Well, well

I had no idea why I blogged until I read Ted Leonsis' latest edition of "Owner's Corner." That's when I read this . . .

"We might not always like what a blogger posts – but we won’t always agree with what the Post writes, either. Just because this is a new type of journalism, however, we aren’t going to shut them off from the access other writers receive. By inviting bloggers to interact with our staff and players, I believe they will gain a perspective that they otherwise could never have.

"Does that mean you can register on blogger.com, or blog on your AIM Page, and get free tickets to Caps games, as well as access to the locker room after the game? Not exactly. As you can see, the criteria that Eric and our staff developed isn’t easy to meet – there has to be a demonstrated audience for your blog, and as I noted before, to gain that you have to be providing something different."

--smack-- Here I thought I did this because I have a long-standing love and respect for the sport, and I try to be a little bit funny (with admittedly mixed results). When all along, I find out I must be doing it to "interact" with the staff and players, score passes to a game, or visit the locker room!

Wow.

Now, I've been in my share of sports locker rooms -- most of it way, way back in high school when I was on the football and wrestling teams. But, I still remember them as crude, smelly places filled with people who take great effort to try to be even more crude and smelly.

I like doing this and while I hope you find otherwise from time to time, I don't hold any delusions that what you'll read here is especially insightful or entertaining. What I have no interest in is a visit to a locker room, a couple of free ducats, or the "Ted Leonsis Good Blogging Seal of Approval."

The criteria you've developed isn't (sic) easy to meet? As far as I'm concerned, you can take your criteria and that full-of-yourself nonsense and pound them where the sun don't shine.

And if I haven't made it clear . . . NO!...I don't want any damned tickets or a pass to the locker room.