document.write("<script language=\"javascript1.2\" type=\"text/javascript\">function emo_pop() {window.open('http://www.haloscan.com/commenthelp.php','Help','width=200,height=320,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes');}</script><table width=\"97%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"MainTable\">  <tr>    <td>    <div align=\"center\"><p>Please DON'T feed the Trolls</p>    </div>    </td>  </tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161509\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=509f0ee8cb980143f74479505418095e&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />happy autumn!<br /><span class=\"byline\">           scout | <a href=\"http://harper-valley.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://harper-valley.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 09.12.06 - 2:27 am | <a href=\"#161509\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161529\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=43eff13179cd30a07c14c8703a738810&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />FFS, I still can't post a comment here.  This probably won't take but here goes.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           jj | <a href=\"http://unrepentantoldhippie.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://unrepentantoldhippie.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 09.12.06 - 4:19 pm | <a href=\"#161529\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161530\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d3c978e357853ddfcd4f79c705060161&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />JJ, it works, check your e-mail.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Bruce | <a href=\"http://canuctude.blogspot.com/\" title=\"http://canuctude.blogspot.com/\">Homepage</a> | 09.12.06 - 5:53 pm | <a href=\"#161530\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161552\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=92eb5ffee6ae2fec3ad71c777531578f&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Damn, I was looking forward to this post.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           bcwaterboy | <a href=\"http://www.kalamalkarainbow.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://www.kalamalkarainbow.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 09.12.06 - 11:55 pm | <a href=\"#161552\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161553\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d3c978e357853ddfcd4f79c705060161&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />I could e-mail you the text if you like, I have it in a Word file. Frankly when I re-read it I realized it wasn't one of my best writing jobs anyway.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Bruce | <a href=\"http://canuctude.blogspot.com/\" title=\"http://canuctude.blogspot.com/\">Homepage</a> | 09.13.06 - 12:14 am | <a href=\"#161553\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161560\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=509f0ee8cb980143f74479505418095e&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />o.k., i keep coming back here and looking at this post and not knowing quite what to say (so said something , i think as a well, this is the shits but hope you can enjoy something outside of whatever went on.)<br><br>but, i am curious to know what the post was and if you were being bashed because of the post or because you commented somewhere else.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           scout | <a href=\"http://harper-valley.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://harper-valley.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 09.13.06 - 2:10 am | <a href=\"#161560\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161561\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d3c978e357853ddfcd4f79c705060161&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />E-mailing you the post in a Word file now.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Bruce | <a href=\"http://canuctude.blogspot.com/\" title=\"http://canuctude.blogspot.com/\">Homepage</a> | 09.13.06 - 2:12 am | <a href=\"#161561\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161646\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=af2cf92192de8ea558372296010d18b4&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Bruce how could you brother? I'm sure anything you wrote was good enough to stay posted.And if it was annoying the filthy homophobes all the better. That's how I judge my posts. If I don't think the post would make a fascist vomit, or want to kill me, then I figure I've failed. But I'm a hothead and your approach is probably the smarter one. On the other hand...speaking of smart...and promise not to kill me for saying this...But weren't you the genius who was just recommending that we all switch on our comment moderation?? Ahem....<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Montreal Simon | <a href=\"http://montrealsimon.blogspot.com/\" title=\"http://montrealsimon.blogspot.com/\">Homepage</a> | 09.14.06 - 12:33 am | <a href=\"#161646\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161648\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d3c978e357853ddfcd4f79c705060161&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Simon, Thanks man. Truth is I'm in a really busy work season and I didn't have time to fend off small dead animals, minerals and some pretty obvious vegetables. So I had to shut things down until I could deal with them.<br><br>I'm pissed off enough that you just might see a re-invigorated Brucie.