I’ve been reading your negative comments below. It seems you don’t think my humorous pieces are humorous and the rest is, well, your final, general comment was: However, I’d also say that this site is VERY obscure, and - based on the incredibly low caliber of the work done on it (even by right wing blog standards) is so low, that that is unlikely to ever change.

I’ve said this many times here, William, no-relation-to-the fine-actor-Bill, Atherton, the Third, I don’t care if the blog is obscure. I do it because, well, I do things. Many friends and friends of friends read it, send me E-mails approving or disapproving. I tell them to put the comments under the post, but they’d rather respond to me personally. Obscure or not, it’s me taking the time to put something out there. Creating something.

You then write: I’m eager to see if Mr. Boni’s pro-Sarah Palin cartoon is as incomprehensible as his anti-Obama ones.

Here’s what I’m eager to see, then, William, no-relation-to-the fine-actor-Bill, Atherton, the Third — something YOU write. You have a smooth way with negative criticism, which leads me to think you might have a smooth way with an essay of some kind, a newspaper op-ed length size, on a topic or premise you find interesting. So how about it? Instead of trolling and sniping at other peoples’ work, contribute something. Offer something of your own.

Show we few, we happy few, that you can do more than express your low opinion of someone else’s writing — of which every word I’m sure you’ve read, right? I mean, a few cartoons are hardly representative of what’s here, and your quoted comment suggests that’s about as far as you’ve gone. It’s like passing judgment on a cup of coffee by criticizing its company’s logo. Don’t know why, but I get the sense that you can do better than that.

So let’s see it! Something! Anything! Pick a topic, a premise and have at it and I’ll put it up here. (Nothing personal, though, neither about you or I or he-whose-name-shall-not-be-mentioned. Make it a real topic, with a POV, okay?) Play the match. Serve ‘em up! Throw a pitch! Kick the ball off! Let’s see what you can do, even by “left-wing” blog standards. (See, I’m even lowering the bar a little for you.)

Open invitation. If you write something that you tell me is genuine, a piece of your heart and/or mind, not a word will be changed — unless you’re the man-whose-name-shall-not-be-mentioned. All bets are off with him.

I’m trusting then, William, no-relation-to-the fine-actor-Bill, Atherton, the Third, that you are truly unique from and not an alias for he-whose-name-shall-not-be-mentioned. I’m guessing you’re his friend, but this invite is between you and me. I’m trusting that you’ll act honorably. Okay?

So, get out that keyboard and show us what you got.