tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post4221876019637008967..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Photos and MoreBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-59323086918860338202007-03-26T15:53:00.000-06:002007-03-26T15:53:00.000-06:00Jenny said: I have been told by a couple of people...Jenny said: <I>I have been told by a couple of people that the editor has said "nobody cares about those country hick communities". They don't care, so I don't support them.</I><BR/><BR/>I understand a lot better now. That's an interesting quote coming from the editor of a paper in communities that could be (and are) looked down upon by the residents of other, larger, cities. And it certainly goes a loooong way towards explaining why the guy doesn't want comments on his blog. I'm reminded of that ol' cliche about business: "This business wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the customers."<BR/><BR/>Never, ever, forget who pays the bills...and your salary. And if you're in the newspaper biz, don't treat your stringers like dirt. Especially the ones who work for <B>free!</B>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-54477291031783383762007-03-26T15:19:00.000-06:002007-03-26T15:19:00.000-06:00One of my problems with the paper is this: I have...One of my problems with the paper is this: I have a column in the paper for the Floyd News and another for the Floyd School News. I work on it, send it in. Sometimes they never put it in. Then sometimes the editor chops it up so much, deletes what he wants here and there, re-words things sometimes so that it doesn't even make a coherent sentence. If they do all that, why not put their own name on it? Now <B>I'M</B> the one that doesn't look like I can write a sentence. They also seldom mention our sports going on out here (same with Dora and Elida). I have been told by a couple of people that the editor has said "nobody cares about those country hick communities". They don't care, so I don't support them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-90460744173693702882007-03-26T12:20:00.000-06:002007-03-26T12:20:00.000-06:00I thought you'd find that and appreciate it! :-)I thought you'd find that and appreciate it! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-68499734742903829082007-03-26T11:54:00.000-06:002007-03-26T11:54:00.000-06:00Great link, Bec! I continued reading on down and ...Great link, Bec! I continued reading on down and got my laugh of the day with...<BR/><BR/><B><I>The Complete Religion and Philosophy Shit List</B></I><BR/><BR/>...some of which I hadn't seen before, like:<BR/><BR/><B>Feminism:</B> Men are shit.<BR/><B>Chauvinism:</B> We may be shit, but you can't live without us...<BR/><B>Impressionism:</B> From a distance, shit looks like a garden.<BR/><BR/>...and...<BR/><BR/><B>Rastafarianism:</B> Let's smoke this shit! <BR/><BR/>Not to take away from the meaning of your original link, of course. The above was just a bonus. And a good one!Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-27500983982249480492007-03-26T11:14:00.000-06:002007-03-26T11:14:00.000-06:00I tried posting yesterday, but it didn't take for ...I tried posting yesterday, but it didn't take for some reason. I haven't the faintest idea what I wrote. I'll try again today.<BR/><BR/>I tiptoed over to Maha's after reading your post, Buck, and I shuddered for the rest of the afternoon. Never again! (Mike, LOL!)<BR/><BR/>Here's a terrific Canadian blog I happened upon while searching for something for work. <BR/>"In a statement that is presumptuous and arrogant, Layton has painted the Canadian nation as a unified group opposed to the war in Iraq. Nothing, could be further from the truth. Canada is a country of diverse free thinking individuals, and on the question of Iraq, the viewpoints represented across Canada run the full spectrum, even though a majority may be opposed to the war in Iraq."<BR/><A HREF="http://cjunk.blogspot.com/2006_05_01_cjunk_archive.html" REL="nofollow">Celestial Junk</A> <BR/>It's a nicely reasoned essay. His son serves with the Canadian armed forces and, judging from his links, he looks like our kinda guy.<BR/><BR/>One of the things I remember from my attempted post yesterday was to tell ya, yes please, Buck. Go to the hospital with your book next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-42470981974874860072007-03-26T08:57:00.000-06:002007-03-26T08:57:00.000-06:00Jenny: I have issues with our paper, too. Just a...Jenny: I have issues with our paper, too. Just after I started blogging I discovered the editor of the C/PNT had a blog, billed as the "official News-Tribune blog." One of the posts was a discussion about a syndicated columnist and whether or not she was apprpriate for the community. The editor had quoted several Letters To The Editor, both pro and con. Noting there were no comments on the subject, I left one (comment).<BR/><BR/>I go back the next day to see if there's any discussion and find (a) my comment was deleted and (b) comments had been disabled on the blog. I never went back. Some blog...just another one-way communication vehicle, like the newspaper itself. The guy "don't get it..."<BR/><BR/>Lou: You're pretty perceptive, Girl! While I'm still trying to kid myself that my stay in P-Town is only temporary, weather is one of the reasons I stay. EVERY place has its drawbacks, whether it's hurricanes, blizzards, tornadoes, earthquakes or what-have-you. P-Town is remarkably free of natural drawbacks.<BR/><BR/>Mike: Occasional reader Bec and I met at Maha's place. We got into a friendly discussion and had a little back and forth until such time as Maha stepped on our exchanges, threatening me with her "twit filter." I used to think she ran a different sort of Leftie blog, but I was wrong -- disagreement is NOT tolerated. Your description of her is VERY apt, in fact she's put up several posts about "how to protest effectively." Experience, and all that.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-58289056466958988492007-03-26T07:15:00.000-06:002007-03-26T07:15:00.000-06:00The Clovis tornado made the national news roundup ...The Clovis tornado made the national news roundup on our local news here in Iowa. Caught it on the big screen in the Rec before PT this morning.<BR/><BR/>Funny you should mention Maha...myself and several of my fellow contributors over at <A HREF="http://www.thelibertypapers.org/" REL="nofollow">The Liberty Papers</A> (shameless plug) were treated rather disrespectfully and ultimately permanently banned over there after we got into a little dustup after choosing to (gasp!) respectfully disagree with Maha's point of view. <BR/><BR/>The place is filled with grown-up Kos Kidz and run by a < del > washed up 60s protest hag < /del > lovely older woman.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, had to restrain myself there. Was getting a little too angry. :-p<BR/><BR/>(Sorry for the visible html; Blogger wouldn't let me use that particular tag, but I still wanted the effect.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122811314990661743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-90079419767254581872007-03-26T06:18:00.000-06:002007-03-26T06:18:00.000-06:00The tornado pictures were pretty awesome. Althoug...The tornado pictures were pretty awesome. Although there are lots of tornados in the Lubbock area, I have never heard of one in Clovis. In fact, I wondered if that was why you chose to live in Portales rather than, say, Wichita Falls, Lubbock or some other Texas city. <BR/><BR/>Great Hudson pic with your Great-grandmother - car pictures were all the rage and they certainly give testimony to the day and time in which we lived.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-38334066684797073602007-03-25T13:21:00.000-06:002007-03-25T13:21:00.000-06:00Today's paper has a little more information than y...Today's paper has a little more information than yesterday's (I have issues with our paper. I even write for the darn thing and I won't buy a subscription).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the links. Hard to believe still that it happened here. I plan on going to the Big(ger) city Tuesday and may try to see some of the damage if I can. The dairy that was destroyed was brand new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com