Here it is, folks, the inaugural edition of yet another Anlir creation — “Rants and Raves!” On Fridays, we’ll use this thread to praise and pan events public and personal. Your Rants! and Raves! might include news events, personal events, sports victories that thrilled/devastated you, or even just a new restaurant you tried. Here are the rules:

1. A “rant” shall apply to some thing or event which displeased you within the past week, however slightly, and shall be signified by, um…the word “Rant!” or by some emoticon signaling disapproval, such as…

:-(

2.  A “rave” shall apply to some thing or event that tickled you pink within the past week, and shall be signified by, the word “Rave!” or by some emoticon signaling delight, such as…

:-D

3. General, abiding disapproval of people is not allowed. For example, you may “Rant!” about a person’s speech, writing, or actions that have occurred in the past week. But you may not “Rant!” that you just plain dislike so-and-so.

Example:

OK: Rant!: QWERTY’S graphic and increasingly juvenile attacks on the person of Jesus.

NOT OKAY: Rant!: I disapprove of QWERTY.

4. All Rants! and Raves! must involve specific events of the past week.

Have fun….and thank you, Anlir!