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truedave2006-11-26T07:25:00-06:002006-11-29T04:14:45Z2006-11-26T13:25:22Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116454752257140803Never-say-dieThis will be the last post to this blog in its current format. In the future, my blogging energy will be devoted to the 'New' Carbondaley Dispatch (originally named "Carbondale Bytelife"), and syndicated on the new Shawnee Net portal, which will continue to add more quality news feeds and local features.
Since this is the last, it should go out with a bang, not a whimper. A long bomb for the bigfalsedave2006-11-15T08:07:00-06:002006-11-19T13:39:24Z2006-11-12T13:29:58Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116333819800482093Penultimate postI never did write my final (?) post for this blog on Saturday, because I was on the road with my arms full of art.
And now, I see that Peter the Great has resumed his blog, taking the new title suggested by Cindy and running, I mean ranting, with it. It's heady stuff, this blogging business, Bloggy. Like sex. Once you try it, you want do it again. (Similarly, Peter sez in a comment to one of myfalsedave2006-11-14T23:21:00-06:002006-11-18T15:41:26Z2006-11-15T13:57:22Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116359904215404327Standing UpBlogitor's Note: The account below was posted as Standing 'O' in the Bytelife blog, with a different photo. The one below left shows Mayors Robert Butler (Marion), Brad Cole (Carbondale), Vic Ritter (Herrin), Ron Williams (Murphysboro). The article is word for word, except for one word. . . . The first commenter to identify what it is, wins a slice of Quatro's pizza. (I sat next to the owner atfalsedave2006-11-10T06:14:00-06:002006-11-14T14:05:16Z2006-11-10T12:20:52Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116316125203001665What next?With only one more day before this blog is retired, I've had some "second thoughts," but still believe it's time to make a change.
Paradoxically, things are heating up in the local blogosphere. The new team blog has great energy. Six people have signed-up, so far. It could use (perhaps) 5 more "team players" (no more than one post per day ;-)), because with so many bloggers, it could turn intofalsedave2006-11-09T09:14:00-06:002006-11-09T22:51:25Z2006-11-09T16:05:04Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116308830468686573Two days & countingIn case you didn't catch the small print, Saturday will be the last post to this blog. That's the plan. After that, you'll find me at Carbondale Bytelife (and at the other Shawnee Net blogs). The name "Carbondale Bytelife" isn't carved in stone, but the concept is: a team blog devoted to the bringing out the best of Carbondale.
At least that's what I see as the purpose of the team blog. Othersfalsedave2006-11-08T07:43:00-06:002006-11-08T19:50:59Z2006-11-08T16:03:45Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116300182516728659Post Peter PostSince Peter "The Great" Gregory retired his controversial blog, I've been at a loss, lacking a foil to react to. Although the new Carbondale Bytelife team blog shows promise, I haven't met any of the other contributors . . . yet. Personal contact is important to my blogging style -- to actually know, or have met, the persons whom I skewer, or needle, or prick.
Peter and I "go back" to whenfalsedave2006-11-05T10:15:00-06:002006-11-06T18:35:13Z2006-11-04T16:43:45Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116265862566414807A Book for All SeasonsThe latest edition of Waterman & Hill-Travelers Companion Nature Almanac is now on sale in town and throughout the region.
On the back is an advertisement for Jim Jung''s new book: Weird Egypt: A Case for Supernatural Geology, (Hopefully) Explaining the Origins of Ghosts, What They're Up To, and Why They're Here . . . available at Rosetta and other independent book stores.
This is the 10th orfalsedave2006-11-04T19:15:00-06:002006-11-07T02:48:41Z2006-11-02T11:15:20Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116246612010294829Conservative or Jive?A few days before Halloween, a link was added to the list at right to a blog that promotes the Bush agenda and bashes "Sleepy Liberals."
The author of this blog has a chunk in his craw about the local "liberal" peace groups, whom he accuses of treason, and his new web site has a short list of "LIBERAL jihadi groups" including the Unitarian-Universalist fellowship, the local Peace Coalition, andfalsedave2006-10-31T10:59:00-06:002006-11-06T20:49:26Z2006-10-31T17:29:50Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116231579071281262Gregorian RantI really like the above title for Peter Gregory's soon-to-be-silent blog suggested in the comments to Name That Blog! by a former music teacher (an allusion to Gregorian chant).
