the grill. Yes – fire and children, I know it's not a good mix.

L – Love. For my family and my wife. All the time. 'Nuff said!

Now the outcome of this is to send it to others for each letter of my name who also have blogs. This is how the whole natural selection of ideas works out. So if you send it off to more connected people, the better chance that your game or idea will be "successful". But since I am last in line of all of those I know who have blogs and participate in this kind of thing… It's the end of the line

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