"From: JohnInKansas -
Genie -

Having carefully checked the first 780 hits for my "real" name, I find that ... They'll have to wade through at least 15 or 20 "Reverends," ... an axe murderer from 1840 or so, and a serial killer from a couple of years back to even get interested in me. ...
John "

Good thing you don't live in Florida, then, John. They'd probably have ya on a felons list and wouldn't let ya vote!

"Traditional lore has been that Google indexes more based on links to stuff than on the stuff itself.   If that's the case, some of my B.S. must be getting bandied about more than I'd have expected.    The 158 hits on my mudcat posts is but a tiny fraction of the brilliant prose I've posted here, so there must be some other factors involved. ... John "

That would explain why only one of my friend/co-lyricist Sonja's Mudcat submissions shows up when I google her name.   It's her "I'll 'Ave Guinness Free" parody of Richard Farrely's "My Isle Of Innisfree."   Guess there are more net users interested in ale and the like than in other subjects Sonja's penned songs about.

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And, Bee-dubya-ell, sad to say, I got paid a flat fee (ca. $1000, IIRC) for doing that study guide -- no royalties. Of course, back then a grand was about 8% of my assistant prof's salary, so I shouldn't complain.   

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Guest, as for my initial question being "personal," yeah, I've often thought that an excellent G-rated retort when someone really pisses you off would be,
"Oh, go google yourself!"

Genie