Please allow me to introduce myself. I’m Mr. D, a man of wealth (ed: not actually true) and taste. I’ve been commenting here at Mitch’s place for many years, but I have also been blogging at Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood for over 15 years, so I know the blogging biz. Mitch has graciously asked me to be a contributor here and I am grateful for the opportunity.
Brief intro: my current day job is as a contractor with a large medical device company, although I have done many other things in my career. I’ve been married to Mrs. D for nearly 30 years (anniversary in September!) and I live in the northern suburbs. I have two adult children.
I am roughly a contemporary of Mitch. I grew up in Wisconsin and moved to Minnesota in 1992, after spending five years in Chicago. I am a Catholic boy and a product of Catholic education. Unfortunately, I came of age in the late 1970s, so much of my religious instruction was Vatican II mush. I’ve spent much of my adult life trying to understand my faith. I write about that sometimes. I love sports, so you will see some of that as well, although I’d rather not discuss the Packers right now, thank you. I am conservative to libertarian in my politics, so yeah, I’ll write about that, too. And I love music, especially rock and pre-90s r&b, so I’ll write about that. I’m also good for archaic cultural references, but I will keep the Shields & Yarnell jokes to a low roar.
Most of all, I will respect your intelligence. The first thing you learn in writing classes is this: know your audience. I’ve been part of this audience for a long time, so I know this much — smart people congregate here. The internet is chock full of shoddy reasoning and facile argumentation and you don’t have time for that. Neither do I. Shot in the Dark has always been a refuge from the second-rate. And so it shall remain. Glad to be here.
Welcome to Fantasy Island.
Welcome to the jungle, Mr. D.
It’s like Mister Kotter’s first day back.
It’s like Mister Kotter’s first day back.
I’ll have to stock up on some corduroy sportcoats.
Welcome Mr. D. I look forward to your writings.
Maybe it will warm up soon and you can just go with the vests.
Welcome.
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back . . .
(Dangit, M.O., now that song will be in my head all day)
” I’d rather not discuss the Packers right now,”
Yeah, you pretty much need a snorkel to wade into Packers discussions these days.
Welcome!
I’m a former sportsball guy so I am unaware of the newest catastrophe that has befallen Packers fans, but as I recall, unless they’ve just won the Super Bowl, aren’t all Packers’ fans discussions something to stay away from?
Welcome, Mr D.
Is Mr D going to fix (get the blame for) the moderation software?
jdm on May 11, 2021 at 8:20 am said: Edit
Is Mr D going to fix (get the blame for) the moderation software?
The job description mentioned writing, not cleaning the Augean stables.
We’ll definitely tease D. a lot, ’cause we got him on the spot….
Anyhow, yeah, I totally connected the dots on this one when Mitch was teasing this announcement on his show Saturday. D’s post on his own blog yesterday merely confirmed it.
Here’s hoping D gets his blogging groove back. I’ve missed his stuff.
In the words of Kent “Flounder” Dorfman: “Oh, boy, is this great!!”
No need to throw an iron doily, Politeness Man.
A toast, with Toast on a Stick!
Welcome, Mr. D! I’ve always thought your comments were intelligent and insightful, looking forward to seeing it in your posts now as well.
I’m ready for the HYYYPPPE! (Oh, wait, wrong blog.)
Congratulations, Mr. D and Mitch!
So was MrD “hired” as a fill-in for Mitch’s complete disinterest in sports? Dang, and I was enjoying this sports-free zone!
I’m shocked that Mitch would bring someone on board who disses Da Bears as much as does Mr. Dilettante…..
So was MrD “hired” as a fill-in for Mitch’s complete disinterest in sports? Dang, and I was enjoying this sports-free zone!
Fear not, good sir. It would be bad form to turn this place into a tout sheet.
I’m shocked that Mitch would bring someone on board who disses Da Bears as much as does Mr. Dilettante…..
Know your audience, Bubba.
Mitch’s complete disinterest in sports?
That’s disinterest in writing about sports.
My father was raised by his mother and grandmother while his dad was off fighting WW2 and the Korean War (as a marksmanship instructor). Consequently he grew up with no interest in sports. My father passed this disinterest along to his kids.
So I have no interest in sports. It’s a joke, isn’t it? The only draw is that you don’t know for sure who will win and who will lose. Might as well get excited about any other activity with an end that is not pre-determined. For the life of me I can’t figure out why pro-football is a more entertaining sport to watch than high school girls volleyball.
You have to be raised to like sports. I am the normy.