I’ve already written about the series I plan on writing (link here)… now I’ll give you some structure for when posts will appear here at The Almanac.
I should be writing twice a week until things get really hoppin’ and then I’ll try to write a third segment per week. Here’s what you can expect.
Tuesday is Harvest Day!
Tuesday is the day you can expect my main post for the week. Posts falling into the four series I’ve already laid out will be here. I reserve the right to revise my posts after they’re posted because I often realize my arguments are fallacious (dumb) only after readers have informed me of their dumbnaciousness. These posts will often stretch your patience to the breaking point, taking five minutes, ten minutes, maybe even twelve minutes (that’s more minutes than you have fingers!) to read! It’s tough, I know, but that’s why I give you a full three days of rest until…
Farmer Fridays!
Every Friday I am going to name a figure from popular culture an official “Friday Farmer”, a special honoree here at The Almanac. Friday Farmers (or FFs) will be famous-ish people who have inadvertently made an impact on the economic and moral landscape of the world (or even America, which is bigger than the world!). The special thing about these FFs is how they make an impact in a way often not recognized. Albert Gore Jr. can’t be named a Friday Farmer because he got much of his fame for trying to save El Mundo (which is Spanish for “The Mundo”). By contrast, Mr. Kool-Aid, provider of a thirst-quenching punch substitute with flavors like “Diabetes Delight” and “Outrageous Obesity” , is eligible to be elected Friday Farmer because he never sought out to make the world a better place… he just did (though his penchant for breaking walls is going to work against him).
The Farmer Friday posts will be short, probably just a bit longer than the previous paragraph… unless the FF is totally awesome, like Chuck Norris or Oprah. Ok, not Oprah. Maybe Rosie. Maaaaybe.
Knowledge Nuggets
Every now and again, there’s a subject that people want to know about which doesn’t really fit into the line of Tuesday posts. Simple subjects like:
“What’s this subprime thing I keep hearing about?” (Answer: I’ll explain later)
and
“Is it unhealthy to eat boogers?” (Answer: Not if they’re yours!)
These will pop up from time to time based largely on user requests. Please feel free to request away.
ThrowDown Thursdays (tentative)
There’s a chance my good friend Presh Talwalkar over at Mind Your Decisions Blog and I will start some sort of cross-blog debate format in the model of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption”, CNN’s “The Situation Room”, and Fox’s “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader”. Perhaps we’ll call it “Pardon the Fifth Grader Situation”. We haven’t officially agreed to terms, but once The Almanac is off the ground we probably will give it a try. I make no guarantees that it will happen on a Thursday or even that it will happen weekly. It may not even be a ThrowDown. It may end up just being ThrowUp.
So now you know what you’re getting, and when you’re gonna get it.
Until Next Time, Later, Y’all
-TYF
