People ask why do you blog? In the final analysis I blog because I like to. Every once in a while though you get a comment from a reader that reminds you why it is all worth while. Here is one I received today from a person alleging to be a Julie Peterson:
Julie Peterson commented on Safe Access wins SC Magazine Award Reader Trust Award, again!:
Dressed in a tuxedo and chewing those rubber chicken breasts at the award ceremony is your idea of fun? Aren't you the same mentally retarded idiot who said in 2007 that you hated SC awards and that anyone can buy the SC awards with a sponsorship? Why do you think people give over $10k as sponsorship for the SC awards? Who is watching the awards except other vendors? By the way you suck big time with your rubbish blogs. Didn't networld magazine give you the boot within 3 months? Think before you write Mr. mental. Well done on winning, but please, dont give the impression that you cant buy an award from SC! And don't forget to eat your medication pills tonight, otherwise from your hair it is obvious you ran away from a mental hospital.
First of all Julie, let me thank you for your kind words! You made the statement and let me answer your questions for you.
1. Is dressing in a tuxedo and chewing rubber chicken breasts my idea of fun? Actually, I do enjoy dressing up in a tuxedo once in a while. The food at the awards ceremony was actually pretty good, if not diet friendly, as were the cocktails. The entertainment at the awards show was pretty good as well. Catching up with friends you had not seen for a while and networking with industry peers was pretty worthwhile too. Maybe your idea of a good time is putting on a bowling shirt and swilling a couple of beers and pretzels before going home and undressing into your dirty ripped underwear. Hey I say to each his own.
2. I am not the idiot who in 2007 said that I hated the SC awards and that anyone can buy the SC awards with a sponsorship. I am the idiot who said that about the InfoSec Products Guide award by the folks at Silicon Valley Communications. In contrast I have always said nice things about the SC awards. I actually have a lot of respect for them. Also for the record, StillSecure has never been a sponsor of the SC Magazine awards. I have seen sponsors who did not win awards as well. So looks like you got that one wrong Julie, but it happens.
3. “Networld” magazine didn’t give me the boot within 3 months. They never had the chance, as I never wrote for “networld, network world or any other magazine. Maybe you have me confused with Mike Rothman or Mitchell Ashley, who do and did write for Network World. But let me assure you that I do try and think before I write.
4. Regarding what medication pills I take and does my hair make it obvious I ran away from a mental hospital. I don’t take any medication, maybe I should. Better living through chemistry you know ;-) As to my hair, what can I say. At this stage I am happy I have any hair at all. My wife always says when I get my haircut it looks like a Buzz Lightyear style, but no one ever mentioned a mental hospital look to it. In any event sorry it doesn’t appeal to you.
So who is this troll Julie Peterson? Could it be Richard Stiennon in drag? Maybe his wife striking out? Maybe another one of my fans? Who knows, but these sort of comments keep me juiced about blogging and remind me of how much fun I have doing it. Thanks again Julie!
