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Freshly Pressed, Featured Blogs, And Time For Another Giveaway

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Today’s post is a three-parter. Because good things come in threes. Or unpleasant things. You decide.

Image credit: Microsoft Clip Art

Image credit: Microsoft Clip Art

I. Gratitude

Who knew WordPress liked lipid-laden burgers? My greasy quadruple-bypass patties didn’t slip through their editorial fingers. At first I was thrilled by the “Congrats, you’ve been Freshly Pressed!” subject line in the e-mail. And then my sphincters tightened. Uh oh, it’s one of my more controversial posts. That could mean ugly comments. Well played, WordPress, well played.

Turns out I needn’t have worried. You see, I’ve learned two things from this second Freshly Pressed go-around. Or more accurately, I’ve had two things reinforced:

A. Public Health Is Not Sexy

My post, I’ll Take Four Burgers And A Heart Attack, Please, was tagged under public health. Believe it or not, this tag does not bring all the bloggers to the yard, unlike my first Freshly Pressed post, Birth of a Social Networking Loner, which involved the intoxicating blend of social media and frightened introverts. In other words, online introverts are the fishnet stockings to public health’s lederhosen.

♫ Ohhhhh, sexy lederhosen ♫ (Image credit: Wikimedia Commons)

B. The WordPress Community Is the Best

Lots of comments and not a nasty one in the bunch (well, one was iffy). A few disagreed with my offering, but they did so in a respectful manner. You won’t find this on You Tube comment threads, CNN news threads, or Furries’ lifestyle threads. No siree, Bob.

So I want to thank everyone who showed up to read my non-sexy post, whether you buzzed by, left a ‘like’, treated me to a comment, or rewarded me with a reblog or blog follow. As always, I am humbled and grateful for any and all of it, and I’m trying to work my way through visiting as many of your sites as I can.

The same goes for my wonderful regular followers. Thank you for your ongoing blog support; I take none of it for granted. I only post once a week, but I always look forward to the interaction. Especially since I can hide behind a laptop, where no eye contact is required…

Image credit: Microsoft Clip Art

Just don’t Skype me, and we’ll be fine. (Image credit: Microsoft Clip Art)

II. Featured Blogs of the Month

Last month, I posted a solution to my ever-growing blogroll problem. If you recall, I decided to feature ten bloggers a month. The time has come to rotate my blogroll selection, and if you check out my homepage, you will see I have done just that (hover over the blog’s name to learn more about it). But instead of ten blogs, I listed twelve. Why? Why not.

III. Giveaway Time

In the same blogroll post, I also announced I would give away a monthly prize as a means of thanking readers for their support. Last month’s prize was chocolate from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (ironic, given my recent post on gluttony).

March’s prize will be something equally fun (I’ll reveal what it is next week), and I will also throw in two signed paperback copies of The Seneca Scourge, since some newcomers have found their way to my blog—one for the main prize winner and one for the runner-up. If the winners have already read my book, then I will give away an Amazon gift card of equal value.

To enter, just leave a number between 1 and 1,000 in the comments, along with anything else you’d like to tell me. But if you’re short on time, just a number is fine; I don’t judge.

Don’t worry about looking through all the comments to see if your number has been taken. Duplicates aren’t likely, and if they are, then too bad for me, right? I’m just thrilled to have you play along. I’ll reveal the winners in next week’s post (the two people closest to my randomly generated number between 1 and 1,000).

In the meantime, stay away from those heart-attack burgers…

***Update 3/1/2013 1 pm***

Comments are now closed in order to tally results.

245 Responses to “Freshly Pressed, Featured Blogs, And Time For Another Giveaway”

  3. Miss Snarky Pants

    FP’d AGAIN?!? Whoot! Damn, girl. You are smokin’! Though any prize is nice, I’m just psyched about the promise of TWO signed copies of The Seneca Scourge. My copy is on my Kindle. It’s special to me, but it doesn’t have your fingerprints on it. And it’s not signed, so I haven’t been able to lovingly trace the lines of your signature with my fingertip. And it doesn’t smell faintly of your perfume…

    Did you just file a restraining order against me? Crap. My number is 919, by the way!

