2012 Blog Year in Review

2012 was a good blogging year for me. I posted 150 blogs in 2012, not counting this one.  In 8 full complete years I averaged about 247 blog posts a year or roughly one blog post every 1.5 days on average.  The most I ever blogged in a single year was 470 blogs in 2005. Last year I blogged 269 times. The lowest number of blogs in a single year was 69 blogs in 2009.

This year my blog saw three milestones. I reached my 2000th blog piece becoming the most blogged deaf/hh blogger around. I passed my 8 years of blogging earning the longest running deaf/hh blogsite around. I am now in my 9th year of blogging. And lastly, in my third milestone my blog received one million hits last month in November earning me the berth as the only deaf/hh blogger to have one million hits to his/her credit.

This year saw the good, the bad, and the ugly comments. The ugly and outrageously bad comments typically came from anonymous cowards who come in here thinking ad hominems make valid arguments. They don't. So, I take comfort in the fact of their continued stupidity. But then again I get a lot of good comments that provided good insights and good arguments. Those are the more interesting ones.


Most outrageous comment: "Nobody bullied Celia May Baldwin."

Most uninformed comment: "HUH? this is so outdated (very old information like 2 years ago) where have you been? You must be in the basement and studies to sterotypes the deaf community? Sadly. Occupy KokonutPundit." (Note, my response:"Anony #1, It is not old information. This is relatively new. The study began in April 2011 and will continue for three years while they get qualified candidates to do their year long Phase I study.")

2nd most uninformed comment:  "This blog is an example of a*dism and ignorance at its finest."

Most insightful comment: "Some prefer remaining blissfully ignorant. There's nothing much anybody can do for them. Is it crossing the line when they decide to ask for disability checks?"

2nd most insightful comment: "Yeah, well. Writing an open letter wasn't smart."  The Lotus flower wilts in shame.

Most desperate comment: "Thanks for promoting our new forum. We're forever indebted to you."
Maybe contribute to that forum and do a "pity" visit?   That reminds me of a homeless guy on a street corner bugging me for money and I can smell his foul, alcohol odor emanating from his mouth. Yeah, sure.


This year also saw a lot of failed petitions by the usual whiners and complainers who have nothing better to do than gripe and do mindless petitionings that go no where.

Petition against stem cells (scroll down for link) for babies who lost their hearing after birth. Link to petition is no longer. Ultimate fail.

Petition against one deaf character, Daphne,  in the Switched at Birth show because she wasn't "deaf enough." Petition only gained 99 supporters. Go figure.

Petition to get CSD to remove "The Bear Hunt" statue from campus. Petition collected only 146 supporters. Petition is closed. Common sense prevailed.

Happy New Year fans and supporters of Kokonut Pundit! Another year awaits for Kokonut Pundit.

ADDENDUM:

Forgot to include a petition to get show comedian Chelsea Handler to apologize to deaf people for making fun of sign language. As most petitions go, they don't go anywhere on achieving results.

And also, must not forget the failed petition to get a certain author from publishing her book on dirty signs.  Petition is already closed.

One million hits and counting....

I finally hit the ultimate milestone that any blogger would be proud of and that is to hit the one millionth hits as seen on my Sitemeter counter near the bottom of my left column side of my blog page that I installed 8 years ago. It has been a long time coming. I've covered a lot of topics and issues (deaf and non-deaf related topics and issues) along the way. Truly a remarkable milestone for me just like hitting my 2,000th blog piece this year and getting into my 9th year of blogging.  No other deaf blogger has ever attained those milestones. I am just thankful for my readers out there who have visited my blogs to get their regular dose of my entertaining and informative blogs. 

Do ya want some more Kokonut Pundit?  One lump or two?

A milestone report....

I nearly missed it. I've officially been a blogger on my blog, Kokonut Pundit, for 8 years. I began blogging on October 22, 2004 and now I'm into my 9th year blogging on my blog site becoming the longest running blogsite run by a deaf/hh blogger. Whew! That was a mouthful of saying "blogs." 

