Here’s something I didn’t know. Typing “Mark Siegel” into Google or Yahoo will bring up The 19th Floor as the top result. I discovered this after hearing from a couple people who had Googled me for background information and neither one knew about this blog until searching for my name. I find this quite amusing. And it probably means that I now have absolutely zero chance of getting another date. Ever. We all know how common Googling has become as a pre-dating safeguard. And would YOU go out with me after reading these entries? I can also forget about running for political office. If they can dig up stuff on Schwarzenegger from the ’70s, imagine what an easy target I’d make. No, any opportunity for deceiving the masses is now lost forever. The I’m-just-a-sweet-and-innocent-cripple act ain’t gonna cut it anymore. My cover is blown and I might as well just accept it. Maybe I can publish my book under a pseudonym. I can make up some shit about being eleven years old and an orphan who is bravely living with a terminal disease and I do all my writing from a hospital bed located in a small Iowan town. I’ll call my book “Heartchants” or “Heartmurmurs” or “HeartRaps.” Just as long as it has “Heart” in the title because people love that kind of stuff.
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