    • Carrie Rubin

      Thanks, Cat! No number for me? I’m not scared to ship to Africa. My Goodreads Giveaway books have traveled as far as Malaysia, Japan, and Croatia. :)

      • Cat

        Haha… Read my mind. I was content to simply watch the fun, but hey I just might get lucky. 701. Fingers and toes crossed. :)

  5. The Hook

    I think 803 sounds good to me.
    By the way, congrats on being Freshly Pressed – again!
    I hope you like sea food, because the world is your oyster, Carrie!

  6. Brigitte

    I am so late to this but I did want to play. Sorry, Carrie! You so deserve all the FPs you get.

    My number is 427. I hope I’m not too late. Take care and congrats!!

  8. jbw0123

    Congratulations! I love your blog. Glad to see you on fresh pressed. Never imagined you as an introvert though. How about that new study recommending that we all eat 4 tablespoons of olive oil a day?? Best wishes And looking forward to more of your fresh pressed blogs.

    • Carrie Rubin

      I think I’ll drink my four tbsp straight. ;)

      I cook with a lot of olive oil, so hopefully my family’s in good shape, but indeed I am an introvert. Don’t venture out much. But they’ve found the Internet is a great outlet for folks like me.

      Thanks so much! Stop back if you want to leave a number for the giveaway. :)

  10. Kourtney Heintz

    Congrats on being freshly pressed again! That’s awesome. I enjoyed that last post on the burgers. Lots of food for thought there. :) I also wanted to thank you for your post on the need for a balance of eating right, exercising, and sleeping. When I got sick last week, I realized I’d let all 3 slide. I immediately got to work on it and my immune system bounced back. :)

    My number is:
    879

    • Carrie Rubin

      Sorry to hear you were sick. You can’t afford that with everything you have going on with your book! But it’s true, if we don’t give our bodies good food, exercise, or sleep, the viruses will be ready and waiting. :)

      Glad you enjoyed the posts. Thanks for stopping by, and I got you down for #879!

  13. You Monsters Are People

    WordPress does have a pretty solid community to build a following from. I think they’re also pretty good at choosing quality content for the Freshly Pressed page. Most of my posts that were freshly pressed weren’t my favorite but they were objectively pretty good and usually offered good conversation.

    • Carrie Rubin

      Yeah, I think that’s what they look for–something with content that will elicit comments and interaction. I was worried about what I might get, but that worry proved unnecessary.

      Thanks!

  16. annesquared

    791 if it isn’t taken. Love your blog. Am very disheartened to hear that Public Health isn’t sexy…and there is sooo much to love about it! :)

    • Carrie Rubin

      Haha. Well, I guess I’ll just have to work hard to make it sexy in all future public health-related posts. :)

      Got you down for #791. Thanks so much for playing along and for your kind words!

  17. 4amWriter

    Wow! Your blog is so busy, Carrie. Congrats on the FPd status. Not many people can say they’ve gotten FPd twice, plus it sounds dirty, so I don’t know how widely you want to advertise it! :) Anyway, my number is 437 and good luck with your continued popularity!!

    • Carrie Rubin

      Haha–that does sound dirty. There’s a blogger I follow who’s been FP’d 4 times. That sounds even more kinky. ;)

      Got your number down. Thanks!

  19. Elliott Garber

    I would love a copy of your book! I actually didn’t know about this “Freshly Pressed” concept until now. Do you have to do something special to make your posts eligible?

    39.

  20. talesfromthemotherland

    Way to go Carrie!! I thought it was a great post, before it was FP’ed, so now I feel like I can gloat and smirk, and feel clever for noticing greatness before fame set in. ;-) Seriously, well deserved. I feel like my FP came when I was utterly unprepared, and with a post that I like, but wasn’t my best. I’ve wondered about the decision to FP a second time; it always intrigues me. That post was not only informative, but fun too… and sexy. So my number is 346, cause I really want an autographed book! 346. Congrats!!

