ivman's blague

I’ve tried to make this as short as possible, yet with enough detail so that first-timers would understand what this blog is all about….

First off - why is this a “blague”?! Many people enjoy blogs, but as you explore my blog, you’ll soon see that I enjoy a good blague - French for “joke” - and it’s pronounced basically like the English word blog (think of the city Prague). The city in the header of this blog is Paris, not Prague — you can see the Eiffel Tower in the distance, right under the polls archive tab.

Now let’s tackle the “ivman” part…. My name is Rob Loach and I teach French at Bob Jones University. From early in 1997 to early in 2007, I sent out weekly e-mail messages to give people an iv = an “instant vacation,” so named after a quotation by Milton Berle - “Laughter is an instant vacation.” Because of my funny iv’s, I became known as the “ivman.” And more and more people asked me to add them to my mailing list.

I started the ivman.com website in 2003 and began archiving each e-mail on an archives page. As my mailing list approached 2,000 addresses and e-mailing and archiving my iv’s became increasingly impractical and time-consuming, I decided to add a blog to the site and post my iv’s on my blog instead. I no longer need to archive, but the former archives are still there for your enjoyment (see pre-blog archived iv’s link in the sidebar). And now Feedburner sends out e-mail versions of each blog post automatically for me! Life is good!

Normally now, I post to my blog twice a week - Monday evenings and Thursday mornings. Many people have subscribed to the RSS feed, and others receive my blog posts by e-mail. To do this, click on the feeds tab at the top of this page to sign up. You’re welcome to do either, both, or neither.

Most of the iv’s are humorous, but once in a while they will be thought-provoking, informative, or inspirational. There is great truth in the Bible verse Proverbs 17:22, “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” We all need a good laugh from time to time, and I’m confident that you’ll get some laughs as you explore the ivman site. Be sure to check out the tabs in the header and the links in the sidebar.

DISCLAIMER: Thin-skinned people, please BE WARNED - I’m not always “politically correct!” Also, I thoroughly enjoy being a grandpa, so be prepared for pictures and stories.

If you have some good, clean humor you’d like to share, please do so - that way I can perhaps share it with those who read my blog. You can send it through the contact link at the top of the page.

Rob, the “ivman”

P.S. I’ll keep blogging as long as people keep reading and commenting!

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