I’ve started and stopped four separate posts in an effort to produce something here. And still… nothing.
Well, not nothing.
Nothing suggests that I am not living. Or laughing. Or pondering the great questions of the world. To announce I have nothing to write assumes I have nothing to say. And that’s simply not true.
More accurately, I suppose, is that I have nothing to share.
Or rather, more truthfully still, there isn’t anything I want to share right now.
I started this site nearly two years ago (and have been blogging for even longer), and this is the first time I can remember not being consumed by some thought, story or idea - something that I simply had to get out of me and onto this screen. In all the time I’ve been writing here, I’ve never been driven so much by what you might want to read as by what I needed to expunge myself of.
(Side note: am I using the term expunge correctly? Whatever.)
And now here I sit. With no desperation to explain or entertain. No burning confusion scratching at my brain, begging to be worked out through words.
It’s a strange feeling, this… what?
Peace, maybe? Contentment?
It’s an eerie calm, almost. A quiet in my soul that I long to be left alone with for awhile. I half suspect it is temporary and I feel an odd urge to protect it and cherish it while it lasts. I don’t want to bastardize it by poking at it in some cheap attempt to be inspired. I want to keep it to myself, and tell you that it is mine. That some things cannot be shared.
So, in the absence of me doing all the sharing, I’m going to steal a hat trick from a man who constantly manages to say a lot without ever sharing much. Which means…
I’ve told you all THAT to ask you THIS:
What is the best post you’ve ever written? Link to it in the comments. It can be old or new. Funny or sad. Deep or trite. What would you like to share?
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Unfortunately, Avitable is not buying into all this “I’m just not much into sharing right now” bullshit and he is insisting that I still join him for the online radio show Clearly, You’re Retarded at 9pm EST. He’s pretty much a fucker like that.
Click here to listen to us rip into each over everyone’s favorite dinner table topic: THE DEATH PENALTY! (Oh, and you can also click there to listen to last week’s discussion on Porn, where I managed to alienate an entire segment of the population by telling them they had “problems in their marriage”. Go me.)
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OK, this has a parental advisory attached to it. This is from one of my old blog sites back when I didn’t say very much. Yeah I know, hard to believe, but it was wildly hilarious when it happened!
http://tinyurl.com/5vjmzr
By the way….. the item in the photo wasn’t mine. Just sayin’……
I think my best post would be either my letter to my body post: http://www.avitable.com/2008/02/27/a-letter-to-my-body/
or my 9/11 post:
http://www.avitable.com/2006/09/10/its-just-another-fucking-monday/
I like this one, right now. Tomorrow I may change my mind.
http://shoewhorewhocooks.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/feminine-hygiene-or-how-to-disfigure-yourself-in-20-steps/
You know, I told one of Jay’s friends that the difference between knowledge and wisdom is that when you gain knowledge - about anything - or let’s say insight - you’re all excited and want to run out and share it with everyone.
Whereas when you gain a kernel of wisdom, you feel no need to do so. You realize that it’s something everyone has to come to on their own in their own time, in their own way. You just bask in it for awhile.
I love you, peanut.
I sort of feel like I’m on repeat here, but the post I wrote about the anonymous woman buried next to my son is the very best thing I will ever write:
“Her”
Probably the best thing I wrote was on my old Typepad blog, and I only say it was the best because it got featured in USA Today online. :)
And, I thought it was pretty funny:
http://tinyurl.com/5cm6mn
http://daytontime.blogspot.com/2008/07/kissing-and-telling.html
Maybe it’s this one?
I’ve been there. Sometimes when I can’t think of anything infront of the computer, but as soon as I lie down I can’t turn my brain off. And some other times when I just feel like I need to unplug and pull away. Been there.
I’m just going to link to today’s post, it’s just the most relevant for where I am right now.
http://got-toast.blogspot.com/2008/08/glimpse-of-baby-in-kid.html
Linked from BD Divas.
I just wrote this one, but I fancy it. http://shamelesslysassy.com/2008/08/06/waxing-and-waning-emotional-mother/
First one I could think of. Just FYI we still haven’t started our rennovations!
http://specialk513.blogspot.com/2007/11/who-flipped-switch.html
if you like freaky coincidences and the 80s that still have hippies…
http://specialk513.blogspot.com/2007/11/theyve-come-to-snuff-rooster.html
I would probably have to say it was my post describing Fantasy Fest in Key West back when I was guest-posting on Slyde’s Blog:
http://beearl.blogspot.com/2005/12/tales-of-black-sock.html
Or, um, this one:
http://beearl.blogspot.com/2007/03/pissers-and-shitters.html
Since I did this for BHJ, I’ll pick a couple different ones for your blog.
Serious:
The Ethics of Parent Blogging
Humourous:
Sir, Do I Need To Get My Rubber Glove?
