tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post114519531982922251..comments2024-03-19T02:12:41.691-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Flawsleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1145375473222167772006-04-18T11:51:00.000-04:002006-04-18T11:51:00.000-04:00What an amazing opportunity that was for your dad,...What an amazing opportunity that was for your dad, Bob! Before the days of "zines" and xerox machines, to have access to printing technology as a youth would have been... spectacular!leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1145366340295644752006-04-18T09:19:00.000-04:002006-04-18T09:19:00.000-04:00"Perhaps if I had been born in the internet age, I..."Perhaps if I had been born in the internet age, I too would have found an outlet for my 11-year-old opinions in blogging."<BR/><BR/>I know that's true in my case.<BR/><BR/>Way back in the 1930s, when my father was around 11, he actually published a 4-page weekly newspaper that reported the happenings from his neighborhood, and featured, among other contents, an editorial in which he spoke his opinions on whatever perked his interest.<BR/><BR/>Since my grandmother happened to be a small-town newspaper publisher, he had access to a printing press, and a decent distribution channel. He published for a couple of years, selling each copy for a nickel or so, and actually attracting enough advertising to buy himself a bicycle with the proceeds. <BR/><BR/>When I heard Dad's stories about his newspaper, I thought that was the coolest thing, and wanted very much to start my own paper so that I could share my own wisdom with the breathlessly waiting public. ;)<BR/><BR/>However, not having the publishing connection my father did at the same age, my idea never got off the ground.<BR/><BR/>But if <I>Blogger</I> had been around back in the early sixties...!Ranger Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03230068091748621186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1145275135671231752006-04-17T07:58:00.000-04:002006-04-17T07:58:00.000-04:00Thanks melinama! He will be thrilled about that. ...Thanks melinama! He will be thrilled about that. I wish I could show him how to send a feed but I must confess, i have no idea how to do so. But don't worry, I suspect it won't be long before he's rolling his eyes, sighing deeply in exasperation with me and showing ME how to send a feed!leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1145272234147210082006-04-17T07:10:00.000-04:002006-04-17T07:10:00.000-04:00I love Simon's website (and told him so in the com...I love Simon's website (and told him so in the comments) and plan to feature it tomorrow! You should show him how to send a feed on his site so we can subscribe on bloglines...<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Melinamamelinamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com