Howdy Folks…
Well – now we’ve cleared the local primary races… I’m not just sure how the runoff’s will run… we’ll hear more about that soon… then we go into a political brown out (I hope) until after the Conventions. But I’m afraid there’s no rest for the weary. The guys and gals making a living by political predictions… pundits they’re called in the common parlance… need to keep the pipeline full. Although there are signs of change there.
The Washington Post for example has offered early retirement to about 100 occupants of it’s half acre news room. And other papers are following suite. Some folks are taking up blogging posts… others are quitting the game at least for the present or until things shake out. The New York Times is going through the same shake up and the mood has changed somewhat although not as publically at the Wall Street Journal. It’s never been more difficult to assess just where the news business is going to come down.
WMUU was one of the first stations to have five minutes of news on the hour. People said where will you find enough news about weather to do a five minute newscast? Now… The Weather Channel does that 24/7 all night all day all the time. And beyond that you can pick up weather and traffic cams streaming what I see as rather boring information – too much of it. Sort of like watching paint dry. But… they are all feeling their way along.
We’ll stick with our one minute JUST A MINUTE’s … and hang on tight. I’ve really never seen the news and information scene so crowded and jumbled. But that’s what’s happening folks.
All the best…. IN HIM
Jack
“JUST A MINUTE”
DON’T START A WAR OVER IT!
Homer: Just a Minit – Mr. Jack we’s bin discussin over at the Bait Shop an Sushi Bar sum differices b’tween North and South.
BB: So we passin’ thangs along ta' folks who’s moved here from other places – like up North – ya know bein’ neighborly and all.
MizP: You mean like The North has coffee houses, the South has Waffle Houses.
Homer: North has double last names; South has double first names.
MizP: North has Cream of Wheat, South has grits.
Homer: North has lobsters, South has crawfish.
BB: North has th’ rust belt; the South has th’ Bible Belt.
Jack: Now for folks moving here to work for BMW … In the South: If you’ve run your car into a ditch, don't worry – four men in an all-wheel pickup with a tow chain be along shortly. Don't try to hep them, just stay out of their way. They live for this.
Homer: An if hit snows or even hints about snow’in … them fellers’ll be back with a snow
blade ta take you to tha store ta git your bread an milk.
MizP: Everbody got to get to th’ store – nemmine if you already got some – you need to git sum more!
BB: An Remember, "Y'all" is singular, "all y'all" is plural, and "all y'all's" is plural an hit b’longs to sumbody.
Jack: Don’t worry about understandin’ them … they don’t understand you either – just get used to hearin’ -- "Y’all ain't from round here, are ya?"
<> I’m Jack Buttram
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