I hated to do it - it's against all my blogging instincts - but I had to move the post "The Ballad of Sad Howie" into draft mode. Buh-bye. The real-life subject of the post has gone ballistic, as I suspected he would, and the whole thing may boil down to litigation at some point. So - better to leave the whole thing undescribed. One mediocre post isn't worth the risk that Howie might Google himself right to my self-incriminating front door some day. My job is a big huge deal; I'm keeping it, thanks.
Posted by Queenie at January 4, 2005 04:31 PMI understand, some posts I've removed for the same reason. Never know who might be reading them.
Posted by: BeeBee at January 4, 2005 05:25 PMI have a closet full of those skeletons.
Posted by: Velociman at January 4, 2005 07:03 PMBy the way...in the world of 'Google', that boat has already sailed...
Sorry!
Posted by: jmflynny at January 4, 2005 08:57 PMIt only stays cached in Google for so long. I've closed/deleted enough posts to know this from personal experience.
Posted by: Serenity at January 4, 2005 09:10 PMIf you want to make it disappear from Google, it might be best to reopen the posts Google's saved, blank them, and let Google re-index 'em, replacing the old text.
I had to remind myself of the sad story, and Google obliged. Those will be there for a while, though not forever. Prudence might dictate evasive action, I'm just sayin'.
Posted by: Patton at January 5, 2005 05:42 AMYeah, I just read it, and...wow. I hope he doesn't get you put on FOX News any time soon. Scary. I'm normally amused by office shootouts, but I've grown rather fond of your blog. Stay safe.
Posted by: Bane at January 5, 2005 05:46 PMSissy!!!
Posted by: WarWagon at January 10, 2005 04:58 PM