Time Out

TIME OUT --getting a few things off my chest

You know what I've discovered --ironically--about writing this blog? Honesty. You see through the bullshit on an everyday basis. You discover your real friends and your fake friends. You understand the people that genuinely give a damn, about everything and not just media blogs--people that really do care and understand your various issues and try to help; not that they're obligated but they see a bigger picture and they act upon it. To borrow a phrase, "they get it."

I know most of you come here to read about media--and I'l get to that later, bear with me.

Professionally, this is what I love doing. The blog has become a BIG deal now, for better or worse. I understand I've done some bad in addition to the good, but dammit, it's a blog, nothing else. It's also written with a great degree of humor and tongue-and-cheek. Most of you get it, some of you don't. I've always said I'm not the NY Times--this is pretty much intended for entertainment purposes. And to that extent, it thrives and entertains. That's not to say I don't aim to break a few stories every now and then, but entertainment is the key.

Women, don't hate me --media or civilian--because I'm not your problem. Look out over the country and you'll see your real enemies. Rich Lieberman and 415 Media are not hostile, maybe a tad opionionated but hardly anathema to your interests. Take most of what you read here with a grain of salt.

Or don't. It's your call.

I talked about honesty. I have probabaly lost a lot of friends recently because I've become too honest. That's cool because in my heart of hearts, I've been real. I've never tried to hurt anyone unless they try to hurt me. I'm consistent. And I think you all know that. My worst attribute is also my greatest strength: it's the reason(s) you come here because you appreciate realness, vulnerability, and sincerity, even if at times, it's displayed with a lot of flaws. I never said I was a boy scout. I never tried to be anything, anyone more important that I already am. It's ME you get here for better or worse.

I don't want to be sanctimonius. This is a blog --that's all it is. You don't have to always agree with my takes --in fact, I encourage debate. You want to get personal, not cool, unless you ID yourself like I DO, each and every day. That's the rules. I'm not censoring anything other than those attacks against me or my family. You wanna rip me, go ahead but have the stones to be public about it and not hide behind a computer and be a coward. I have no time for that Neither would you.

My blog is meant to entertain and inform and yes, rip and be critical. Lord knows I have ample material to perform such manuvers.

I write this blog every day. Report. Comment. Observe. Make fun. Rip with vigor and critique. Women, men, white, black, brown, yellow, purple, tan, beige --nobody is unique and everyone is targeted regardless of age, race, sexual orintation and gender.

One last thing: I'm a site that is 100% READER-SUPPORTED. So if you like or hate this blog, I ask you to make a contribution so you can make sure there's a 415 Media everyday.