Want to see derision from people who really shouldn't show any?? Take a look at the Metafilter discussion on Trivial Pursuit 1.0 - The Weblog Edition.

First of all, I have to admit that I'm posting this mostly because I feel somewhat criticized for being included when my site generally doesn't get a lot of attention. But to be honest, I generally feel that a lot of energy is wasted by people who argue that that inclusion in things like this somehow means that those included feel they are better than those who are excluded. I know that in at least two cases, this is most certainly not the case with this project.

And then there's all those who say "Who the hell are these people??" As if we don't have the right to be part of it, or are unworthy of their notice (which begs the question, why bother commenting at all? I'm just getting more and more site hits from it). What's funny is that I've met one of these people in person at least twice (his wife and I get along really well), and the other via our sites. And apparently they really do feel superior to little ol' me. I thought they'd be above that.

Oh well, it was fun, and it still is. I hope others are keeping an open mind and looking at it as an opportunity to see some sites of some obviously interesting people (hint: I'm not referring to myself ... I'm not one of those who have ever encountered law enforcement beyond getting a speeding ticket last month and the baseball games my mom and dad played in in their years with the sheriff's department).

Ok, I've written much more than I intended to on this subject. I'm going to have some lunch now.