GOODBYE TO AOL THAT — by Steve Nadis
It’s been more than 10 years, but today I finally cut the chord with AOL–a relationship that extends back to the early days of the Clinton era (if indeed there was a Clinton era, which may depend on what you mean by “was”). I really hadn’t been using AOL for more than a year, as I now get my email by other means, but I will miss the “content.” (That, not surprisingly, is another word I hate. Not long ago, practically everything was considered content and no one needed a special word to call attention to that fact.) I’ll miss, for example, today’s Entertainment News with headlines like “Sandra Bullock weds tattooed biker.” The article goes on to describe Bullock’s marriage to Jesse James, the founder of West Coast Choppers, who claims to be a distant relative of his even more famous namesake. “The pair arrived in a red monster truck with James driving,” the article recounts. William Shatner and Metallica lead singer James Hetfield attended the event, it continues, though I’m not sure whether the “event” in question pertains to the wedding or the red monster truck exhibition. But the point is, that’s why I’ll miss AOL. For all the trashy, shallow news I try to avoid by listening to NPR.
Well, goodbye, old friend. Please don’t let any old slob use my screen name. And as for my password, that’s going to stay our little secret, right?
Posted by in 05:27:38
Hey Snake, way to go! Keep up the good work! Don’t let that nammering nabob of negativity Burt get you down! You’re practically back in top form, despite a few setbacks of late, and if you play your cards right (and don’t overplay your hand, but don’t, on the other hand, play too meekly or too predictably), you just might be headed for that comeback you always dream of.
Thank you, Snake. I found that pep talk most inspiring.
Hey, I thought this space was for OTHER people to comment. What do you have going there–a one-man show?
If a man can’t speak his own mind here, in his own blog, whenever he feels like it, where can he?
Am I Snake too?
We are all Snake.
Thank you guys. That sounds like the highest form of flattery, assuming I understand what the hell you are saying. (Doubtful.)