    • Carrie Rubin

      Thank you! I’m glad you liked the post and that you thought it was sexy. ;)

      There are so many blog posts I read out in the blogosphere that are FP-worthy, that who knows what goes into it? But I’m grateful the WP Lords looked my way. Is a nice treat.

      I’ve got you down for #346. May the random number generator smile your way!

  22. Sheila

    Congratulations! That made me really happy to see that and it was a great post. If I’m not too late I’ll say 554 but If I am too late then that’s ok since I’m not so sure I’d want leiderhosen anyway.

    • Carrie Rubin

      You’re not too late; not at all. But now that you mention it, lederhosen might make for a very good prize. Hmm…

      Thank you, Sheila! Got you down for #554. :)

    • Carrie Rubin

      Haha. I’ll let you know when I get there. Which means you’ll be waiting a very, very long time…

      Got you down for #777, Lucky Frank. Thanks!

  25. benzeknees

    Congrats on being freshly pressed again! I sometimes wonder what someone has to do to get Freshly Pressed, but there doesn’t seem to be rhyme or reason to how it happens. I’ve poured my heart & most of my emotions into a couple of my posts & nothing. Oh well, I don’t want to seem like a sore loser because I’m not – I think it’s great!
    I am really enjoying reading you & would absolutely love to have a copy of your book! My number is 222.

    • Carrie Rubin

      Thank you! I’ve got your number down. And I suspect the title of my burger post is what first caught WordPress’s eye. Then when they saw it had to do with a potentially controversial issue, they went with it. But I guess one never knows. Keeps us on our toes. :)

    • Carrie Rubin

      Thank you! And I believe you’re the Rose who left a great review for me on Amazon? If so, thank you so much! I really appreciate that. :)

  27. Perfecting Motherhood

    Well, congratulations on another Freshly Pressed accomplishment, Carrie! Now you can’t deny the popularity of 10lb burgers…

    I’ll pick a number between 1 and 1000 but I know even if I had to pick between 3 numbers to win one of 3 books, my number still wouldn’t get picked. ;-)

    587 (and no, it’s not my pin code)

    • Carrie Rubin

      Well, we’ll see what my husband generated. I have him spit out a number from Random.org and take a picture of it with his phone. Then I have him send it to me after I close out the comments. Keeps me in suspense (hey, I’ll take excitement where I can get it…), so we’ll see if that random generator is kind to you or not. :)

      Thank you! Have a good one!

  28. Cathy Ulrich

    Congrats again, Carrie. It was a great post. And I agree: the WordPress community is great. I pick the number 22

  29. Joanna Aislinn

    Congrats again, Carrie! Well-deserved too! Always a pleasure to stop in. Take care and have a great week.

    My # 517

  30. Madame Weebles

    Huzzah to your second FP and for getting good comments! And Huzzah for me making your blogroll for March!

    I would like to choose number 622 please. In other news, I’m making myself a cup of tea right now. I hope you’re having a lovely day.

    • Carrie Rubin

      Yes, WP bloggers are great. I’ve only ever had to delete one comment because a commenter (not a regular) made a rude response to another commenter, and I didn’t want to keep that up. And that’s out of thousands of comments, so that’s pretty impressive. :)

      Thanks!

  32. Storm

    746. I loved your burger post. Now I want to win your book….so I can read it. For free. :)

  35. Christi

    Congrats on being freshly pressed again! Those sexy lederhosen might win you a few more followers, too. :-) Also, my number is 222.

    • Carrie Rubin

      Wendy, Wendy, Wendy, I should have known. Believe me, that number is all yours. I’m betting it gets no other takers… ;)

      Thanks, you naughty lady, you!

        • Lady Quixote

          Haha, before I read down this far I was already thinking that I would be really kinky and go for 696… Why that came to my mind, I don’t know. My first great-grandchild is being born tomorrow, if he doesn’t decide to arrive today, and the words “kinky” and “great-grandmother” don’t really belong together in the same sentence, you know?

