Ok, so we have a name for the new Cool Baby, Micah. But a critical (some might say more important) issue remains: What should Micah’s silly blog nickname be?
Like I’ve said before, Cool Baby will always be my baby, so I’m not sure if I can promote him to Cool Boy in good conscience. Plus, if he becomes Cool Boy and the new Cool Baby becomes regular ol’ Cool Baby, that will leave us with two CBs. And future readers and alien civilizations discovering this blog will be thoroughly confused trying to determine which of the Cool Babies we are referring to on any given post.
And THEN, what will we do when we’re still blogging as old folks wondering whether we are still cool, and I will have to refer to the current Cool Baby as a Cool Man? That will give us two CMs, contributing to further frustration for readers to come.
So, please help us figure out this dilemma which may have intergalactic repercussions:
What should our new baby’s silly blog nickname be?
As we try to carve a unique place in the blogosphere, we’ve secured yet another rare achievement: the blog giveaway where everyone wins! This is possible, of course, not because we have pallets of ChicoBags to give away, but because only four people entered the giveaway. Those extremely fortunate Cool Readers are:
- Maria D. @ DownrightDomesticity
- steph w
- Johnny Jward Nells
- MusicalFaerie
Thanks to these Cool Readers for playing along! We hope that your sweet new ChicoBags will help you carry your books, groceries, stuffed hamsters, broken stopwatches, packets of Chick fil-A sauce, and Hannah Montana bobbleheads in a way that shows great respect for this beautiful earth that God gifted us with.
Last April featured a landmark moment in the history of our blog: the revelation of our identities. For the two years up until then, Cool Mum and Dad were anonymous except to our close friends who followed the blog. It was the beginning of greater days for AWSC?
However, the blog’s presence, in terms of traffic and subscribers, has not grown since the summer of 2009. Let’s completely and conveniently ignore the fact that posting fell off a cliff last fall when moving, job changes, and pregnancy bombshells hit near-simultaneously, causing life to become what sociologists call “all jacked up.”
We wish to regain our prior momentum and growth, so today marks another landmark moment in the blog. We regret to announce that Are We Still Cool? is hereby returning to anonymous status. We are revoking our identities, so we hope that you and future readers will think of us as the mysterious Cool Fam, circa March 2009.
Now, for those of you who know who we are, we just ask you to look briefly into the red light:
photo: Rob Young
It’s time that I kick my book-writing into high gear, which of course can only mean one thing: I spent the last few days redesigning the blog. Obviously, if you’re reading this on our site then you’ve noticed it already unless you have a very narrow field of vision. If you’re reading this in your RSS reader, then click on over to the site to check out the new digs.
One reason that I decided to go for a redesign is that our last theme (launched April 2009) made posting just a little more work than it needed to be. I had to find a little thumbnail for the front page and try to write a witty teaser for each post. It’s not that much work, but it was just enough to convince me not to post on my lazier days. It was a magazine format, but I just wanted a good ol’ blog back. Also, with the extra work required, I couldn’t post from my phone; with this new look, I can! (get ready for 4 straight posts on how crowded the subway is)
We’re still working out the kinks in our new face. If you encounter any issues, please let us know. I’ll continue to experiment with different parts of the site, but hopefully the new theme will get us back to doing what we do best: finding reasons to not post.
We are so glad that you're here. Please share how AWSC? can be a better place to spend a few minutes or hours out of your day. photo: Jon Peck
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