Tag Archives: spam

One Afternoon In Downtown Ouagadougou

Posted on February 25, 2016 by pegoleg

“Mr. Yacuba Adams!” a man exclaims as he passes another man walking down a busy street in Ouagadougou. “I hope you are in sound health and mind?” The men stop and shake hands. The sun is blazing overhead, but as … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged 419 scams, humor, I've never met anyone from Burkina Faso so why does half the population have my email address?, life, musings, spam, they have always relied on the kindness of strangers | 42 Comments

Ask Miss Peg-o-Leg

Posted on October 14, 2015 by pegoleg

Have you ever started an advice column without remembering a thing about it? Apparently I did. That’s the only way to explain all the requests for advice I’ve gotten lately; requests which, I might add, somehow landed in my spam … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged blog, blog spammers are cretinous idiots, blogging, how I hate Little Debbie which is the source of my saddle-bags, humor, Little Debbie, love me some Little Debbie, spam, writing | 79 Comments

World Famous Comedian Visits Peg-o-Leg’s Blog!

Posted on January 29, 2013 by pegoleg

I don’t want to brag, but I’m so excited I couldn’t keep this to myself. Although we bloggers toil in the WordPress vineyards primarily for personal satisfaction, a little recognition never comes amiss. In fact, the prayer we dare not … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged blogging, fame & fortune, humor, musings, Oprah, spam, Steve Martin, Wild and crazy guys | 77 Comments

Dear Beloved Investor

Posted on March 6, 2012 by pegoleg

2011 was not a good year for us, financially. I know we’re not alone. Our stock funds went down the toilet, our house is worth less than we owe on it and the bank now sends me a statement each month … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged business, emails, get rich quick dumb & dirty, humor, investments, life, money management, spam | 50 Comments

Spamalot – A Second Helping

Posted on September 30, 2011 by pegoleg

If you mosey on back through my blog archives, you’ll find a little post entitled Earning The Respect of My Fellow WordPress Bloggers Has Me Humbled. This was not a gushing self-tribute masquerading as modesty, as the title might suggest, … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged blogging, humor, life, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, postaweek2011, spam, Spamalot, WordPress support, writing | 39 Comments

Earning the Respect of My Fellow WordPress Bloggers Has Me Humbled

Posted on May 22, 2011 by pegoleg

I must be doing something right. I don’t mean to brag, but I’m really raking in the comments lately. Here’s just a sampling, along with my replies: lv monogram vernis enthused: “Your place is normally valueble in my opinion. I … Continue reading →