With all the good titles (4) suggested by readers, maybe Peter will reconsider and continue publishing his blog, instead of retiring it today. I think the heat may have gotten to him, because he removed someone from his falsedave2006-10-29T23:15:00-06:002006-10-31T14:37:56Z2006-10-28T15:19:18Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116204875896047913Name that blog!Peter the Great's great local blog needs a new name. The current title: "Carbondale, Illinois - Business and SIU Commentary" could possibly be the worst title ever -- especially considering the redundant sub-title: "Comments on business development and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale by a local" Except for the "by a local" part, it's the same.
Peter's blog is challenging, informativefalsedave2006-10-27T12:23:00-05:002006-10-28T12:46:49Z2006-10-27T17:23:03Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116196978338113752Carbondale From AfarAn email message recently announced a new Carbondale-oriented blog, Carbondale From Afar, which promises to see our fair town through the rearview mirror. With a couple of posts so far, a good start, but the author claims the right to stop blogging at any time without notice (around here, that's called "doing 'a Muir'").
Well, while we're reminiscing about the olden days of Carbondale, anyonefalsedave2006-10-27T09:40:00-05:002006-10-30T14:51:40Z2006-10-27T14:40:29Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116196002941491388First-ever Local ShowingToday I emailed formal invitations to see this movie, and (of course) a glitch caused duplicate -- and triplicate -- copies to go out. If you were on the receiving end, sorry about the onslaught. If you didn't get an invitation, here it is: Come to the First-Ever Showing of 9/11 Press for Truth in Carbondale, Illinois, on Friday, Nov. 3, 8pm, at the Interfaith Center.
Of the people contacted,falsedave2006-10-26T08:55:00-05:002006-10-27T02:30:25Z2006-10-26T13:55:36Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116187093681957293Rumor had itPeter the Great's breezy post about the Chancellor stepping down stirred quite a flap behind the scenes in the local media yesterday, even flapping to this blog and back to his. But when the rumor was squelched Peter was undaunted. Is the School of Journalism getting this? The DE did:
From an article by Andrea Zimmermann, Plagiarism report to be released next week: "Meanwhile, a report surfacedfalsedave2006-10-25T10:01:00-05:002006-10-26T00:19:40Z2006-10-25T15:46:04Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116179116433146122Job Opening?Word on the blog vine is Chancellor Walter Wendler has resigned. Probably the report to President Poshard by the committee investigating plagiarism in Southern@150 contained bad news for Walter since Poshard hasn't commented -- more than a week after the report was submitted.
Peter the Great broke the news yesterday.
But wait! Not so fast. Nothing has been announced yet, and Walter came to workfalsedave2006-10-21T10:10:00-05:002006-10-23T10:32:08Z2006-10-21T05:02:35Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116140695549588982After Pat's BirthdayKevin Tillman joined the Army with his brother Pat in 2002, and they served together in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pat was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004. Kevin was discharged in 2005.
Two days ago, he issued a powerful public statement (in memory of his dead brother) that includes a rhetorical list of incredible "Somehows" like "Somehow the same incompetent, narcissistic, virtueless,falsedave2006-10-21T08:07:00-05:002006-10-23T10:01:13Z2006-10-21T14:49:02Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116144214220431933Peter the WackPeter the Great thinks Congress is 'whacked'. That's so wack, I was taken abhack. Nevertheless, the great one has made me eat my (and his own) words about nothing more to say -- which itself generated 13 comments. He's back.
But he may be moving back West, according to the bean vine and a hint in Peter's blog.
I hope he sticks around. The day he moves away will be a wack day in Humidtown.falsedave2006-10-18T11:39:00-05:002006-10-21T15:20:22Z2006-10-18T16:39:54Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116118959429566238Blogger meisterSomeone should check to see if 'Mr. Right', Jim Muir, is still alive, since his blog still hasn't heard that the Greens have heard. This isn't the first time, Jim has taken a powder, only to come back with a lame 'whip me with a noodle' apology. I think he may be ducking the futile task of defending President G.W. Bush's woeful job performance.
Two new local blogs have come to my attention. Onefalsedave2006-10-18T08:33:00-05:002006-11-26T05:14:50Z2006-10-18T13:33:02Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902517.post-116117838241070402Burger meisterCan you imagine Peter the Great with Nothing more to say?: He asks, "Anyone got anything juicy they to get out in the open?" . . . How about the best hamburger in town? That's pretty juicy. Excluding Hardee's "Thickburger" and the other food chains, I don't know. Since Murphy's morphed into the Italian Village clone Spinoni's, there is no good burger spot, except maybe Midlands Inn.
We shouldfalse