OK, I'll admit it...
...I'm stoked. Yesterday, the folks at the on-line presence of the local newspaper, The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star contacted me and invited me to become one of their bloggers. It took me all of 30 seconds to say yes and today I put up my first posting at fredericksburg.com. There's bad news and good news though. The bad news is that my shoulder hurts; I've nearly dislocated it, patting myself on the back. The good news is that my head should shrink back down to its normal size in a couple of days so I won't have to buy a new straw hat. That's especially good since it's not a paid gig.
That's my story and I am by God stickin' to it....
haha, too funny. You'll get no sympathy from me on that shoulder injury...and you know what they say - pride goeth before the fall and Humpty Dumpty did break his head cuz it was so big when he fell off the wall!
Congratulations though!
Whens your first post?
Posted by: Susan | 14 July 2006 at 11:38 AM
I'll bet I can get your head to shrink back down to "it's" normal size quicker than you thought by pointing out that the word "its" in that sentence should not have an apostrophe. Smart ass, aren't I? Seriously, though, Jim, congratulations! I never thought I'd enjoy reading a blog until I started looking at yours. So go ahead and give yourself that well-deserved pat on the back. Cheers!
Posted by: Jane | 14 July 2006 at 03:34 PM
Susan and Jane, thanks for the thoughts and the kind words. My head has already shrunk a lot as I contemplate the challenge of putting out quality material in yet a 3rd blog. Thanks too for the "heads up" on the runaway apostrophe. Some punctuation issues continue to escape detection despite my good intentions.
Posted by: Jim Brodhead | 14 July 2006 at 04:36 PM