It was only a couple weeks ago when I reached my 2000th blog and I nearly forgot that milestone. Although I've had a few blogs before I began my Kokonut Pundit blogsite about a year before I finally settled on Kokonut Pundit which has become my number one main blogsite to blog on.

Again, thanks to my loyal readers and fans for stopping by. Come back in a few weeks for another milestone and guess what that might be.

Stay safe for those on the eastern states!

Kokonut Pundit's New Milestone...and more!

Well, I've finally reached my 2000th blog piece today. The 2000th blog I did was an explosive blog piece called "McCaskill's Fired!" How appropriate. I believe my blog, Kokonut Pundit, is the most blogged site for a deaf/hh blogger on this side of the deaf blogosphere with over 2000 blogs since 2004. No other deaf/hh blogger comes close. I've written over 2,000 blog pieces which is like writing a book the equivalent pages of War and Peace that's 1,440 pages long. It took me 8 years to get to this point and I'm amazed already that I was able to achieve my 200th blog piece today. I'd like to thank the new and loyal readers who have come to visit my blogs to read my special way of blogging. And so I shout from the rooftop in celebration of my 2000th blog piece. Eight years in the making. I'm no Tolstoy but certainly you have heard of me. I'm the blogger who writes blogs that everybody loves to read. Well, almost everybody. Pssst! They're the haters kind. But don't look now. Watch carefully my counter below (scroll down) and you will see how close I am in my next milestone while my counter slowly counts toward the 1,000,000th hits. That's one million if you missed seeing the zeros. That, I'm sure, is enough to celebrate. And, if you wait til October 22, 2012 you will see another new milestone being mentioned as well. Guess what that would be? Any takers?

Huzzah for me. Rah. Rah. Rah!

Ok. Enough of that. G'night folks.

Milestones....

I recently looked at my site counter and saw that it is nearing the 1 millionth hit mark. It'll be a few more months until that happens. I figured that this is an opportunity to pause and reflect back on my blogging history going back 8 years beginning in October of 2004. I've become, I believe, the longest running and most posted deaf/hh blogger with probably having the most cumulative blog hits as well.

I covered many subjects on American politics, deaf politics, deafness issues, technologies, medical science, the environment, Earth science, the nonsense global-warming-as-caused-by-human-beings-which-will-cause-sea-levels-to-rise-20-feet, interviews with Matt Hamill over the years who is now making a comeback, the "deafhoodism" cultural mindset that people would swear it is a cult following, the failed walked outs against DeafTV and Deafread, and many more topics. Some blogs I wrote were funny ones like the ever so famous Monopoly money debacle to covering serious issues like the rapes at Gallaudet University which continues to get worse are enough to keep pace with my varied interests on what to blog. Enough so for readers and fans to keep coming back. I thank you for that. With 1,978 blog posts so far and another milestone coming up as reach closer to my 2000th blog post I never imagined my blog would come this far 8 years later with so many twists and turns along the way. I met a lot of haters along the way but they were by far outweighed by the many fans and readers who like to read my blogs and contribute their opinions and thoughts.

Milestones.

They can only be reached if you take your first step and keep moving forward.

Should comments be turned on?

I got a few grumblings from a few deaf people filtering in to me about wishing that my comment was turned on so people can respond here. I purposely turned it off so as to not have comments come in prior to approval of some idiot ruining my day/week/month/year by telling me the news of what's going on recently. I don't want to know!

WHY?

Here's why.

I decided to create a poll so at least people can at least respond in some manner and get their input but be forewarned, I am not likely to change my mind and will want to see myself through in this experiment of mine. If you want to respond, respond in Facebook. Of course, I'll hear from my friends of mine only rather than from a bunch of deaf hand wringers.




And a super YAY! that I made it through my first week on no news. No Drudge Report. No CNN. No Foxnews. No politics. Sports. And all that junk.

