However, I have been listening to Gary go on and on, in a rather cynical fashion, about all those self-obsessed, self-promoting, egotistical bloggers with like a zillion followers. "Look at this one, Penny! Their writing is absolute crap and they have a zillion followers! Heck Penny, even my crap writing is better than that!" "Calm down old dude! Calm down!" I responded to my human. "Not all those bloggers with loads of followers are self-obsessed, self-promoting and egotistical!"
I then proceeded to show Gary an example of what I meant. "Here Gary, check this blog site out." "Good grief, look at that! This guy has over 1600 followers" , noted Gary. "Heck Penny, I have been, along with your good self, actively interacting with other bloggers for five and a half years. Of course I'm not jealous Penny, but excuse me while I go sob uncontrollably in a darkened room."
"Gary! Have a good look through this site. This blogger promotes, brings further awareness of others, writes up about movies and loves music. Most notably, one of your favourite Canadian bands, "Rush". Heck Gary, the guy even has two science fiction books published, "CassaStar" and "CassaFire". And Gary, in embracing the ethos of a sharing, caring blogging community, he has made mention of me, yes me, Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet star! Heck Gary, even mentions you!"
Alex J.Cavanaugh, we are most flattered and grateful that you would make note of us amongst that fine list of bloggers you mentioned in your latest posting. You know, for a human, you rock! If you have never had the pleasure of visiting Alex's site and witnessed an ideal Gary and I adhere to, here is the link to his site and his latest posting : Alex J. Cavanaugh
And speaking of 'followers', the 'puparazzi', once again, have been following me and hounding me. Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Alex is such an awesome blogger. Congrats on being mentioned on his blog. :)
ReplyDeleteHi The Golden Eagle,
DeleteWow, this is cool, Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet star, is replying to an eagle :) Thanks for the congrats and we appreciate such a kind gesture by Alex.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Thanks so much, Penny! Just a geeky science fiction author trying to make the world a better place.
ReplyDeleteAnd I KNEW you were in charge!
Hi Alex,
DeleteMy human friend, thank you. My human Gary, is fast asleep. I wonder if you can be slow asleep? Anyway, my human and myself have much respect for you, you "geeky" science fiction author, you! Making the world a better place is being demonstrated in the diversity of the blogging world. You, good human, are testimony to this.
Yes, I'm in charge. My next mission is to finally make Gary a better writer. Wish me luck! And thanks again for the mention of this shy, humble and oh so unassuming site.
Peace and pawsitive wishes, your way, Penny :)
Penny, I am sure you can inspire Gary to be a most awesome writer.
DeleteAnd my site is no more assuming than this. It's merely a watering hole for those in need of a positive boost. And I am humbled to command and guide it.
Hi Alex,
DeleteI shall keep attempting to inspire the poor old fella'. Although, even teaching him a few basic tricks such as rolling over, doesn't seem to work. Maybe I should try giving him human treats.
Unassuming and modest is this site. Like you, this site, in its own way, has been here to forward a positive boost to our electric friends, speaking of Gary Numan. You will know I totally relate to your ethos. An ideal we both treasure.
In pawsitivity, Penny
Penny, positive energy is far more powerful than negative. And it repels the negative.
DeleteIt is the friends, the connections I have made online, that mean the most to me. Yes, my following is large and my books continue to do well, especially in the UK. But what really matters is what I can now do for the friends I have made here online. Whatever I can do to celebrate their triumphs, joys, and successes. If I can be a small part of helping others, of encouraging, then that is true success to me.
Hi Alex,
DeleteMy human and I have done numerous postings on what you note in your first sentence. We are in total agreement. Indeed, we have done our utmost to create a positive and welcoming environment to all we interact with. Much like you, my friend. Indeed, a positive environment starts from within and in turn, emanates to the outside world.
We understand your ethos and we have demonstrated similar hopes and encouragement to others. You know we are all in this together and it is our pleasure to know we both rejoice in the diversity and shall continue to encourage and support our friends out there in the great blogging community.
Thanks, Alex.
Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet star.
Congratulations on being celebrated today. Alex might have a zillion followers but he is an exception to the rule. Penny is pretty smart for taking note
ReplyDeleteHi Heather,
DeleteThank you for that. Oh yes, I pointed out to my human Gary that not all bloggers with a 'zillion' followers are self-centred. Alex is a refreshing example of positive interaction.
