tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post125963267064600703..comments2024-03-26T21:25:46.348+11:00Comments on Living Life Twice: Slice of Life Story Challenge March 5 -Sunday Papers And Attitude ShapersAlan j Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-83956344703911479652017-03-06T22:39:05.426+11:002017-03-06T22:39:05.426+11:00Thanks Bonnie. I retain memories of reading the we...Thanks Bonnie. I retain memories of reading the weekend addition of the NY Times during my years in New York. On occasions it was so heavy with supplements it was a struggle to lift it. Glad you liked the poem. Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-76980538698459850782017-03-06T22:19:45.646+11:002017-03-06T22:19:45.646+11:00Morning Alan,
So glad I stopped by. Sunday mor...Morning Alan,<br /> So glad I stopped by. Sunday mornings always began with the NY Times at the kitchen table. I miss it now because I am all in with my iPad. I think about returning to print but so far I haven't. <br />Love remembering with your poem. <br />BonnieBKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973593425566621090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-32113021757644027022017-03-06T15:35:00.051+11:002017-03-06T15:35:00.051+11:00You write evocatively about spirit of place and th...You write evocatively about spirit of place and the influences swirling around us at certain times in our lives. They are indeed pervasive and persuasive- and they are unique to each of us as you say in your response. Thank you for your kind and considered remarks.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-33721589664832292462017-03-06T15:31:38.881+11:002017-03-06T15:31:38.881+11:00I like the hands on analogy of newspapers and food...I like the hands on analogy of newspapers and food. Thank you for the feedback.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-71985182821160332982017-03-06T15:30:08.284+11:002017-03-06T15:30:08.284+11:00I'm pleased if my musings have inspired a note...I'm pleased if my musings have inspired a notebook visitation. May you continue to peruse the news!Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-64903041314523279792017-03-06T14:15:13.386+11:002017-03-06T14:15:13.386+11:00While I don't have memories specific to newspa...While I don't have memories specific to newspapers, while reading your piece today I was thinking about how much our preferences are shaped by the normalcy of growing up in a particular place at a particular time. For instance, I was raised in a Mennonite church (not Amish -- Mennonite) and one thing I love about this is that I was surrounded each week by the most beautiful four-part harmonies of classic hymns...sometimes stunningly sung a capella. Because of this...and growing up between two altos, I process all songs this way. Newspapers; harmonies -- they're both where we're from. Love. Thanks, Alan.bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05205255058860911148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-61183775343609033402017-03-06T13:50:18.373+11:002017-03-06T13:50:18.373+11:00I appreciate newspapers - as in eating off of a pl...I appreciate newspapers - as in eating off of a plate, one can pick up the food, take it in and put it down at will. Something harder that digital feeding which is more like hooking up an NG tube and being fed without thought to dietary and caloric intake. <br />I love the balance of your two stanzas - the contrast of the present for this time and a present that seems timeless. wakeupandwritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609907178978468802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-8317502331895537802017-03-06T13:47:24.934+11:002017-03-06T13:47:24.934+11:00Love my paper. Doesn't matter if it stays in ...Love my paper. Doesn't matter if it stays in a corner for a couple of days, eventually I'll get to it.<br /><br />.. or get to yours. I'm such a thief!<br /><br />Thanks for this post -- I'm inspired, this is making it to my Notebook!Mrs. Estradahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360020368392302794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-58828882917836580792017-03-06T09:13:17.931+11:002017-03-06T09:13:17.931+11:00It's never too late to change Carol. My wife a...It's never too late to change Carol. My wife and I find tie time for both. There exists an insatiable appetite to remain informed, to know. having that link to the wider world is critical. Engaged minds stop us slipping off the radar and descending into a banal existence. I urge you to go back in there!Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-12780936780706849952017-03-06T09:09:18.432+11:002017-03-06T09:09:18.432+11:00Andrea, I love your morning news routine. It is si...Andrea, I love your morning news routine. It is similar to what takes place at our place , particularly on the weekends. We sit side by side and read before discussing some of the issues. Thank you for taking the time to respond to my post.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-79480506332598489492017-03-06T09:07:03.723+11:002017-03-06T09:07:03.723+11:00It says something about our hurried lives that tim...It says something about our hurried lives that time to adequately digest the news of the day becomes something we are less able to fit into the schedule of events. Molly, your right about the avoidance factor as well. when the news is constantly negative or horrendous in its content, we tend to avoid it. My search is often about quirky, unusual news items. It's a quest that keeps me engaged.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-48154426372313173242017-03-06T09:02:20.159+11:002017-03-06T09:02:20.159+11:00Terje, your response reminds us that access to new...Terje, your response reminds us that access to newspapers is a varying experience. Something we should not take for granted. You remind me how fortunate I am to have both access and choice. Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-11250630894771463122017-03-06T08:59:56.879+11:002017-03-06T08:59:56.879+11:00 My pleasure Landon. You are so right regarding th... My pleasure Landon. You are so right regarding the importance of fearless journalism. We need it more than ever.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-86386485668727945892017-03-06T08:57:52.365+11:002017-03-06T08:57:52.365+11:00Alice, your paper round experiences might be great...Alice, your paper round experiences might be great fodder for future writing. I reading Bill Bryson's memoir in which he told of his experiences as a paper delivery boy. A great read. Thanks for the feedback too. Always appreciated.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-50485661906242096372017-03-06T08:54:58.112+11:002017-03-06T08:54:58.112+11:00Two reputable papers Kevin. Like you I read in exp...Two reputable papers Kevin. Like you I read in expectation of discovery. The Printed news while in danger stills provides a reading experience lacking in the digital space. Thanks for sharing and responding.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-11354067298649613902017-03-06T08:51:26.948+11:002017-03-06T08:51:26.948+11:00 Thank you for your response Betsy. Our history w... Thank you for your response Betsy. Our history with printed news is not dissimilar. Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-33685921853480209752017-03-06T08:49:42.300+11:002017-03-06T08:49:42.300+11:00Thanks Barbara. To have the time to peruse the pap...Thanks Barbara. To have the time to peruse the paper is a precious thing. I understand your thinking.Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-78242099383534348652017-03-06T04:15:26.063+11:002017-03-06T04:15:26.063+11:00L.O.V.E. this post, as well as the name of your bl...L.O.V.E. this post, as well as the name of your blog. I miss the days when my husband and I could savor the Sunday news together. Now he's on his phone, I on the computer. Sigh. Is it too late to go back?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992928283157138991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-88394763332013466732017-03-06T02:02:40.101+11:002017-03-06T02:02:40.101+11:00My husband and I just started getting the paper to...My husband and I just started getting the paper to support local journalism. It's turned into a nice routine for us, especially on the weekends when we get to sit and read it together. I liked your poem about the news; it seems a lot like that. This story resonated with this morning.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17158914360747222210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-80523317742911843442017-03-06T01:15:17.846+11:002017-03-06T01:15:17.846+11:00I have to admit to feeling ashamed after reading t...I have to admit to feeling ashamed after reading this post. Until the past 2-3 years, we've always subscribed to the local paper. Finally, after throwing away too many unread copies, we cancelled our subscription. We still trek out to the local store to pick up Sunday's paper, but sometimes I don't even manage to read that. (Hmmmm....clearly this is something to think about more--I feel a post coming on!) I also admit that I've made a deliberate effort to avoid news overload for the past year or so. I can so identify with your lines about the paper shouting at you with news of Trump. Just reading them makes me shudder. Great reflection and poem!Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-58774705419066185942017-03-06T01:02:08.276+11:002017-03-06T01:02:08.276+11:00So interesting how you moved from the memory to to...So interesting how you moved from the memory to today to writing a poem. There are no papers published on Sunday in Estonia. I do most of my reading online, except for one weekly newspaper on Wednesday, that has pieces that can be read later too.Terje https://www.blogger.com/profile/13569210226711674834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-6195728256162134412017-03-06T00:06:41.170+11:002017-03-06T00:06:41.170+11:00I love this post. For years, I've been wantin...I love this post. For years, I've been wanting to subscribe to my local paper but have not done it because I'm worried about looking at a huge stack I've been unable to read. But the printed word is so important, especially nowadays. Journalists speak truth to power, and I feel like their importance in uncovering the extreme corruption and collusion that pervades the political realities around the world now cannot be overstated. Thanks for the inspiration to support newspapers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-72258988925946020472017-03-05T23:44:27.052+11:002017-03-05T23:44:27.052+11:00I grew up in that generation... had my own paper r...I grew up in that generation... had my own paper route. (Hmmm, that would be a good slice.) Your poem is well-done with all the twists and turns that makes poetry a pleasure to read and chew on: your play on words, personification, alliteration, the juxtaposition a local cafe with the planet... I like the line: "I seek some measure of sweet solace"Alice Ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302512837699702430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-88109933631518221342017-03-05T21:48:46.365+11:002017-03-05T21:48:46.365+11:00Plus, the Sunday Comic Section.Plus, the Sunday Comic Section.Dogtraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079631702744063837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-52933128927966307892017-03-05T21:48:28.111+11:002017-03-05T21:48:28.111+11:00We still get the Sunday Paper(s) -- we get the Bos...We still get the Sunday Paper(s) -- we get the Boston Globe and the New York Times, temporarily -- and I still watch the driveway for the delivery on morning like this. Maybe it is because I am a former journalist, but I enjoy the tangible reading experience and the possibility of discovering an article about something unknown that I might never come across in the digital bubble of news feed.<br />KevinDogtraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079631702744063837noreply@blogger.com