Another new milestone......and upcoming Matt Hamill fight!

Whoo hooo! Over 900,000 visits on my Kokonut Pundit blog. Only another 100,000 more hits to go til I hit 1 million visits. You can see the Sitemeter number on the leftside of my blog and scroll down til you see it. After 7 years and 1799 blogs later I hit the 900,000 mark. How many deaf bloggers are in that same league? My 8th year will begin this October 22, 2011. Hopefully, sometime in 2012 I'll hit my 1 millionth mark.

One thing I noticed over the last few days is that I've gotten a lot of hits from Wikipedia on Matt Hamill it mentioned about my interview (see #13 in Wikipedia's references) with Matt Hamill back in June 26, 2006. This happens every time Matt Hamill gets ready for a fight but this time the fight against Rampage this Saturday, May 28, has produced an unusual number of traffic flow from Wikipedia compared to other fights.  I'm one of the very few bloggers who have done interviews with Hamill and I was given several photos of him practicing sparring and joshing around with Tito Ortez from Matt Hamill to use in my blogs.

Anyway, do not miss this epic fight!! I plan to go to a sports bar with my wife and enjoy the fight there. It's better to pay $50 bucks on drinks and snacks and watch the fight there than to pay $50 bucks for pay per view.

I just wanted to toot my horn and thank you all for visiting Kokonut Pundit, a nationally known professional patriotic purveyor of highly entertaining and informative blogging!

A Poll: Should Mike stop blogging on Kokonut Pundit?

Note: If you're going to vote "Yes!!" at least have the cojones to explain why instead of being an anonymous coward.

I've been blogging a long time and enjoyed every minute of my blogging. I know I've contributed my generous share to the deaf and hard of hearing communities, and even the Deaf community with my invaluable contributions on a variety of important subjects and issues. Opinions do matter here whether you like it or not. I'm not shy about what I write here and ask the hard questions at times when others do not dare touch it. I speak with my mind, literally so, on occasion. And I'm sure my actions produced some shocking results to those whose own sensibilities are, well, rather sensitive and not used to the idea of seeing deaf/hh people talking and not sign. Really, it's all about diversity if people haven't gotten a clue yet.

As a matter of my own curiosity, should I continue with my blogging on my Kokonut Pundit blog? Why or why not? If you answered this poll please write down why you selected "yes" or "no." Don't be shy.

Have a great day!

Best and Worst Responses for 2010, Part 2 of 4.

Continuing from Part 1 of 4.


April 2010

Since I got my new hearing aids, I have upgraded myself from 'deaf' to HH' I hear so much better with them and I am enjoying my friends at work so much!! Before that it was a chore to talk to anyone. Now I'm participating in the chatter and it has made a world of difference in my happiness at work.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/04/value-of-work-encounters-for-deaf-and.html


May 2010

Thanks to these people, the Deaf community is now a laughingstock.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/avdism.html

Instead of "F*ck the Deaf Community", that the hearing father already regretted, maybe it should be more of "F*ck the Mask of Benevolence Community".
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/fck-you-deaf-community.html

Wow. Strong words. Eventually that guy's daughter will turn up at an HLAA, ALDA or IFHOH Convention. She'll fit right in with the rest of us oral deaf people. No one will care how she communicates. Since more than 2/3 of all deaf people are oral deaf, she'll be in good company. ;-) I've met many, many like her.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/fck-you-deaf-community.html

Oh, I know. I know. You'll never understand.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/fck-you-deaf-community.html

I wonder If I, a mother wants to remove hair cells in my child's cochlea, will it be consider a child abuse?
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/fck-you-deaf-community.html

Hedy-- You've used that example before and it creeps me out.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/fck-you-deaf-community.html

Ulaubooooo, scoobie doooooo, fuggamatich sammywich with mayo hamncheese!
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/deafhood-no-thanks.html