          Although, being that I was a teenage Flower Power “Make Love Not War” Hippie-wannabe in the 1960s, it was my generation that discovered kinky. So, yeah, put me down for 696. (Not that I’ve ever done such a thing!)
          :)

          • Carrie Rubin

            Consider yourself down for #696–for my contest and for your personal life if that floats your boat… ;)

            Congrats on being a great-grandma soon! Wow, hard to believe, I’m sure. But you’re obviously a young great-grandma, and a funny one to boot. That’s one lucky baby. :)

            Thanks!

            • Lady Quixote

              Thank you, and congrats on the 2 Fps!

              As for me being a “young great-grandma,” I don’t know what to say. I feel like I’m 25 or 30 most days; 40 on a bad day. I behave at times like I’m somewhere around 16 – “2” on a REALLY bad day! But in a few more weeks I will be 6…6…6…6…..60! I; old enough to go eat lunch at the Senior Citizens Center downtown.

              Sixty, and a great-grandma. Wow. I never expected to get this old this fast, ya know? Turning 30 almost killed me, 40 left me in shock, 50 I thought was The End Of The World, but 60??!! Yikes…..

              I celebrated my 5-0 with a hot air balloon ride over the Rio Grande Valley. I was newly divorced, spending my property settlement money like it was going to last forever. The hunky balloon pilot asked me out! I wasn’t ready yet, so I turned him down. Now here it is 10 years later and I’m happily married to my best-ever friend (whom I met at work a few months after my 50th), and I’m wondering: Where this decade has gone?

              I’m not sure what I’ll do to celebrate my 60th. NOT “696,” that’s for sure, not even if “Sixty is the New Sexy!” Maybe I’ll just….. dress from head to toe in slinky black leather…… and then hop on the back of my 64-yr-young Best-Friend-Hubby’s motorcycle and go for a long ride. ;)

            • Carrie Rubin

              Sounds like a perfect way to celebrate. As long as you wear a helmet… ;)

              I’m like you–I always feel so much younger than my chronological age says I am. I guess that’s better than the reverse!

  37. mummylovestowrite

    Great job on the Freshly Pressed :-) And thanks for visiting my blog, I really appreciate it. I am picking…..drumroll…..lucky

    #3!

    It was already my favourite number, but you also had a three-themed post today, so maybe it is a sign lol

    Now off to checkout your blogroll….

    • Carrie Rubin

      Thank YOU for stopping back to visit! I’ve got you down for number 3. We’ll see what that random number generator spits out. :)

      Thanks!

  38. robincoyle

    Look at you! Freshly Pressed times two. That is flipping awesome.

    Wanna Skype about it?

    Oh, and I’ll take the number 5.

    • Carrie Rubin

      Thanks, Carol! There are some things I try to repress. Like that fingernail I found in my Dairy Queen shake…

      Got your number down!

  40. Arlene

    Congratulations Carrie on being Freshly Pressed! Couldn’t have happened to a better blogger :)

    Can’t write much today, I’m in the middle of a great book that I don’t want to put down … oh wait, it’s yours :) Can’t wait to get to the ending, but I don’t want to get to the ending … I’ll just read slowly.

    Congrats again and my number is 121. Thanks.

    • Carrie Rubin

      Ah, you just made my day–on all counts! So nice to hear. Thanks so much for your support of my book. I’m glad you’re enjoying it. And I promise you won’t get the flu from it. :)

      Got your number recorded. Thank you!

  41. Kylie

    440

    For the 440,000 plus deaths caused by tobacco every year. Hey, it’s heart health month, and I’m a sexy public health wonk.

    BTW, we didn’t have to worry, because it turns out links to public health wonk blogs get very few clicks… as in one. It was probably yours, when you linked to it!

    That’s okay, though, cause it’s really just a business website, not a bloggy blog :)

    Keep up the fantastic work!

  42. notedinnashville

    Congratulations on being Freshly Pressed again! I think when it happens for a third time, Word Press should offer you a job – picking other Freshly Pressed recipients. I’ll start the bribing process now. :) I could send you some of Big D’s J.S. Bachlava Cinnamon Rolls, although they may have as many calories as the bypass burger.

