Omitted from the Shoutouts

Text message from Megan
Hey CJ. I learned about your blog from the National Post. I was so impressed by your blog as well as the Shout Outs in tonight newspaper, which are new to me, that I wrote a Shout Out to the paper. Everything was printed except for your name and the site address? Why do you think that is?

Text message from CJ Smith
I dunno but thanks! If I were to hazard a guess, it probably has to do with money. I've promoted that paper for free all over this site but this site doesn't pay my mortgage. That's probably why.

Text message from Megan
How about I just write another shoutout telling how lame that was.

Text message from CJ Smith
They probably won't run it - think about it.

Text message from Megan
But I want more people to know about your site.

Text message from CJ Smith
You can buy me an ad.

Text message from Megan
There has to be a way to do this for free.

Text message from CJ Smith
Can you sew?

Text message from Megan
Yeah. Why?

Text message from CJ Smith
You can make Crazy Train t-shirts and give them away at the GO station you use.

Text message from Megan
Too much work.

Text message from CJ Smith
You can write the web address in soap on the back window of your car.

Text message from Megan
I want people on the train to read it.

Text message from CJ Smith
Oh my god. I've got it.

Text message from Megan
What?

Text message from CJ Smith
You can *tell* people.

Text message from Megan
You think that would work?

(Here's where I paused for a minute ... is it me? No? You're thinking the same thing? Good.)

Text message from CJ Smith
And it's free.

Text message from Megan
Yeah. It's still not as good as a Shoutout.

Text message from CJ Smith
I think it's better. Thanks for the support!