Troll54 where are you ?

Thursday, September 9, 2021

*[14:51 UTC-4]..been a weird day so far & I haven't been out of my "fortress of solitude" as of yet..first of all a decent nights sleep..saw the clock at just past 01:00 (had layed down about 20:30) & the next time I surfaced it was 04:24..got online line checked my FB groups & on "May the Far Side be with you" one of the other admins had run afoul of FB's "community standards" & in the notice he was listed as a "former admin"..no explanation..have tried to get a hold of him on messenger but as/of yet have gotten no response..??..& as/always FB doesn't show you the offending post or comment but from the nature of the violation & knowing that this individual only posts Larson Cartoons..I'm pretty sure I know which one he posted..a tad mean spirited maybe ..but not worthy of censorship..the problem is that RB has a "bot(s)" which are programmed to pick up on particular words..but not on the context the word is used in..would I have posted or approved it being posted..no..but I fear that he's either by put in the "naughty room" for 30 days or maybe booted & I'm sure it was posted in all innocence..I only joined FB a little over five years ago because a game I was playing..some of the other players had created an FB group for it & decided to join it & in the process of "wandering around" found some ex-high school classmates & friends I haven't seen in the flesh since the last Saturday in June of 1966..and with few exceptions have refrained making any social..political or religious comments on FB..just don't think it's the right platform for that..now Usenet back in the day..ah..but the advent of the new "community standards" deal..troubling..total by accident while vetting new member requests I've viewed pages on FB that I would describe as "soft porn" & got a friend request from a "sweet young thing" with "bedroom action pictures" on her time line..apparently not in violation of "community standards" ....????....[end rant]...we do have a forecast for a 50% chance of rain late evening but the forecast for the weekend looks good....daytime highs in the mid-70's F & lows in the lower 60s F..frankly I wishing for an early frost..I enjoy both the Autumn weather & the trees in their best Fall colors..../....other than the above mentioned the day has run quite smoothly..a wild session on "Replay"..loose/aggressive play reigned..only won 7 posts..but 2 were of a very nice size..so left the session with more chips than I had brung with me..always a good thing..../....haven't really giving the rest of the day much thought..but I'm sure I can find something to keep myself busy..ergo.."nite all"....[15:28 UTC-4]..../....

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About This Blog

at one time i had this blog, but decided to spin off a links blog and a poetry blog years ago ( you can find links below).........but what's left is a hodge podge of what doesn't fit in the other two....sometimes silly, sometime mundane, some times serious....so in the words of an old TV series:

"You have entered the Twilight Zone".

[Please Note: only the poetry blog still exist..so this has become a bit more of a catch all then before..and except for just references to it my online gaming is on a separate blog..links are below....

Origins

When I started blogging I needed a title for the blog, and got to thinking about an old TV sitcom "Car 54 where are you", and since I was 54 at the time, and my "good" friend BP had hung me with the nick troll...."Troll54 where are you?" was born.....he once had commented that I was the most even temper and least bigoted person he had ever met........by that he meant, I was always in a bad mood and hated everybody.......therefore I was a troll..........after beating the carp out of him, i decided that he was probably right, the beat-down was verbal, not physical, dang the kid was 8" taller then me, I may be ornery but I ain't stupid

About the same time as the blog began, I found a game called "Blogshares" ....was in beta at the time....and now rests where internet games go when they die.......I was there for the beta......and there for its' passing.......but having looked around and viewing the players' forum.......I decide I need a persona....and to avoid the stigma of "troll", out of my warped mind the "Madtrollie" was born.....complete with a bridge and an extreme hatred of noobs.......well that developed over time.....but privately.....always sent gifts.....advice.......and at times involved them in my nefarious schemes......except as the writer of this warped blog...the Madtrollie has become more or less benign in his old age.......but beware when least expected.......

Avatars

For many years online I lived behind avatars when ever a picture was asked for, first one was a budgie on a skateboard, then there was the cat with a yamaka, then it was the parrot with a yamaka and a tallith......you can still see him wandering around this blog looking for matzah.........whether I finally came to the conclusion that at least I should show my true-self, or I lost an argument with that orthodox parrot, or the simple fact that this 70+year old man finally figured out how to use the camera that is embedded in my desktop... but the bottom line is I've decided not to hid behind avatars any more...just a hoodie and a pair of shades or now a snap brim hat, shades and my neck pillow