    My number is 111.

    • Carrie Rubin

      Those cinnamon rolls should be enough to send WordPress right over! Well, those and your posts. And your lovely voice. And your good recipes. And your kind spirit…

      Got your number down. Thanks, Anita!

  43. the curtain raiser

    Congrats on being Freshly Pressed again. Well deserved. Just goes to show it’s not always the thing in the little black dress the wins the day!! My number is 635.

    • Carrie Rubin

      Well, there are certainly no little black dresses around here. Or little red ones. Really no dresses at all since I’m not a fan of wearing them…

      Thanks so much, and I’ve got your number down!

  44. IGJ

    I love the lederhosen. I venture to say that you might be related to someone who frequently wears them. My number is 859. By the way, Brave on all that you do. xoxoxoxo

    • Carrie Rubin

      Thank you, Missy! And if any of my relatives are still wearing Lederhosen, well, I guess that would explain a lot about my mental state. You know, genes and all…

      Got your number recorded!

  45. Tamara Grand

    Hooray for Freshly Pressed! What a thrill to see the announcement and so many comments on the post! I’m not entering the contest; don’t need chocolate temptation here!

    • Carrie Rubin

      Well, thanks for stopping by, regardless. But it might not be chocolate this time. I’ve got a couple other things in mind… :)

      Thanks, Tamara!

    • Carrie Rubin

      Oh, you always make me laugh. WP doesn’t know what they’re missing. But if it makes you feel better, just as I got to your post recently, my Internet went out. So now I’m trying to answer comments and read blog posts from my 3GS iPad. Slow going. But I’ll get there eventually…

      Thanks! Got your number down. :)

  48. Tom (Aquatom1968)

    Congratulations on being Freshly Pressed, Carrie… sorry, I hadn’t realised myself or I would have congratulated you sooner! I will say 44 this time. Can’t remember whether I said 44 last time, but I will this time!

    • Carrie Rubin

      Thank you! And I’ve got your number recorded. Lots of people picking low this time. Will be interesting to see what number was spit out. I had my husband generate it, so I don’t know it yet. Helps keep the suspense for me, too. What can I say? I’m boring. :)

      Thanks!

  49. char

    Congrats again. That’s awesome. I’ll pick 0880 (because it looks kind of like a heart attack burger if you turn it sideways). And on a sidenote, I’m super sad I didn’t win that Rocky Mt Chocolate prize last month…hee hee. just kidding…not really. I can’t lie. You know me too well.

    • Carrie Rubin

      Haha–well, maybe if you win, I’ll have to repeat that prize. I can tailor the prize to the winner, so to speak. :)

      I’ve got your number down. Love the heart attack burger resemblance. You’re too clever!

  50. annewoodman

    Congrats, Carrie! Never, never have I been Freshly Pressed… but I’m not bitter, no way. ; ) As always, love your posts.

    My number, for lack of a better one, is 887.

    • Carrie Rubin

      Hard to believe WordPress hasn’t discovered your posts. They are Freshly Pressable for sure. Maybe they’ll look at my March blogroll, see you on there, and say, “D’oh! We haven’t FP’d Anne yet! What is wrong with us?” :)

      Got you down for 887. Thanks!

  51. Judy Smith

    I love you, Carrie … your writing, at least, since I can’t lay claim to actually even KNOWING you … and I’m picking 999. Herman Cain would be so proud! Gosh, I hope I win! I’m so excited!!

    • Carrie Rubin

      Haha! Herman Cain’s 999. That was a good one!

      Thanks so much for your kind words and for entering the giveaway. I have you down for #999. :)

  52. Smaktakula

    Since someone’s undoubtedly beaten me to the punch on 666, I’ll go with 333.

    Also, “public health” becomes a lot sexier when you realize that most of your audience misread it as “pubic health.”

