S.O.S. -- A NOT-SO VEILED CALL FOR HELP (by Steve Nadis)
In a comment to a previous posting (I'll be damned if I can remember which), one trenchant observer called my entry "a veiled call for help." That was not too far from the truth. But now I'm pulling the veil off altogether in a flat-out, unvarnished plea: HEY, I NEED SOME HELP HERE! One of the things that convinced me to try out this blogging business was talk of it being a new form of "participatory" media. A blogging expert told me that the old model of one-way communications (i.e., an esteemed author speaking to faceless millions) was out the window. From here on in, she said, it's a two-way street. That promise has failed to materialize. Sure a few people kick in their two cents worth every now and then, but to quote my old classics professor from college: The occasional two cents doth not a two-way street make. You folks out there--slackers I'm tempted to say--have to start fulfilling your end of the bargain. I can't do it alone anymore. So come on: Stop all your productive activities, get down on your butts, and start typing.
