6 more weeks of winter - Page 2

mrnoodle · 03-12-2009, 06:25 PM

Well, things have been in a bit of an uproar (one of the reasons I sort of turtled for awhile). Dad finally passed away from pancreatic cancer in February, and after taking care of him for so long, it feels like an alternate universe now that he's gone.

Also, I got laid off the other week -- publishing is dying fast.

So really it hasn't been too great, but every day above ground is a good day, right?

Thanks for the warm welcome, good to see your e-faces again

Aliantha · 03-12-2009, 06:27 PM

mrnoodle! I thought someone had gobbled you up or something!

It's nice to see you back.

Pie · 03-12-2009, 07:55 PM

Noodle, sorry to hear about your Dad. Mine passed away from leukemia last June, so I feel your pain on that one. My heart-felt condolences to you and your family.

On the lack-of-job front, you'll also find lots of company around here. Sign of the times, unfortunately.

Glad to see you here, though.

sugarpop · 03-13-2009, 06:57 PM

Well, I don't know mrnoodle, but I happen to like noodles, so welcome back mrnoodle.

Sorry to hear about your dad. And your job. It really does suck that publishing is going down. We need newspapers and books in free societies. A society without a free press is not a free society. (and I do not believe the internet can make up for newspapers and books. It is not discriminating enough.)

Anyway... Looking forward to getting to know you. And better times.

monster · 03-13-2009, 11:22 PM

hey mrnoodles, you may have been gone, but threads with your posts in get resurrected from time to time, so you've been here in spirit all this time.

ramen.

classicman · 03-14-2009, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sugarpop

It really does suck that publishing is going down. We need newspapers and books in free societies.

The internet is one of the, if not THE main reason newspapers are failing. Well that and the lack of

advertising revenue. Which is it you want the newspaper WITH advertising or no newspapers? You cannot have the one without the other - somebody has to pay the bills.

sugarpop · 03-14-2009, 07:27 AM

Much as I hate advertising, I would rather have the newspapers with advertising. With newspapers, the advertising is generally for local events and sales and stuff. Very different from the advertising in magazines and on TV. Still, I would always choose a free press with the warts. Advertisers will some way to get us anyway. I just hope we never get to the point like it was in that movie Minority Report. ugh. Can you imagine?

classicman · 03-14-2009, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sugarpop

I would rather have the newspapers with advertising. With newspapers, the advertising is generally for local events and sales and stuff. Very different from the advertising in magazines and on TV. Still, I would always choose a free press with the warts. Advertisers will some way to get us anyway.

Advertising in print is no different than any other medium. Its still advertising. The only difference is the reach and the ability to demographically or geographically target.

I believe what you were referring to earlier when you stated your opinion that advertising was so terrible is/was specifically pharmaceutical advertising. Since you never took the opportunity to clarify, I am still uncertain.

sugarpop · 03-14-2009, 01:26 PM

hmmm, I'm not sure which which reference you're talking about. I have mentioned advertising more than once. I just really, really hate most kinds of advertising. Most of it is insulting in some way or another. Of course, there are a few good commercials, and some funny ones, and some print ads really are gorgeous, but IMO, most of it is just pointless garbage. It used to be an art form. Most of it isn't anymore. Why human beings want to fill their minds with that garbage is beyond me. I know, I have very strong opinions about certain things, and I don't mean to offend anyone. it's just my opinion.

Pico and ME · 03-14-2009, 01:32 PM

Is this a game?

classicman · 03-14-2009, 01:36 PM

Define "this"

Pico and ME · 03-14-2009, 01:39 PM

lol

DucksNuts · 03-14-2009, 06:07 PM

Oh.my.god!!

My lust object is back

DucksNuts · 03-14-2009, 06:11 PM

Sorry to hear about your Dad, Noodle.

I have a job you could do, the pay wont be so great, but the fringe benefits would be ....well....entertaining

(sorry, I havent had my sleaze on for a while)

wolf · 03-15-2009, 05:57 PM

Wow, noodly goodness! Welcome back!

Sorry to hear about your dad.

Hope you stick around.

03-12-2009, 06:25 PM	#16
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	Well, things have been in a bit of an uproar (one of the reasons I sort of turtled for awhile). Dad finally passed away from pancreatic cancer in February, and after taking care of him for so long, it feels like an alternate universe now that he's gone. Also, I got laid off the other week -- publishing is dying fast. So really it hasn't been too great, but every day above ground is a good day, right? Thanks for the warm welcome, good to see your e-faces again __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

03-12-2009, 06:27 PM	#17
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	mrnoodle! I thought someone had gobbled you up or something! It's nice to see you back. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-12-2009, 07:55 PM	#18
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Noodle, sorry to hear about your Dad. Mine passed away from leukemia last June, so I feel your pain on that one. My heart-felt condolences to you and your family. On the lack-of-job front, you'll also find lots of company around here. Sign of the times, unfortunately. Glad to see you here, though. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-13-2009, 11:22 PM	#20
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	hey mrnoodles, you may have been gone, but threads with your posts in get resurrected from time to time, so you've been here in spirit all this time. ramen. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-14-2009, 01:36 PM	#26
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Define "this" __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-13-2009, 06:57 PM	#19
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	Well, I don't know mrnoodle, but I happen to like noodles, so welcome back mrnoodle. Sorry to hear about your dad. And your job. It really does suck that publishing is going down. We need newspapers and books in free societies. A society without a free press is not a free society. (and I do not believe the internet can make up for newspapers and books. It is not discriminating enough.) Anyway... Looking forward to getting to know you. And better times.

03-14-2009, 07:27 AM	#22
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	Much as I hate advertising, I would rather have the newspapers with advertising. With newspapers, the advertising is generally for local events and sales and stuff. Very different from the advertising in magazines and on TV. Still, I would always choose a free press with the warts. Advertisers will some way to get us anyway. I just hope we never get to the point like it was in that movie Minority Report. ugh. Can you imagine?

03-14-2009, 01:26 PM	#24
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	hmmm, I'm not sure which which reference you're talking about. I have mentioned advertising more than once. I just really, really hate most kinds of advertising. Most of it is insulting in some way or another. Of course, there are a few good commercials, and some funny ones, and some print ads really are gorgeous, but IMO, most of it is just pointless garbage. It used to be an art form. Most of it isn't anymore. Why human beings want to fill their minds with that garbage is beyond me. I know, I have very strong opinions about certain things, and I don't mean to offend anyone. it's just my opinion.

03-14-2009, 01:32 PM	#25
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Is this a game?

03-14-2009, 01:39 PM	#27
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	lol

03-14-2009, 06:07 PM	#28
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Oh.my.god!! My lust object is back

03-14-2009, 06:11 PM	#29
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Sorry to hear about your Dad, Noodle. I have a job you could do, the pay wont be so great, but the fringe benefits would be ....well....entertaining (sorry, I havent had my sleaze on for a while)

03-15-2009, 05:57 PM	#30
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Wow, noodly goodness! Welcome back! Sorry to hear about your dad. Hope you stick around. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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