Hopefully my human will now understand how smart I am :)
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
A very funny post! Thanks for sharing about Alex... and congratulations on him sharing the enjoyment of the two of you... the pawsitive pair!
ReplyDelete~And Penny, it's a delight knowing we both are members of the "PRESS".
x:)x
Hi Dixie,
DeleteGlad you liked it, you lovely human. And yes, Alex is an okay human :) Good of him to mention us and we are grateful for that.
I thought you were a member of the "PRESS". Which reminds me, must go do some ironing...
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, y'all, Penny xx
Ironing? Hahahaha!
DeleteAha Dixie, lovable human. Ironing as in 'press'. Y'all got it :)
DeletePawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
An absolutely entertaining intro to Alex, you clever puppy! Alex is a wonderful blogger, sincere and authentic.
ReplyDeleteHi Susan,
DeleteThank you very much. I certainly am considered a clever dog and a puppy at heart :) Yes, Alex is a sincere gentleman and such an endearing quality is very much admired.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Hello Gary:
ReplyDelete'They also serve who only stand and wait'. We count ourselves alongside that rather inactive group.
Hello Jane and Lance,
DeleteIt's not Gary. It's me, Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet star. We all have a time and place. We celebrate the differences and the diversity.
You, my pair of human friends, are most active when you submit one of your superbly written blogs. Gary and myself are truly gladdened that you find the time to comment back to all those who marvel at your site.
I hope you liked my posting.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Lovely Penny!!! I am so glad you are there to help Gary along this mad bad world of blogging! Yay!! And look - you sniffed out the gorgeous Capn Ninja and his army of super ninjas!!!! Yay!! Take care
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Hi Old Kitty,
DeleteI sure give it my best effort to guide Gary along the weird and wacky world of blogging.
I'm not exactly sure I went a sniffing some Capn' Ninja. Not sure he would like that! :)
Yay to you and that clever cat who is going to take completely over your blog, Charlie.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Hi Penny! How cool that your pet human got a mention on Alex's blog!!
ReplyDeleteHi Kate,
DeleteAh yes, my human got a bit of a mention on Alex's blog. Of course, Alex is a smart human and knows I'm in charge of this site!:)
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Sweet Penny. It was so nice of you to promote another blogger. I hope you waited until Gary was out of the room to do it. Tell Gary that he may have fewer followers but they are (ahem) quality followers. That's what really counts. AS to the pupparazzi, have you considered sunglasses and a scarf when you go out?
ReplyDeleteHi Delores,
DeleteI always try to pawmote, sorry promote other bloggers. It was very kind of Alex to note us. Gary was asleep when I wrote this article. Gary knows that it aint the number of 'followers' but the quality interaction that is shared. We are both very grateful for your ongoing positive interaction. I have worn sunglasses and even my 'Sherlock Hound' cape. They still um, sniff me out. Those darned 'puparazzi'! Our thoughts are with you both during these trying times, Delores.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Dare I say that Penny, this is one of your most brilliant pieces yet. Your owner will have to try very hard to get even close!
ReplyDeleteHi Ray,
DeleteMy human friend, you may dare say. I really should dog down, sorry, dumb down my writing. It might give that silly human of mine a chance to seem to be writing something that looks a bit better.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Oh my. This is so funny I almost wet myself. :) Hi Penny!
ReplyDeleteOh my, keyboard becomes 'peeboard':) Hi Michael!
DeletePenny - you are a star (which coming from Jazz n Jewel the pussies) is high praise. And yes, some blogs have a kazillion followers and five comments. I suspect this means that their followers are so disillusioned that they can't even exert the effort to stop following.
ReplyDeleteHi The Elephant's Child and Jazz n' Jewel,
DeleteI am Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet star! :) And then you have the blogs with not many 'followers' and plenty of comments and interaction. Those with the kazillion with virtually no comments kinda' tells me something. Oops, starting to get cynical like my silly human. Calm down, Penny! :)
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Good for you, Penny. Gary, too. Nice that you take such good care of your person, Penny, but you've gotta stop barfing on the bed, girl. Otherwise, Gary might stick you in a (gasp!) doghouse.