Mike...you never fail to disappoint me. Once again, you've shown how narrow minded and uneducated you are.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/deafhood-no-thanks.html

hee hee ... good one, Mike! hope this one will go into your year-end collection of greatest zingers. good to see you haven't lost your way with words, or your sense of humor!
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/deafhood-no-thanks.html

Trevor, it's a satire. You're making a big frakking deal out of this satire. Chill out, dude.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/deafhood-no-thanks.html


Yup, Mike, you can chill now...my Deafologist group has just deemed you're not a suppressive after all. (Bzzzz) Oops that was my pager....let's see...ah...that was my commander...he says I must go back to auditing people. Well, excuse me, I'm gonna go now to spread the bliss! Peace out...
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/deafhood-no-thanks.html

I have a BA and MA in English, so I know what a satire is.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/deafhood-no-thanks.html

You got crushed by a Meriam-Webster dictionary over your two English degrees.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/deafhood-no-thanks.html

I fully expect the Deafhood "leadership" to start looking for me now, as I am within their ranks, the most dangerous threat to their plans. I am: Fiver!
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/deafhood-no-thanks.html

Hmmm... the potential hazard is you and your computer might be insanely brain washed instantly.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/google-posts-deafhood-warning-on-search.html

I just saw someone creating a new word: deaffort. Have no idea what it is. It is being discussed over in a very secluded and closed video world.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/very-special-people-hate-crime.html


And, Mike, lay off that hand-rubbing gesture for pausing. Kinda make you look like a villain gleefully plotting something with hand-rubbing. I had the same problem with experimenting my first couple vlogs.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/part-ii-mikes-asl-vlog-to-deaf.html

Heh heh. My plan is working flawlessly! *rubs hands.* You know, I don't have a plan. I just rub my hands together and chuckle.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/part-ii-mikes-asl-vlog-to-deaf.html

Comment deleted. This post has been removed by the author.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/05/adversity-perspective-from-deafhh.html


June 2010

I think it's sad someone is donating such a large sum of money to a group that is about doing nothing instead of to a group that is about doing SOMETHING.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/money-donated-to-deafhood-no-thanks.html

holding a doctorate degree isn't going to make you rich and successful.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/money-donated-to-deafhood-no-thanks.html

Who makes fun of a kid? That guy is an ass.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/when-deaf-person-is-mocked-for-his.html

I honestly don't think that Deaf Hate Crime is materialized. Someone is trying to make money out of it. Hate Crime is enough.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/jumping-deaf-hate-crime-bandwagon.html

At your next Vlog, please take your hat off since I cannot see your eyes that are a significant part of ASL for understanding. thanks.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/jumping-deaf-hate-crime-bandwagon.html

Still laughing here on my end... showed the video to my daughter who laughed her head off. She said, "if he'd play the game once he'd know what monopoly money is".
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/critical-analysis.html

I was disappointed that they didn't make out in the end.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/sock-pow-its-deaf-dynamic-duo.html

Yep. A bunch of hypocrites. Why not attack Cerf for not giving up his AGBell medal award after 13 years? Bunch of wimps, emotional cry babies. I dare those Deaf extremists to challenge Cerf to give up his medal! I DARE YA!
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/vincent-cerf-accepted-award-from-agbell.html

So...Al Gore didn't invent the Internets?
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/vincent-cerf-accepted-award-from-agbell.html

Don't you dare to mock or defile John Ebgert at all!
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/poll-do-you-approve-ab2072-bill.html

Some people need the esteem booster by meeting self-appointed leaders.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/poll-do-you-approve-ab2072-bill.html

How is it good to drill a hole and scrap off skull bone and insert some sort of foreign objection inside the head just to hear well? How is it good to teach "false" language like cued speech to deaf children. How is it good for children with profound hearing loss to learn to speak and hear when it s actually just a guessing game?
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/poll-do-you-approve-ab2072-bill.html