I have no idea what my best post is.
I’ll be listening tonight if we’re home. If not: against death penalty, under all circumstances.
My two favorites are this one:
http://coffee-table.blogspot.com/2007/01/hangin-around-mens-bathroom.html and
this one: http://coffee-table.blogspot.com/2008/03/things-ive-learned-from-dating-man-who.html.
Great question.
J.
I don’t know if it’s my best but it’s one of my favorites. What I’m saying is it may not be my best in other eyes, but for me, it’s one of my best for what it does for me.
http://queenofshake-shake.blogspot.com/2007/09/way-shower-and-light-bearer.html
Wow I just read the posts other people have posted and I am humbled and amazed and grateful to live in a world that is also inhabited by people who write like this.
It’s so hard to choose…Like my children, I hate all of my posts equally…But perhaps it’s this one:
http://sandwichflats.blogspot.com/2005/11/fertility-odysseypart-4-who-would.html
I think all my posts are great. I am a source of profound world changing and reality altering blog posts. I am the blogging version of The Wyld Stallions.
Putting down the crack pipe
I do have a certain affection for this one where I got all evangelical and of course the philosophical post and its results.
Of course… my taste does often leave a bit to be desired.
This is from a site I don’t link to very often. Hope you can handle a little rage.
http://rhymeintime.blogspot.com/2008/02/voices.html
oh my dog, i am so excited to read what others are sharing as their best posts! this is going to make for an excellent night of blog reading. fantastic idea!! damn work, prohibiting me from reading these all now. ugggggggggh!
oh! i think the best post i have written on my less than six month old baby blog would easily be what i wrote on the first day…my post about my mom and why the blog is called midnight cliff.
http://www.midnightcliff.com/2008/why-the-cliff/#comments
There were three I wanted to use, but I settled on this one because it’s sexy: http://grrlathr.com/2007/09/14/a-kiss-is-just-a-kiss/
I think of my blog posts as I would my children. They’re all so different, and I love them all in many different ways. There’s no way that I can pick a favorite. And later on in life I’m going to pilfer money from their respective trust funds.
However, I think I’d be remiss if I didn’t choose my favorite video post…
http://www.shinystakeout.com/2008/03/24/the-infamous-american-idol-audition-tape/
I’m not quite sure which post is my best. Perhaps the very first one is. It was so unabashedly honest and only 3 people read it. However, I think the one that pleases me most is a Thursday Thirteen I did where I posted 13 excerpts from The Bar Story. 13 Kisses. People read them and went off to kiss their honey. I totally liked that I inspired them!
http://www.sunlightsucks.com/2008/thursday-thirteen-the-tenththursday-thirteen-the-tenth/
I guess my best post without Bar excerpts would be Journeys, which was about blogging.
http://www.sunlightsucks.com/2008/journeysjourneys/
Gah! The links are:
http://www.sunlightsucks.com/2008/thursday-thirteen-the-tenth
http://www.sunlightsucks.com/2008/journeys/
Tonight when I’m exhausted from tromping around Six Flags, I am going to read all the links.
Please, don’t make me ride a roller coaster…….
J.
It looks like my first comment got swallowed — I received an error message. So I’m trying again.
http://tinyurl.com/5s2nwc
I think I’d probably change my mind a million times so I’ll just go with the first one that pops into my head. It holds a special place in my heart. :)
http://fritterfarmers.blogspot.com/2007/11/happy-birthday-dad.html
Well, I dont know if it’s my best, but people say that they like it. It’s here.
Right now, I’m liking this one…http://napwarden.blogspot.com/2008/07/bloggingnarcissism.html
Like most people, I don’t feel like much I write is earth-shatteringly great. This one isn’t too bad.
http://www.runwiththefishes.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/the-countdown-is-over/
Mine was definitely the “This I Believe” series post. I could dig for others that I truly adore but this one is the first one that came to my head:
http://www.snackiepoo.com/blog/2007/04/this-i-believe/
If you want to know what happens when a foul-mouthed mom accidentally find herself in a holier-than-thou women’s Christian group, read this: http://tinyurl.com/68g56t
Everything else I write is equally fucked up.
I love this post, because I often feel the same way but have not ever been able to find the words to say it as eloquently as you just did. You’re a gifted communicator Britt. And thank you for the invitation to share. —
For me, I think my most meaningful post to date would be this one.
It’s official: I can’t pick one. This one made me happy, though: http://sybillaw-sybilcrankypants.blogspot.com/2008/07/acceptance.html
Out of 2.5 years of blogging I can really only think of a handful of posts that I thought were really good. Like the Heidi and Spencer satire post last week. But, I’m gonna go with my Happy Birthday to my Mother post way back in the day.
http://cynicalbstd.blogspot.com/2007/03/do-you-remember.html
I will come back tonight to read as many of everyone’s posts as I can.