ReplyDeleteHi Susan,
DeleteHey thanks for that, you amazing human! :) I look after Gary real good. You're right, I've gotta' stop barfing on his bedsheets. I shall puke on his pillowcases instead! Actually, I'm thinking of sticking Gary in the doghouse until he learns to be a better writer. He could be there for an awfully long time!
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Congrats Penny and Gary, what a sweet thing for Alex to do. And a tip, Penny- if you only eat the clover, you won't puke.
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Laura
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Hi Laura,
DeleteThank you for the congrats to me and okay, to that human Gary I sort of tolerate! :) Alex is well cool for a human. And hey, so are you.
Thanks for the tip. I shall go and look for some four-leafed clover :)
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Of course Alex also has the ability to talk to animals! Congrats to Gary and Penny! It's nice that Penny is sharing her success with the man who made it all possible! Julie
ReplyDeleteHi Julie,
DeleteAh yes, Alex is just like 'Dr. Doglittle' or whatever the heck the name of that guy is. Thanks for the congrats to my human and the incredible me!
I like to share my success and hopefully bring further awareness to bloggers like Alex who are not as famous as me. Arf! Arf!
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Penny we sure feel like you do and often it gets us down. We are THRILLED that you received the recognition that you so deeply deserve!!!!
ReplyDeleteYAY!!!
Hi Caren and Cody,
DeleteWe're okay with not being well known. The most important thing is that we share such pawsitive interaction. We are grateful to know you both :)
We were delighted to have such recognition from such a nice human as Alex. We believe, that just like you two, Alex is the epitome of sincerity and encouragement. Have a lovely weekend.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
I'm not at all surprised you're being mentioned on Alex's blog yesterday, Penny. You're a star and the world needs to know. You weren't smooching with our ole cat Garagee by any chance? She puked up green stuff too, and on my light-coloured almost new carpet. I've been scrubbing ever since. You kids, stop eating grass! Or please puke before you come back inside.
ReplyDeleteHi Joylene,
DeleteHow sweet of you, my Canadian human friend. Yes I am a star. Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet star. And my modesty meant I was truly flattered that the gosh darn likeable Alex would make note of me and my human, Gary.
Heck, you go girl! I've seen that your lovable self has also been duly noted on Alex's site. Quite understandable and may your writing prowess continue to bring wonder to all those who have the great pleasure of reading your books.
Me, kiss a cat? Okay, I confess. Garagee and myself went outside of your home and had a contest to see who could consume and then puke up the most amount of grass. Sorry, next time we shall try to puke outside. Nice carpets, by the way!
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Of course you would be mentioned! I'm not even remotely surprised, Penny. Gary, too! You deserve every mention you get.
ReplyDeleteJai
Hi Jai,
DeleteThat's very nice of you. It was most flattering to be noted. I could sort of expect it for me, but Gary?
Seriously, thank you.
Have a beautiful weekend, Jai.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Gary and Penny you are the best!!!! And don't you forget it. Now get out of that dark corner and shine your brilliant light!!! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Suzanne,
DeleteThat's very nice of you to say that Gary and myself are the best. Although I might be slightly betterer. Is that a word?
We shine out and resonate with optimism.
Have a wonderful weekend in Victoria, eh! :)
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
congrats
ReplyDeleteHi becca,
DeleteThank you and we really appreciate you commenting. Hope you feel better real soon. Please rest and take it easy.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Dear Penny (and equally hairy human),
ReplyDeleteOh, those puppyrazzi are a meddlesome bunch, aren't they. Please take care, Penny, that they don't snap you when sunbathing or anything like that. As for being mentioned on Alex's site, I'm sure that you deserve all the attention you get in the great blogging community, as does your hairy human, Gary.
Many pawsitive wishes, your way, and Arf Arf,
David.
Dear David,
DeleteAha, of course, I was recently over at a secluded French mansion and one of the puparazzi French poodles decided to take a photo of me in a topless state. We shall be suing the newspaper in question.
That Alex dude is very proactive and supportive. For that, myself and my silly, hairy human are grateful. I'm sure he would find your input on movies to be most insightful, David.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
"Hi Penny - Paralympic Orchestra is good isn't it .. I'd meant to mention Clarence used to play for the Courtney Pine jazz band - so it was some ghastly accident for him .. but I expect your human knew that.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you cope with that human around .. he's on another planet - but at least he gets back to water, walk and care for you daily .. that's quite fortunate. He remembers ... his brain hasn't gone walk about .. mind you with those sulphurous clouds anything is possible ...