I just read RLM’s post linking here. LOL. I must say reading his insane post keeps me sane.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/ag-bell-on-ab2072.html

It's a shame that Edwin Black has also marginalize the history of Jewish people by comparing this AB2072 bill as a possible road to eugenics.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/when-anti-ab2072-group-uses-nazi-labels.html

You or anybody else do not own deaf or hh babies. They are not your "Deaf babies." Nor are they born "Deaf" which is a cultural label to begin with.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/when-anti-ab2072-group-uses-nazi-labels.html

you spend more time going after AGBell than you do promoting ASL.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/when-anti-ab2072-group-uses-nazi-labels.html

Mike, most of us know your reputation being a subtle propagandist to destroy the Deaf community working on the betterment for all deaf babies. you made a choice to negate without going through the journey. again, you don;t want to take this journey and you choose to negate, negate...
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/deafhood-afa-and-cad-linked-as.html

That was fun!
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/deafhood-afa-and-cad-linked-as.html

John, focus on ASL. Stop spending so much time, energy and effort going after AGBell, CI, and so on. This continues to be your Achilles Heel.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/deafhood-afa-and-cad-linked-as.html

Terminological Terrorism
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/deafhood-afa-and-cad-linked-as.html

It's governments and boards that were controlled by white and hearing, STUPID!
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/eugenics-of-deaf-indian-sign-language.html


You see David, deaf staffs also played oppressive roles on deaf Indian children back then. This is not news.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/eugenics-of-deaf-indian-sign-language.html

Cute. Trying to shift blame on ASL/Deaf people now, aren't we?
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/eugenics-of-deaf-indian-sign-language.html

I will make my vlog about your irresponsible and uncredible article. Mike, I want you to be aware that I'll hold you accountable.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/eugenics-of-deaf-indian-sign-language.html

Hold me accountable? Over what? Do you know what a "thought exercise" is about?
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/eugenics-of-deaf-indian-sign-language.html

I've monitored him for two years now and can safely assure you. He's so stuck inside of a closed society where people's thoughts are tightly regulated.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/eugenics-of-deaf-indian-sign-language.html

Yeah, it made me smile and also very excited to read this blog and then having heavy sadness for both Native Indian and deaf communities. Oh well, at least I know that we're all okay- just as human beings.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/asl-thrives-isl-dies-and-gets-pushed.html

I’m still waiting for Ebonics sign language to materialize from the black Deaf community so they wouldn't wanted to put up with whitey ASL no more.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/06/asl-thrives-isl-dies-and-gets-pushed.html

Best and Worst Responses for 2010, Part 1 of 4.

Here's my latest review of responses from my blogs where I choose some of the best and worst responses (and some in-between) that were said in 2010. It’s up to you to decide which ones are the best and worst responses. I have done previous "Best and Worst Responses" in 2006 and 2007 but never did it for 2008 or 2009. I figured its time to do it again. Click on the links and see who said what. Perhaps you'll recognize your own response! Some of the names you’ll recognize while many others came from anonymous people. Some comments were like what a “hit and run” driver would do and be like a coward. But there were many names who were quite courteous and well behaved. A mish mash of comments to read and laugh over. Or frown fretfully over them.  I’ll put out 4 different "Best and Worst Responses" blogs from January through March (Part 1), April through June (Part 2), July through September (Part 3), and October through December (Part 4) in order to break them down into a more readable format that's not too lengthy. Here’s Part 1 (January through March). I’ll put the rest of Part 2, 3 and 4 over the next several days. Enjoy!