P.S. - what your MOM said! I’m reading everybody’s and loving it!
Thanks Britt!
I’ve only been blogging since July so I haven’t a lot of posts to choose from. But I pick this one:
http://listentomenowbelievemelater.blogspot.com/2008/08/37-days.html
And for someone who doesn’t feeling like sharing. You shared quite a bit.
This was a tough assignment Brit. I had a hard time choosing and in the end I picked this one.
http://asummersday.blogspot.com/2007/04/beauty.html
Now I’m going to enjoy reading everyone else’s favorite post and maybe find someone new to start reading. Great idea.
I’ve never really thought of which post is my best so I had a look in my archives, and I really enjoyed re-reading this one the most.
http://www.jenniferhasspoken.com/?p=580
The one that is my favorite is this:
http://dontwannahearit.com/2008/06/14/my-dad/
I had never put my feelings about him into words.
The one that I think was funny was this one:
http://dontwannahearit.com/2007/07/27/nooner/
That is an excellent question!
Thanks everyone! Keep them coming - can’t wait to read them!
Side note - if your comment doesn’t show up right away, it’s in the spam filter because of the links. Not to worry, I’ll be checking and releasing all day. ;-)
I would say this is my favorite because it makes me smile and makes Ty shake his head.
http://coalminersgd.blogspot.com/2007/10/kid-book-review-part-3.html
Well I was sent by HHN so you can blame her!!!!
Excellent idea too btw, I’ll be stealing it sometime.
http://jsgotgame.blogspot.com/2008/07/freedom-isnt-free.html
Well, the best one I’ve ever written (and actually won an award on MSN spaces) is no longer with us. I got mad at my hubby one day after he read something I posted, made some shitty comments, and I deleted the blog and EVERYTHING ON IT! God do I ever regret that bit of fury!!!!
I’ve found myself in your same position lately. The exact same position. For me, I realize that I’ve found inner peace, calm and serenity that I’ve never, ever had. It’s amazing and I just want to bask in it after having lived with so much turmoil in my life for so many years.
I don’t know that I have a best post. I have one that was heartbreaking for me to write, one that I will never forget writing, one that I wrote while tears streamed down my eyes. When I wrote it I thought that I would lose the support of the blogging community and I found out just how wrong I was.
It’s called “Dear Blog Friends” http://clusterfook.com/2008/03/31/dear-blog-friends/
This one is my favorites. Not because it’s garnered the most traffic, but because it really represents the essence of who I am.
http://tinyurl.com/5cbhgd
I don’t know that it’s my ‘best’ but it’s memorable
http://andastheworldturns.blogspot.com/2008/03/last-goodbye.html
There’s some other stuff from my old blogspot blog, but its not online anymore so I can’t link there. I don’t know if this one is my best from my current blog but it’s one of my favorites
http://sleepingmommy.com/2007/11/05/the-butt-crack-of-dawn/
My best post or the one others think is my best. Tough choice.
Maybe http://kateanon.typepad.com/kate_uncensored/2005/08/explanations.html
or
http://kateanon.typepad.com/kate_uncensored/2008/06/answers-confessions.html
Just because I am still grieving for my dog, this is my favorite one: http://www.lynnweeks.com/?p=80
i dont really write anything thats worth reproducing but im really enjoying reading all these posts. oh and hi britt. i’ve never commented here before. im a bad commenter. i get all awkward and blinky.
What a great broadcast tonight - I love your posts and the online radio broadcast is fabulous. Miss Britt, you rock.
If any of you are on blogger - I’m reading them, but having problem commenting - FYI
Take all the time you need. It’s not like we won’t be here when you want to write again. Actually I can’t figure out how to get people out of feedreader, so you’re in there whether you like it or not.
As for posts, there are a few I really like because they helped other people with their problems. But this one has to be my favorite because it started me blogging again. And it’s a poem, so no laughing. I might cry or mentally punch someone. I’m not sure yet.
http://achildsromance.org/?p=5
Hunky says this is my best.
Hmm. It probably could have been better, but I am fondest of this post:
disjointed moments
And this one is a little silly but it’s at least mildly entertaining.
Holy crap. I came back here to see if I had left a comment. I didn’t. Now I remember why.
I love you to death, but for some reason I always feel like my comments get lost in the shuffle when there are so damned many. Like you don’t need mah extra lurrrve because so many already give you theirs, and I should save mine for those in NEED. Damned bleeding hearts. Mine, I mean.
My favorite is a series I wrote:
The Breast Spa part 1
The Breast Spa part 2
The Breast Spa part 3
It’s not my best, but it’s the one I thought of first: Sin of the Week, 12/23/07.