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Bruce | <a href=\"http://canuctude.blogspot.com/\" title=\"http://canuctude.blogspot.com/\">Homepage</a> | 09.14.06 - 1:45 am | <a href=\"#161648\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161651\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=af2cf92192de8ea558372296010d18b4&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Hey Bruce thanks for putting your post back up. I've never been to the Ground Zero site so I found it fascinating. It was certainly not insensitive,it was very well written,and everything you said was true. As for being hounded by people like Stinky Dum Asshole and her mouthbreathing followers consider it a badge of honour.And give it back to them in spades!!<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Montreal Simon | <a href=\"http://montrealsimon.blogspot.com/\" title=\"http://montrealsimon.blogspot.com/\">Homepage</a> | 09.14.06 - 2:10 am | <a href=\"#161651\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161699\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=43eff13179cd30a07c14c8703a738810&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Go Bruce!  You rock.<img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/smileys/content.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" /><br /><span class=\"byline\">           jj | <a href=\"http://unrepentantoldhippie.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://unrepentantoldhippie.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 09.14.06 - 9:00 pm | <a href=\"#161699\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161700\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=43eff13179cd30a07c14c8703a738810&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Awesome!  Go bruce.  <br><br>I take it the Saltspring thing has been sorted out... by the way it wasn't me, but I wish it had been.<br><br>I hope this comment takes...?:|<br /><span class=\"byline\">           jj | <a href=\"http://unrepentantoldhippie.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://unrepentantoldhippie.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 09.14.06 - 9:11 pm | <a href=\"#161700\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161725\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=ef2818967c5fb85dc3118f822c991a59&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Bruce, nothing wrong with your writing there, you said what millions of people have thought about 9-11.  The most unfortunate thing about that tragic day is that it has been exploited by political opportunists, especially at the Federal level.  If one looks back to the days and weeks leading up to the event, where was the Bush administration?  They intentionally turned a blind eye to the warnings \"Bin Laden determined to strike the US\", let it happen and suddenly, the lazy, crass moron became a national hero, not because of his qualities, but because of the emotion that brought out the time-tested patriotism that Americans have within them.  And for the roadkill over at Kate's little hatefest to grab onto this and criticize you for it, shows their level, or lack of, intelligence.  Good on you, and this was by far your best post.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           bcwaterboy | <a href=\"http://www.kalamalkarainbow.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://www.kalamalkarainbow.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 09.15.06 - 9:30 am | <a href=\"#161725\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"161756\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d3c978e357853ddfcd4f79c705060161&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=28\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Thanks Tim, JJ, Simon and eveyone else, I appreciate it.<br><br>Let's move on, we have issues to deal with and this whole thing makes me want to do it more.<br><br>Those fuckers caught me off guard after a busy vacation when I was exhausted and I admit it. Sometimes getting beat up a little reminds you of what you were talking about and I want to talk more, way more.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Bruce | <a href=\"http://canuctude.blogspot.com/\" title=\"http://canuctude.blogspot.com/\">Homepage</a> | 09.15.06 - 9:27 pm | <a href=\"#161756\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr>    <td class=\"InputCell\">                  <br /><div style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 278px;\"><a href=\"http://www.cnet.com/html/ww/100/2009/poll/infrastructure.html?tag=mncol\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/webwarebanner.png\" width=\"278\" height=\"60\" border=\"0\"/></a></div><br /><div id=\"newcomment\"></div><form method=\"post\" name=\"addComment\" action=\"http://www.haloscan.com/comments/brucetude/115796472935375549/\" target=\"_self\">        <p>    Name: <br />          <input name=\"name\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          Email:<br />          <input name=\"email\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          URL: <br />          <input name=\"url\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          Comment:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"javascript:emo_pop()\" title=\"Smiley and tag help\" target=\"_self\">?</a>&nbsp;<br />          <textarea name=\"addMessage\" rows=\"12\" cols=\"38\"></textarea><br /><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"subscribe\" value=\"1\" /><label for=\"subscribe\">Notify me of followup comments via email</label>        </p>        <p class=\"PSubmit\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Publish\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"SubmitButton\" />&nbsp;<input name=\"previewMessage\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Preview\" class=\"SubmitButton\" />        </p>      <input type='hidden' name='user' value='brucetude' /><input type='hidden' name='comment' value='115796472935375549' /></form>    </td></tr>  <tr>    <td><p align=\"center\">        Commenting by <a href=\"http://www.haloscan.com/\" target=\"_blank\">HaloScan</a></p>      </td>  </tr></table><img src=\"http://c5.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=561713&amp;java=0&amp;security=01eeff58\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" /></body>");