ONE HIT WONDER (aka JUNGLE JERK, "Doin' It My Way, Going Out On Top") ------ by Steve Nadis
I just spoke with an old friend tonight, Jungle Jerk, who I've known for almost 20 years. And most of the time that I've known him, I've been trying to write his profile. One finally appeared in print in 2000, after nearly a dozen years of trying. But that's not what I want to talk about here. I want to talk about his blog, which is called "Jungle Jerk" (see link at right). He started his blog more than a year-and-a-half ago with an initial post of just 10 words. But those words were well chosen. Almost perfect, you might say. He never knew how to top that, and never tried. In the 20 months of the blog's existence, there has only been just one post. Just 10 words.
You've got to admire that--or at least I do--that kind of terseness, part of a long tradition of Yankee brevity. The guy knew what he wanted to say and said it, without wasting any extra breath or extra syllables. In other words, he went in style. He went out on top. We could all learn from his example, including the humble author of this screed, who has been known to ramble on, from time to time, to little avail...
A rarity.
And an oxymoron.
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