    You’re taking a real chance with that Lederhosen remark. Those goofy little shorts are a proud part of what it is to be a kraut. You’ve gotta be careful, though, ’cause when Jerry thinks his cultural traditions and way of life are under attack, things get a little wacky.

    • Carrie Rubin

      Haha. ‘Pubic health.’ That’s funny. I am my children’s mother…

      Yes, I’m sure my dig at the Lederhosen will spark far more outrage than anything I said on my previous post. By the way, I need to thank you again for pointing out my misspelling of the word ‘wuss.’ I almost unleashed the typo into FP land. That would have been embarrassing.

  53. pegoleg

    I’ll take 573, because that’s how many cups of coffee it’s going to take to get me going this Monday.

    p.s. Followed you here from Elyse’s blog. Congrats on the FP post – it was great, even if the category WASN’T particularly sexy.

  54. The Bumble Files

    I agree with La La. All your posts are sexy. She took my number, darn it! I will just have to go with 534. Congrats, again! Was it as fun the second time around to be FP’d?!

    • Carrie Rubin

      At least I knew about this one in advance, so it wasn’t as shocking. But it’s always fun, even if it drew only a third of the site visits as my other one.

      Thanks, and I’ve got your number down! La La’s number is pretty low, but that random number generator could spit out anything, so who knows? :)

  55. raeme67

    Hello ! Picking 553 no particular reason. Congratulations on being freshly pressed. Until today I thought that meant your clothes weren’t wrinkly!

    • Carrie Rubin

      My blog post is about the only thing that’s freshly pressed in my home… Well, not really, but when you wear jeans every day like I’ve taken to doing since I’ve been home, there’s no need for that iron.

      Thank you, and thanks for the retweet, too! And I got your number down. :)

      • raeme67

        I don’t iron much either. You are very welcome for the RT.Here is to lucky 553!

        • Carrie Rubin

          Well, you were lucky last time. Mr. Rubin has randomly selected a number from random.org, but I’ve asked he not send it to me until after I close the comments. More fun for me that way. :)

  57. Maddie Cochere

    Congratulations on being Freshly Pressed again. Very nice! And thank you ever so much for including me in your blog roll. I appreciate it as well as your kind words attached. Finally, even though I own Seneca Scourge on my Kindle, I would love to have two signed copies of your book. I’d give one to my mother as a gift. My lucky number is 245!

    • Carrie Rubin

      You’re welcome, Maddie. Your blog can help lots of aspiring writers. (Let’s just hope people actually look at the blogroll…)

      As for the prizes, I will give away a main prize (like the chocolate last month) that I haven’t revealed yet. One paperback will go to that main winner and another to the runner up. I better go back and look at my post and make sure I was clear about that. Things sound clear in my head but not always when I type them out…

      Got you down for #245!

      • Maddie Cochere

        LOL!! It was as clear as a bell, but I’m in a hurry today (taking Mom to the doctor soon), and even though I read that part twice, my befuddled brain didn’t absorb it. I’m sure there’s a medical explanation for that. Or, I was just being greedy and wanted all the prizes just for me!! Have a great day, Carrie!!

        • Carrie Rubin

          Thanks, Maddie, but I just changed it up a bit to be sure. On a quick read, it could look like the books were the main prize, so I adjusted it, and I think it’s more clear now. So thank you!

          Hope the doctor visit goes okay and that you don’t have to wait forever. Those stinkin’ doctors…

    • Carrie Rubin

      Thank you! We parents have to be, don’t we? Otherwise we’d just collapse in a corner and weep. ;)

      Got your number down!

    • Carrie Rubin

      Thanks! Got you down for that number. And you’ll have to let me know if you get any hits from my blog with your blog being on my featured list this next month. I’m curious as to just how many people actually look at a blogroll…

  60. G M Barlean

    You’re fame humbles me. You go girl. Congrats and thanks for the great book review. I’ve always been partial to the number 729. No, not really. But it’s a number all the same. Now I’m off to write something truly horrible about someone who will surely die a gruesome death.

    • Carrie Rubin

      Haha! Sounds like you’ve got a great day ahead of you!

