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January 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Aha! Items, HOAG Site

DrHGuy Gets Semi-Current, Opens Tumblelog At Good Clean Wholesome Fun

We’re taking a break from our All Broomcorn All The Time format to introduce GoodCleanWholesomeFun.com – or as we like to call him, GCW Fun – the quick-witted, energetic, happy go lucky younger tumblelog sibling of DrHGuy’s jocose but prolix, sometimes abstruse Heck of a Guy blog.

Readers who are in the adult, non-geek population may find the Wikipedia definition of tumblelog helpful:

A tumblelog (or tlog) is a variation of a blog that favors short-form, mixed-media posts over the longer editorial posts frequently associated with blogging. Common post formats found on tumblelogs include links, photos, quotes, dialogues, and video. Unlike blogs, tumblelogs are frequently used to share the author’s creations, discoveries, or experiences while providing little or no commentary.

Think stream of consciousness; think non-Joycean stream of consciousness.

Why Does Heck of a Guy Need Good Clean Wholesome Fun?

I’m auditioning GoodCleanWholesomeFun.com1 as an augmentation to and occasional stand-in for 1HeckOfAGuy.com. I’m especially interested in deferring to the tumblelog when I don’t have time to write an essay-length post and when I’m working on a longer piece that requires more than one day to prepare.

In addition, it seems a dandy means of shamelessly promoting my favorite Heck of a Guy posts.

Both the design of tumblelogs described above and Tumblr, the software that powers GoodCleanWholesomeFun, make posting a link to a site, a photo, a video, or a quote a quick, easy process. Posting a link to web site X can be done without leaving web site X and can even be done by phone.

The ease and speed of posting makes this process ideal for pointing to sites that require little or no explanation beyond, “Hey, look at that,” the rough equivalent of one friend calling another to say, “Turn to Channel 48 – someone is harvesting broomcorn.”

I’ve been playing with GoodCleanWholesomeFun for four or five days now and feel as though I have the hang of the thing. I’ve added five posts today with a total of 15 minutes effort.

As I said, it’s a tryout, and you get free tickets to the dress rehearsal.

The Good Clean Wholesome Fun tumblelog is available – for now – at  Good Clean Wholesome Fun


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  1. For the story of how I came to own this domain name, go to Invest In Good, Clean, Wholesome Fun↩

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