I think there's a huge difference between supporting the workers and supporting the union, in terms of public opinion. Honestly, it's like Iraq -- people support the troops who are caught in the bullshit without supporting the leadership. And given a choice between "union" and "management"? That's a tough call -- NYC is still a union town.

What I mean to say is that it seems to me like people are more hostile toward Roger Toussaint than to "the union."

Also, note in that poll that the number within the 5 boroughs is even higher -- 58%.

I think the MTA has pissed off a lot of people with the cooked books and the un-needed fare hike and the whole West Side Stadium debacle and that gave the union a leg-up in the good will department.

I don't know how many more twenty degree days that will last, however.

I am in a daftish mood.

msbelle, by contiguous halves I wanted to know if you were wrapping it in one piece of Christian paper and one piece of Jewish. Or, as would be possible, five pieces of christmas paper alternating with five pieces of chanukah paper.

Yeah, still daftish. I want my IQ back, dammit.

I've now earned $14.94 from Google ads. Honestly, if this keeps up, I could use that money to pay for a dedicated server for provocateuse. Huh.

Who wants to come fold my laundry for me?

That's some serious eyes-per-page there, ita. I think if I put ads on my site I'd make that amount in one year. Maybe.

That's some serious eyes-per-page there, ita.

153,169 page impressions since I signed up at lunchtime yesterday. The site was about to cost me a fortune, and I didn't know what to do--close it down, or get booted off a good host for peaking their CPU (I'd run out of bandwidth and shut down most of the sites for a week or so at the end of the billing period, which means I was making the load asymmetrical). I'm willing to spend some money on providing these sites, because they're fun and I like it, but dedicated hosting? Ouch.

If the ad thing keeps panning out, then I can kick myself for not having thought of it sooner.

Where are the ads? I can't see them to kick you a penny.

Where are the ads?

I haven't put ads on bestof yet (I like the spare look), but most of the other sites have them on the main pages (wetmen twice, top and bottom) and above the logo on the picture pages.

Looking at Adam Brody's spectacle page it's offering me an opportunity to buy an "I love Seth Cohen" T shirt and something else titled "Adam Brody-The OC" and talking about music and fashion. Targeted marketing that might even work, given the popularity of my sites at myspace.

In general, though, when it doesn't know what to offer, it often offers Brad Pitt, and sometimes Orlando Bloom.

Yeah, still daftish. I want my IQ back, dammit.

OMG. I think I forgot you had a spectacles page. I have a real thing for wire-rimmed glasses.