Sometimes I hear from people who maybe read the blog once in a while and they ask me, "How can you come up with something every single day to blog about?" or "How often do you run out of topics?" or a variation on that theme.
The truth is 180 degrees from there in my case. Every day I have to throw out several potential post ideas to choose just one. Some I can use later in the week, some would work anytime, but most are fairly topical and have to go into the metaphorical dustbin.
Let me take you inside the process today and you tell me if I'm making choices that intersect with your interests. Here is what I considered for today's entry.
1) Recap the controversy on the "Barack Obama is a terrorist who hates America" cover of the New Yorker magazine and express my opinion on how badly he has handled what should have been an opportunity to turn a negative into a positive.
2) Discuss an interesting new product - well, a refined version of something that has been around a while - of a program that converts telephone voicemail into emails and send it to you.That way you can read your phone messages instead of having to listen to actual icky humans talk.
3) Or the site that lets you type in any text and flip it upside down. No kidding. ¿ʇɐɥʇ sı ssǝlʇuıod ʍoH
4) Write about how douchy the fans at Yankee Stadium were the other night in booing every single Red Sox player participating in the baseball All-Star Game every single time they came to the plate, handled the ball, or managed the team to another victory. Seriously, they can't be gracious one night a year in the interest of celebrating the sport they allegedly love?
5) Report on the recent topless women's beach soccer match in which the Austrian team beat the German side 10-5. With pictures.
Okay, now you are me. Which story do you publish?
Waiting.
Waiting.
Time's up. Here's the one I picked. You're welcome.
Never in my life did I think another sport would come before baseball. My God, was I ever wrong.
Posted by: Geo | July 17, 2008 at 04:40 AM
I can appreciate boobies, but since today's blog was mostly for the guys. May I suggest a blog about David Beckham being an Armani Underwear Model with lots of pics? I'm sure it's a topic your female blog readers would enjoy!
Posted by: LiLa | July 17, 2008 at 05:20 AM
This is why you are my favorite blog. Well, not because of the boobies, but because of the variety of possibilities. Frankly I would have voted for #2 as that sounds like bliss. There's nothing I hate more than icky people and their rambling voicemail messages. OK, there are probably a lot of things I actually hate more, but still... Perhaps in a future post you'll share??
-Maria
Posted by: Maria | July 17, 2008 at 05:58 AM
Why does America not let this happen!
Posted by: Raul | July 17, 2008 at 06:20 AM
soccer still sucks
Posted by: bruin | July 17, 2008 at 07:28 AM
Bookmarked!
Posted by: Kings Fan | July 17, 2008 at 07:29 AM
Now that's what I'm talking about! Gooooooooaaaaaaallllllll (bounce bounce) lllllllll (jiggle jiggle) lllllllllll!
Posted by: John E | July 17, 2008 at 08:49 AM
God bless you Bean. You are why America is a AMERICA!
Posted by: Dustin | July 17, 2008 at 08:57 AM
I'm all for boobies but only two of these gals impressed me and none of them seemed excited beyond belief like in the movies. :) I would have chosen #4. They booed Russell Martin in San Fran so I wouldn't expect anything less from the Yanks when it comes to Boston. Imagine at Chavez Ravine? They would be throwing beach balls and beer bottles! And if a Giant hit a homerun you know they would throw it back! That's how fans show their love!
Posted by: Sil | July 17, 2008 at 09:01 AM
Whew...I was a little worried at first...but you made the correct choice..goo yob man!
Posted by: db | July 17, 2008 at 09:09 AM
dude. are you trying to get those of us that actually go to our workplace - and have to use their servers - fired?
as much as i hate baseball, i would have went with the yankee story.
Posted by: alisa | July 17, 2008 at 09:11 AM
I don't like to use the word "hero" very often, but Bean, you are the Greatest American Hero of your generation. God bless.
Posted by: Larry A. (Irvine, CA) | July 17, 2008 at 09:22 AM
like i couldn't guess which one you would pick....
Posted by: cathy g. | July 17, 2008 at 09:31 AM
What's up with the Broads asking for Male junk on your site or the chicks that just complain? It's your site and you're the dictator of it. No requests.
Woman, get back in the kitchen and bring me a beer.
Learn your role.
Posted by: Edmund F | July 17, 2008 at 10:26 AM
um...those girls are hot, obviously. but no bra playing soccer? those boobies won't look like that much longer. ouch!
Posted by: Nicole | July 17, 2008 at 10:52 AM
On the internet, boobs are not hard to come by, I would have preferred Bean on Obama, hopefully that won't get dustbin'd.
And in defense of the Yankee fans, I don't care what the occasion is I'll never root for a Giant. Maybe if Bean was a fan of a baseball team he'd understand.
...no, a real one.
Posted by: Vic Rattler | July 17, 2008 at 11:17 AM
BOOBIES!!!!
yay.
Posted by: Artt | July 17, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Pictures of boobies on the internet? Now there's something you don't see eveyday--if you are retarded and have never heard of google.
I'd have voted #2. My quest to sever all human contact in any form is growing stronger everyday!
Posted by: Frances | July 17, 2008 at 01:40 PM
Actually, I'd love to read your perspective on all the above.
But the boobies were nice.
Thanks for that.
Posted by: Beckman | July 17, 2008 at 03:51 PM
Just when I begin to question your hetero credentials, Bean, you show your true colors!
Posted by: Brian | July 17, 2008 at 04:12 PM
It's still true - you can always count on a guy to be a guy, thinking with his penis and everything.
Still, I'm glad you decided not to go with the Obama thing. I've had enough of it already. Isn't it November yet?
Posted by: Stacey | July 17, 2008 at 04:46 PM
thanks for the all-too-manly blog today, I really enjoyed seeing a bunch of sluts' painted over boobs. not. but please don't blog about David Beckham or post his pictures either.
another one of the topics you had listed would have been much better. I demand a redo!!
Posted by: Suzy | July 17, 2008 at 09:36 PM
It's not TOO late to wiegh in on the New Yorker fiasco...I for one would LOVE to hear your take on Obama's ill-managed response to the "controversy".
Posted by: kez | July 17, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Now I know why they block your blog at my work! Guess this is overdue for your male readers. Come on women "stronglywordedletter" readers, give these boys a break, we just take for granted that anytime we want to see boobs all we have to do is look down or in the mirror. We don't have to scour the internet to find them. Boys, eat you hearts out!
Posted by: Lynne_T | July 18, 2008 at 06:57 AM