January 2010
Excellent post, Mike. It disgusts me, how people are buying into this, and especially how Gore is making money from all of this. Not to mention all the money we're pouring into "100-year-fixes".
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/01/are-deaf-people-more-prone-to-believe.html


February 2010
I wonder if RLM realizes that he did the exact opposite of his intention? Rather than getting people to think about A*dism (I hate that term) he made the whole Deaf Community look like intolerant jerks. That helps nobody.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/02/nfl-cochlear-implant-story-continues.html

(e, surprised? I'm not. It's not surprising that there's a lot of ignorant people in this world. Lots of idiots too. ;)
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/02/is-mike-mcconnell-anti-deaf.html

I think you're going to confuse the guy when you say you'll talk with him over the phone even though you are deaf. To me, the ability to use the phone is the line of demarcation between being deaf and not being deaf. How can someone who can understand another person's voice without any visual cues be considered deaf? I went deaf slowly over 15 years and the day I made my last phone call was the day I went deaf.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/02/is-mike-mcconnell-anti-deaf.html

I wouldn't be surprised if that happen someday. Some Deaf people are simply mentally unstable. Pink rooms for them.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/02/deaf-group-attacks-stem-cell-researcher.html

I love it! Other blogs pale in comparison to yours and frankly they are dry..dry...dry!
And thank you for coming back on DeafRead!
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-do-you-like-to-read-kokonut-pundit.html

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http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/02/deaf-on-deaf-hate-crime.html (Reason number one to keep an eye out for spams).


March 2010

I'm glad I read this post. It makes your other posts much easier to read. I can actually see your point.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/03/dangers-of-using-wikipedia-to-look-up.html

You were banned for asking a reasonable question? Unbelievable!
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/03/baby-born-deaf-deaf-members-celebrate.html

You remembered "My plan is working flawlessly."!!! *putting his little fingernail to his gold tooth, glint*
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/03/baby-born-deaf-deaf-members-celebrate.html


That's why I prayed and hoped that the birth of my kids would come out all intact with all 5 senses working.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/03/baby-born-deaf-deaf-members-celebrate.html

.... and imagine what it's like being the ant in between the manure and the grass. being culturally Deaf, going blind.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/03/baby-born-deaf-deaf-members-celebrate.html

Karma is real bitch for what will do to Rush if he choose not to donate his $$$ to the Deafhood Foundation.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-hope-deafhood-fails.html

As for Deafhood, it's been twisted into a psychological weapon against any d/Deaf person who chooses to use speech and hearing technology, never mind that that person probably may also use ASL and come from a Deaf family, for example. Oralism, speech, and hearing technology are the latest taboos, according to a few Deafhood activists. And thru Deafhood Foundation's associations with DBC and AFA, one can only wonder what next?
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-hope-deafhood-fails.html

Deafhood already failed. The proof is in the pudding!
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-hope-deafhood-fails.html

Even Olise made lot of hate speech against deaf. WAKE UP!
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/03/breaking-deaf-hate-speech-found.html

Been arrested yet on Deaf hate speech charges? Lol.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/03/breaking-deaf-hate-speech-found.html

Whenever they disagree with others' opinions at either ASLrocks or DVTV, they would call them "hate crime/speech".  I honestly don't believe them at all.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/03/breaking-deaf-hate-speech-found.html


Flouride is good for your teeth.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2010/03/when-piano-dieshorribly.html

Kokonut Pundit - the longest continuously running deaf/hh blog around?

My Kokonut Pundit blog will be approaching its 7th year this October when I began blogging in 2004. With over 1,558 blog posts (not counting this one) I believe I am probably the most prolific deaf/hh blogger around if I may be so bold. With a few pauses here and there I maintained my regular blogging ever since covering interests ranging from politics, the environment, the Gallaudet University protest, deaf and hard of hearing issues, advances in technology and biotechnology, and lately the AB2072 debacle. Unless if I'm mistakened, and readers can point this out to me, are there other blogs that have been around much longer than mine and continuously blogged on a regular basis? If so then I will stand corrected. However, from what I can I tell, at least here in the United States, the Kokonut Pundit blog is the longest running and regularly maintained deaf/hh blog around. And certainly one of the more popular deaf/hh blogs around, too. Thank you, readers!

Why do you like to read Kokonut Pundit blog? A thanks to readers...

