tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709322666059828739.post4603711118270050321..comments2009-03-07T18:57:51.332-07:00Comments on The random wanderings of Hoover: A sad dayHooverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03136005672573060906noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709322666059828739.post-11639519570699323592009-03-07T18:57:00.000-07:002009-03-07T18:57:00.000-07:00More Rocky ruminations........Mel Pomponio, Rocky ...More Rocky ruminations........<BR/>Mel Pomponio, Rocky union chair (whatever that is), presentation editor;<BR/>The one I identify with: “Nobody knows <B>me</B> from the moon.”<BR/>One of the many faceless ones, without a byline, that help produce a newspaper every day.<BR/>(I had a byline early on. They were publishing a column I wrote. [I rode that hot-air balloon at Mercy Flight’s BalloonFest, to do a column for that.] —Got the flag-police all upset because I said my dog was more alive than my flag — Jr. scotched my column.)<BR/>There were a slew of things I did without a byline. They were <B>my</B> honor-rolls; <B>my</B> Senior Calendar, <B>my</B> closings-box (the vaunted “wear-your-rubbers” file).<BR/>I retire, and all-of-a-sudden Bushiere has to do the Senior Calendar; weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.<BR/>I retire, and Nano has to start doing the closings box.<BR/>I retire, and “Night Spots” (the dreaded Night Spots) goes back to Meredith.<BR/>No HRs for some time after I left. If an HR came e-mail, I could flip it in an afternoon — and it was worth doing. If the school is sending us an HR, it needs to be published.<BR/>Got so I could flip them quickly with Word®-tricks.<BR/>That stupid stockbox. If I set up this Quicken stock-watch, we can flip the thing in 5-10 minutes. Used to take two hours.<BR/>Same with macros. Let the rig do the work. If can write something to clear up letters-to-the-editor, <B>let’s try this:</B> fiddling copy for the web-site.<BR/>I could fly a lotta Steppin Out copy because I had macros doing all the prep.<BR/>Mahooch tells me about riding the bucking bronco at the Lexington Minuteman.<BR/>Tells me it’s a lotta work, but that as a news-junkie, he really enjoys it.<BR/>Well, that was me too, Matt. A misapplied news-junkie.<BR/>Drove transit bus 16&1/2 years, but ended up doing a union newsletter because it was <B>fun.</B>BobbaLewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134782103755759329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709322666059828739.post-23007917868089004562009-03-07T16:50:00.000-07:002009-03-07T16:50:00.000-07:00We once worked at the mighty Mezz; and it too will...We once worked at the mighty Mezz; and it too will probably pass; replaced by an Internet where anything goes.<BR/>-E.g.:<BR/>—1) Horseshoe Curve <B>originally</B> built with four tracks. (Wrong; two tracks originally.)<BR/>—2) Dulles International Airport spelled as “DullEs” and “DullAs.” (I get John Foster Dulles.)<BR/>—3) “Hilary Clinton “ spelled with two Ls, and also with one. (Far as I know, it’s one.)<BR/>Where is Cynthia Bassett-hound when we need her?<BR/>Factuality is for wusses — so says my brother-in-Boston (and Limberger).BobbaLewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134782103755759329noreply@blogger.com