text: Meet The Guest Contributors – Wizbang
  Kevin March 28, 2004 Personal 12 Comments
  I'm easing myself out of posting this week. As is apparent by now I've assembled a team of contributors to take over while I enjoy the hellaciously stinky poops of a newborn. I'll be back for the the one year anniversary of Wizbang – April 12th.
  The guest contributors are from two distinct camps, the first are famous (or infamous depending on your point of view) commenters. It seemed to me like a good idea to offer them a "no strings attached" chance to see how the other half lives. They are:
  Jay Tea (if he ever answers my e-mail)
  The second group of contributors are bloggers that may be new to you. They are:
  You may have noticed that the second group is filled with females where the first group is filled with males. If I had a collection of non blogging female commenters whose material I knew well I would have certainly tapped into that pool, alas none fitting that description came to mind. I went instead with a diverse set of female bloggers who deserve wider exposure.
  And finally, keeping an eye on the site admin functions: Michele.
  Paul, Rodney, Timmer, and Jay Tea; at a moments notice we can turn into a screaming, feces flinging, cadre of monkeys, but you gotta admit we're a colorful group to hang with.
  (with thanks to James at OTB for my recycling an old caption contest)
  And a special thanks to Kevin for the opportunity.
  The Commissar March 28, 2004
  Men's and women's teams, competing on small tasks? Where have I seen this before?
  When does The Kevin say, "You're fired."
  Holy crap, I got mail!
  Kevin, I'm honored and flattered by this offer. I'll try not to abuse it too much, but I sincerely think you'd have been safer doing something like shaving a tiger or urinating (almost said "wizzing") on an electric fence.
  Good luck with the baby, Kevin — I'll be thinking of you while I attend a showing of http://umbilicalbrothers.com/ 's show "THWAK!" up in Concord.
  And as for YOU, Rodney… I do NOT resemble in any way any of those monkeys you cited. Find me a balding, mustached, glasses-wearing monkey, and I might acknowledge that one. But not one of those hirsute little nit-pickers.
  Kate March 28, 2004
  For my part, I pledge no more than one link per day to rotten.com
  (Excluding caption contests, of course.)
  Timmer March 28, 2004
  I'm not quite sure how to take this. I never realized I was all that famous or infamous. I just figured I made Kevin laugh a couple times with my Weekend Caption posts.
  I don't know how prolific I'll be, but I'll try to keep it short and to the point. Since I'm Active Duty Air Force, I'll try to throw a mil perspective in when I see something come up that catches my attention.
  I find myself in the unique position of thinking, now that I've got it, what the heck do I do with it?
  Boyd March 28, 2004
  There ya go again, confusing the Air Force with the military! 😉
  Just ribbing you, Timmer. BTW, when I first saw some of your comments, I had to email a fellow USN retiree called Timmer to ask if you were he.
  Oh, and since you're undoubtedly wondering what I learned, you aren't. 😉
  Hmm…Damn MT edited based on angle brackets…I hate when that happens!
  Let me rephrase my second line:
  Boyd = CTIC (E-7) USN (Ret.)
  Boyd – You had to go and start a blog :-).
  Timmer I think the infamous part was aimed at me. 😉
  Timmer March 29, 2004
  Chief Boyd…I might have joined the Navy if the recruiter hadn't keep using my name and the words "nuclear submarines." Dad said if I got on a boat built to sink that was built around an atomic bomb to boot, he'd of disowned me.
  Besides…the Village People never sang a song called, "In The Air Force."
  Boyd March 29, 2004
  Heh, heh. Civilians in uniform. Gotcher "Air Force gloves" on? 🙂
  And for the record, I enjoyed my time on "people tubes" (submarines). Once you got used to the chemical smell of the CO2 absorbant.