A little bit of a thank you here is in order to the readers of Kokonut Pundit who continue to read my blogs that I started almost 6 1/2 years ago. Let this be an open comment period for fans (or haters) of Kokonut Pundit the opportunity to have something to say here. The comment page is open and that my moderating control is now turned off so you don't have to wait to see if your comments are approved or not.

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Kokonut Pundit on Cox and Forkum Blog Page

What many don't realize is that there is a link on the famously known Cox and Forkum editorial cartoon website that list Kokonut Pundit on it's blogroll list. My blog has been on that blogroll list for almost two years. So, be sure to click on the Cox and Forkum logo seen on the left to check out the latest funny political cartoon. I'm sure you will find it humorous as well as delightfully insightful about today's issues and problems in our government. But the sad thing about is that C & F ceased their political cartoons in June of 2009. But many of their cartoons still hold the truth to today like this one seen above, especially with the current Obama administration and the continuing trillion dollars deficit spending that makes Bush's spending like small potatoes.

UPDATE: Forgot to add that my blog is on the "Friends of Day by Day" blog roll list located on the right side as you scroll down, fyi.

EMPOWERMENT IN THE DEAF COMMUNITY:ANALYZING THE POSTS OF INTERNET WEBLOGS

Here's an August 2009 Masters of Art thesis paper entitled: Empowerment in the Deaf Community: Analyzing the Posts of Internet Weblogs. In this paper it covered several well known deaf/hh blogs or "the nine amazing bloggers whose words can inform the world of the strength of their community," such as Kokonut Pundit, Fookem and Bug, Ear of My Heart, Ridor Live, Woparsb, Mishka Zena, Berke Outspoken, and The Deaf Edge (see page 38). Though the person who did the thesis tried to guess our age but missed mine by a decade. No contacts were made by the author of this study in order to reduce any interference or biasing.

In 2007 when the study began, several criteria were established to weed out 366 blogs where eight blogs remained (see page 34, note that Fookem and Bug is one blog with two bloggers). The thesis goes on to explain about the bloggers and the 416 posts (from April to June of 2007) that were analyzed:

this research examined personal and community empowerment in Deaf individuals as evidenced in 416 blog posts by nine individuals who are members ofthe DeafRead community. Common elements of empowerment found in the literature across a variety of disciplines include: evidence of valued social roles, improving others’ perceptions of oneself or ones’ own self image, overcoming stigma, changing or improving the community, informing the community and sharing expectations of what the community’s abilities. These elements constitute the framework for the current study. The study examined the degree to which Deaf bloggers discussed their sense of personal empowerment in their blog posts and the degree to which the content of Deaf blog posts advocated for community empowerment for their readers.

"Members of the Deafread community"? I don't see it that way but rather it's simply an aggregator site where you can submit your blog URL address to get it listed. No more different than Deaf Village as an aggregator site.

Secondly, the thesis goes on to describe Deaf bloggers which is incorrect since not all deaf bloggers are Deaf but deaf or hard of hearing. Just because one has a blog listed in Deafread does not make that person a Deaf blogger. I don't know whether to be flattered or insulted for the author to label me as a Deaf blogger, which I'm not. A deaf blogger, yes. A hard of hearing blogger, yes. That was the author's mistake to assume a blogger's identity without asking first.

All in all, this thesis study put out a good effort to analyze Deaf bloggers (and not so much for Deaf, deaf, and hh bloggers) and their role in the Deaf community, empowerment efforts and such. Although the author neglected to even consider the deaf and hard of hearing communities in her research of those born with a hearing loss or acquired it later in life.

Kokonut Pundit is now on Twitter

Going to try and see how this works out but go ahead and sign on if you want to follow me through this Twitter thing. A little social experiment to try out just as my blog was a "little social experiment." heh....

I have my Twitter icon up on the upper left hand column of my blog and all you have to do is click on it to get to my Twitter page.