      As for fame, that’s a good one. But I’m glad I’ve got you fooled. And it was my pleasure to write the review. Either my next post or the one after will be another update on bloggers’ books I’ve read, so I’ll have yours on there as well. I think a lot of readers would enjoy “Dead Blow.”

      Thanks, Gina! Got your number down. :)

  61. Elyse

    Congratulations again on the FP’d post. And I see that sucking up to you by writing a review of The Seneca Scourge worked ;) . Thanks for including me in your list.

    And may I please have No. 5? Thanks!

    • Carrie Rubin

      Hahaha–although I greatly appreciated the review, I put you on the March blogroll because I love your humor and insights (especially since they align with mine…)

      I’ve got you down for #5. Lots of low choices today. I have my husband generate the number and email me a pic of it, but not until I close out the comments so I don’t get biased. So even I don’t know what it is. Oh, the suspense…

      • Elyse

        And I even get to bask in the glory for an extra week. This is my lucky week. I’m sure of it. Still, I plan to look twice before crossing the street!

  63. daniheart21

    I think it’s sweet that you are doing a give away. I am not popular enough yet to do something like that, but I hope to be one day soon. :) I must now go and read your freshly pressed burger post. I thought when I followed a blog that I would get notifications of new posts, but the only one’s I get notified about are the ones I have signed up for the email notifications. sighs..

    • Carrie Rubin

      My reader isn’t the most reliable either, so I just started getting all my follows by email. But I created a separate folder for them so my inbox isn’t so scary. :)

      Thanks for stopping by, and feel free to leave me a number between 1 and 1,000 in another comment if you want to be entered in the contest. Thanks!

  64. Jen and Tonic

    Congrats on another FP! WordPressers are really nice, and with the exception of a handful of times, I haven’t seen people go out of their way to be jerks to each other. Unlike the comment sections of YouTube which just depress me.

    • Carrie Rubin

      I know, right? Some of those comments can be so nasty. It’s as if people lose all dignity when cloaked in online anonymity (hehe, that rhymed…)

      Stop back if you want to leave a number for the contest. :)

  66. El Guapo

    Congrats!
    think of how much coverage you’ll get if you do side by side taste comparisons of all the “bad for you” burgers.

    Instaed of a number, today I am leaving you the fear of a number – triskaidekaphobia

    • Carrie Rubin

      So you’re scared of numbers, are you? I don’t blame you after all those polls you’ve done…

      I should do your burger comparison idea. I could take before and after pictures of myself: “This is my complexion and weight before burger challenge, and this is my complexion and weight after challenge”…

  67. Daniel Nest

    Congrats on the third (I believe?) Freshly Pressed! Awesome!

    Also, thanks a lot for having me on the first blogroll and the kind words. Sure, I’m not listed there 12 times, but I’ll take what I can get ;)

    And my number, obviously, is 371. Obviously!

    • Carrie Rubin

      Of course your number is 371. As if I would ever think it would be 370 or 372…

      And you’re welcome for the blogroll. I would have listed you 12 times, but you and I both know few people will probably ever look at my list… But if someone does, they’d be wise to stop by your blog. :)

      And it was just the second FP for me. For some reason, my posts about my sons’ verbal sewage never make it…

  68. kevin c

    We got about a foot of snow yesterday…so i will pick 12.
    Hope the storm stays south of you! Don’t want it too snowy that you can’t go out for a good burger! (Actually i agree with the Chick-fil-A cows…eat more chicken!

    • Carrie Rubin

      So far it looks like we’re free and clear of any storm, but who knows what could happen in a couple days? Sorry you got dumped on, but I guess you Denver folks expect that. :)

      Thanks for stopping by, Kevin, and I have you down for number 12!

  70. MissFourEyes

    Congratulations on being Freshly Pressed! Not a single bad comment is really something. I like the people of WordPress, the majority of them are very nice don’t you think?
    948

    • Carrie Rubin

      They are. There were a few bloggers from other hosts, and they were wonderful, too, of course, but most of the comments were from WP bloggers, so I lumped everyone together. But it’s such a treat not to have to moderate any comments, and it’s nice to see people can disagree respectfully.

