Your Favorite Blog...Characters

Can you believe it, we have surpassed 500 visitors to Downward Brent Lee. It seems like it just a few weeks ago we hit 400 visitors. For a blog that has strayed further and further from the original intent, this is impressive. I think we should run down what makes this blog so popular.

• The writing is average
• It rarely stays on topic
• It is really written for about the 5 people who actually know me
• Amazing production value
• Top-notch pictures
• Self-deprecating humor
• The title sounds like a yoga pose
• A blog about wedding planning, who wouldn't want to read?
• I've been able to use Carl in the blog too many times. For a baby that doesn't exist yet, that is pretty good.

 Speaking of Carl, Downward Brent Lee held a poll a week or so ago to see who your favorite blog character is. And again we had a tie. For those familiar with our polls, only 5 people tend to vote and somehow we always end up with a tie. Your favorite blog characters are Vanilla Ice and Carl. I applaud your your results dear readers, you have a real sense of the pulse of the blog reader.

If you are new to Downward Brent Lee, our fascination with Vanilla Ice comes from our namesake, Brent Lee. Not only did he have the Ice Man's tapes in 7th and 8th grade (and beyond?), but he owned a Vanilla Ice t-shirt. I'm not saying that I didn't own some great shirts in my day, but I didn't wear them to school. Only Brent Lee had the steel balls to wear it to school and be proud. What made that day better is that B ran into a pole that day while walking. And only 18 or so years later, B is still reminded of that day.

Talk about your street cred.

 Your other favorite is one of B and Corrin's fictional triplets. I even took the liberty of naming their three sons Abernathy, Bernard, and Carl. This way life is easy for them because the kids are in ABC order. Carl, being the youngest of three sons by only 15 minutes feels like he has a lot to live up to. His can-do attitude and infectious smile can melt the heart of the coldest rapper...Vanilla Ice (see how I tied that together? That's good blog writing right there).

Carl is on the far left.

His parents aren't supposed to have a favorite, but they think that Carl is on the path to success. Bernard is the one that they have to watch out for the most. He has trouble written all over him. He is most likely to be riding in the back of a Chevy S-10 causing problems around a sleepy foothill community. Abernathy will be fine and is going to grow up to be just like his Uncle Paul. You can insert your own joke here. See, we make this blog interactive!

Thanks again for showing up and getting us over 500 visitors. I wish I have 500 real friends to celebrate this occasion with, but I will have to settle for the dust bunny I have been collecting. Have a great weekend and be sure to check in next week.