tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post8767074682114287088..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Some Interesting Stuff In the Overnight MailBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-45013636265296061582014-07-06T08:25:06.452-06:002014-07-06T08:25:06.452-06:00I never figgered you for a man of the "middle...<i>I never figgered you for a man of the "middle way." </i><br /><br />The Second Mrs. Pennington, who spent a not inconsiderable time studying various theologies, once told me "You ARE Buddhist, in some of the strangest ways." I don't quite know what to make of that, but there it is.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-52683750305982852682014-07-05T23:18:42.988-06:002014-07-05T23:18:42.988-06:00I followed the link. Great story. But, dangit! I n...I followed the link. Great story. But, dangit! I never figgered you for a man of the "middle way." <br />Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-19494605184971312532014-07-05T18:21:28.173-06:002014-07-05T18:21:28.173-06:00Agreed on the lower case. As for "Deity At H...Agreed on the lower case. As for "Deity At Hand"... you're right. But there IS a Buddhist category, <a href="http://exileinportales.blogspot.com/2007/01/lightweight-post-for-sunday.html" rel="nofollow">and I are one</a>. <b>;-)</b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-90191450035421267482014-07-05T11:26:10.835-06:002014-07-05T11:26:10.835-06:00Why bother with the shift key caps BBQ; it's e...Why bother with the shift key caps BBQ; it's easier to use small letters bbq and okay for online. IMHO. <br />As for the religious map, I did NOT notice a category for "Diety at Hand." :-). Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-50058148994766111112014-07-04T10:16:28.444-06:002014-07-04T10:16:28.444-06:00Until I saw the Overheard in the Newsroom site, I ...Until I saw the <i>Overheard in the Newsroom</i> site, I didn't even know there was a stylebook.<br /><br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-12187888795367305652014-07-03T12:52:23.090-06:002014-07-03T12:52:23.090-06:00Did I ever tell ya I was an editor in a past life?...Did I ever tell ya I was an editor in a past life? Well, I was. And I have a personal copy of the AP <i>Style Book</i>, stolen from the USAF when I left my gig as a Public Affairs NCO.<br /><br />Apropos o' not much... Chris NEEDS the book. <b>;-)</b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-84508429285144500232014-07-03T10:31:18.787-06:002014-07-03T10:31:18.787-06:00No sub needed this time...
Shasta Co., CA is 20% [...No sub needed this time...<br />Shasta Co., CA is 20% [according to the Times research].<br />I don't necessarily trust research produced on deadline.<br /><br />We can blast the AP Stylebook all we want.<br />That won't change anything because what they're seeking with it is consistency.<br />That means it's for editors, not writers. <br />Maybe you could send a link to the Sarge. (HSWHTPFIHC)(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-54242259633062516602014-07-03T10:19:19.590-06:002014-07-03T10:19:19.590-06:00Just out to the base, later.Just out to the base, later.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-29024691011807889102014-07-03T10:18:32.995-06:002014-07-03T10:18:32.995-06:00You're going somewhere?You're going somewhere?(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com