Looks like we're coming to the end of the warm days and summer wines .. next you'll be rushing through the falling leaves, kicking up the dust to give your human that delicous earthy scent ..
Enjoy Autumn ... you're a great blogging companion - Gary's lucky to have you step in ... cheers and thinking of you all - Hilary"
http://positiveletters.blogspot.co.uk/
Hi Hilary,
DeleteYes, this might seem a bit confusing. Sadly, your comment did not show up on my site again. Thus, my dear human friend, I copied and pasted the email notification directly above.
The Paralympic Orchestra is wonderful and my human is aware of Clarence.
I'm doing my very best to cope with Gary. Still, I always remember he feeds me and makes sure I have plenty of fresh water. I've heard his brain may soon be returning from certain sulphurous clouds....
I vaguely recall a couple of warm days in the summer. That was fun. Soon I will be raking the leaves with my nose. Love doing that.
We consider you to be a vital link in the friendship we all have within the great blogging community. We are grateful to you, Hilary.
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Everywhere I go in blogger world leads back to Alex J. Cavanaugh...what a guy!
ReplyDeleteHi Patricia,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, please ignore the icon of my silly human, Gary. Yes, it's me, Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet star!
Yes, for a human, Alex is quite the guy! :) Of course, he is aware that this modest dog is now being seen all over the internet and this brings great joy to him and countless others knowing me :)
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx
Hi Gary,
ReplyDeleteEr... I mean Penny :)
I know what you mean about the "zillion followers bloggers>' to be honest, it puzzled and kinda bothered me, as well. Even though I'm not the greatest writer/blogger in the world or even in my own state, probably, I know I still write better stuff than a lot of these people.
To the point, though, it doesn't bother me as much. maybe it's because I'm not as knee-deep into the blogosphere as I'd like to be these days or perhaps it's just the knowing that their followers are usually a case of them doing the ol' link trick and other not so sly maneuvers to gain their bloggers. Rarely, do I see a blog with so many followers with a decent blog and sometimes that blog will have a snazzy ass layout and design but piss poor writing and zero substance to it. I don't have that many followers, especially these days since I've been busy, but it doesn't bother me and I hope it doesn't bother Gary sometime in the future. I take satisfaction in writing what's in my heart. Those who come, read, follow or all of the above or welcome, of course, but in the end, it's the content that counts. content like yours. You provide laughs, comfort, support and meaning. Maybe, after all of these comments from the previous folks here or whatever, will encourage him to not let him get bothered by it anymore.
As a big Rush fan, myself, I wish to heck that they would hurry up and come out with their latest CD they've been working on. I downloaded a couple of their new songs from Amazon awhile back- but damn, quit touring already, guys and put the new damn album out. lol.
Pawsitive wishes, Penny. Don't forget to leave your pal, Gary a nice warm surprise in his bed. :) Now that this comment is officially longer than the post, itself, I think it is HIGH time I leave and bid you a doggy farewell. My cats say hi and by, too. :) Take care.
Hi Kelly,
DeleteSorry for the delay in replying. You know, a dog superstar can be very busy. And also, being so busy, I didn't bother to change the picture icon back to me. Ignore the silly photo of my human, Gary :)
It seems a lot of those 'zillion followers bloggers' are also 'drive-by' bloggers. They visit a site, maybe leave a token comment that really is not much to do with your posting, but everything to do with them bringing attention to themselves. Folks, then proceed to 'follow' their blog. Yes, I've seen the zillion followers bloggers with like zero comments on their site. It tells me quite a lot. A superficial situation.
All that superficial followers stuff doesn't really bother Gary or myself. We both know, like you know, that the most important part is the positive interaction we share with the fine community that we are involved in.
We can both go on cynical rants about it all. I know that Gary and I are a little more gentle about it that you would be. So, it was refreshing to note a popular blogger who genuinely cares and selflessly promotes others. I'm well into that ethos that gentleman Alex embraces. An ethos that you have always kindly done. You are always promoting other blogs via various social networks. That speaks volumes for your good self.
And Rush will get onto getting out their latest CD. I've told them you are getting impatient :)
Thanks, my human pal, Kelly. I must go now and leave a warm surprise on Gary's pillows! :)
Pawsitive wishes and doggy kisses, Penny xx