      Got your number. Thanks!

  71. The Waiting

    I’m so glad you 99 comments and a troll ain’t one. Did I really just say that? I’m sorry.

    Congratulations again on Freshly Pressed. WordPress is the best!

    • Carrie Rubin

      Thank you! Was 99 your number for the contest or was that referring to comments? I’m confused (which isn’t unusual for me…)

  73. Awkwardly Alive

    721 – And I miss seeing your face at the shop! You should come by more :) By the way, have I told you how lovely you’re looking lately? ;)

    • Carrie Rubin

      Haha. Well, although I will take all flattery that comes my way, Mr. Rubin has already solicited the number from Random.org and will be emailing it to me after I close the comments to select the winner. Ethical AND it makes it more fun for me. Win win. But I got you down for 721 and wish you luck!

      And you’re right. I should stop in more. I did go to a book signing a couple Saturdays ago. And I already read the author’s book. :)

  75. philosophermouseofthehedge

    YEA you! (tossing out a little birdseed and pretending it’s non-messy biodegradable confetti in your honor)
    WordPress bloggers are on the whole a pretty nice bunch.
    Enjoy the day and daze
    (oh, 614.)

  76. jmmcdowell

    Hey, I’m on the March Blog Roll—yay! :) Cool idea, and maybe I’ll steal it at some point if WordPress won’t take up my great idea of a randomized widget. ;)

    I had a sneaking suspicion you wouldn’t get many flamers/trolls on your post. Most people around here on WordPress can disagree respectfully. I just wish that was true of society in general. ;) The Pressing was totally deserved, and I’m glad WP recognized that fact.

    Hmm, a number. Let’s see. How about 414?

    • Carrie Rubin

      Thank you. And yes, I’m still waiting for that randomized blogroll. Then again, it was kind of fun to write up a little blurb for each blog. Makes it more personal.

      Got you down for 414!

  77. T. W. Dittmer

    Congrats on the Freshly Pressed, Carrie. That was a really good one, though I had to keep quiet because of my love affair with heart attack food. ;-)

    • Carrie Rubin

      Ah, no need to keep quiet. All opinions are welcome. :)

      Thanks for stopping by and for the Twitter shout-out as well. I appreciate it. And stop back if you want to leave a number to enter the contest. :)

      • Rutabaga the Mercenary Researcher

        It is funny, the other day I was musing how a few months ago we were all agog with getting ‘freshly pressed’ then it seemed the whole group got freshly pressed (I’m pretty sure it was not a coinkidink – but that a popular blogger brings to the table others for the FP folks to look at) – and then I was thinking ‘gee, no one is being FP’d anymore..then BANG! Le Clown and you again.

        • Carrie Rubin

          Yes, I would imagine that the FP Lords do a little scouting among the blogs to help determine the next up. It’s nice that you now get a preliminary email. You at least know it’s coming. Before I couldn’t understand why I went from 50 site visits one day, to 4,000 the next. It wasn’t until site visit 900 that I realized what was up (I was new to blogging so was a little clueless). This topic didn’t attract nearly as many views, but it was still fun. :)

  83. Helen Devries

    I’m delighted that your post was Freshly Pressed…the more people who wake up to what you are saying the better.

    And I know what you mean about Skype…my new laptop has a built in webcam and I gave myself a very nasty fright.

    My number is, as always 42.

      • Honie Briggs

        Hey, there I am on your blogroll for March~~Thanks Carrie. You bet I will keep a running tab of what is sure to be thousands maybe even millions of readers who click through. ;) You’re the best!!

          • Honie Briggs

            row, row, rowing my boat gently down the stream into a parallel universe where indie authors are worshiped what a dream! HA :)

            • Carrie Rubin

              If you only knew how much that made me laugh out loud! Which I need right now because my Internet is down, and I’m answering comments and reading post via 3GS iPad. Fun.

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