Recent content by happygirl

No pleasing a douchebag, I guess. Got anything to add to the thread?

We have a writer who constantly bases his stories on published info and reports from other media outlets--and he clearly identifies them. Ticks me off to no end. Makes it look like we're some half-assed shopper that's not capable of creating our own work. Come up with something original, don't...

Like I said, Tom: My bad. Thanks for properly rebuking me and pointing out my typing error. Got anything to add to the subject of this thread, Gatehouse?

"BTW - if it's so damned obvious, why would you refer to fall river as fall rivers?" Relax. it was just a typo.

You are correct, sir!

No, that's not a legal shot, and it was disallowed when Bird took it.

1. How can it NOT affect editorial when staffers are being taken off the pro beats and copy editing is being done by a universal desk? In the case of Brockton, their readers will have to now read writers from Quincy with whom they're not familiar (although some would count that as a blessing)...

--on deadline, I take notes. No deadline, I use my recorder. --I never understand why people still use old tape recorders. The digitals have much better sound quality, are easier to navigate and, of course, don't require tapes that have to be turned over in mid-interview. --I have problems...

The heck with the job. You'll be a better, brighter, more well-rounded person if you go to school. You can always get a job. What's the rush? School will open your eyes to other possibilities, as well.

Maybe I should add Drew Bledsoe to the Boston list.

Tons of 'em in Boston. Someone mentioned Pats' Darryl Stingley and BU's Travis Roy (both paralyzed after contact); Sox's Tony C (beanball); Sox's Bryce Florie (line drive to the eye); Sox's Jeff Gray (stroke), the Celts" Reggie Lewis (heart arrythmia) and the Bruins" Normand Leveille...

I once worked at a place where our union agreed to mandatory two weeks unpaid leave to save jobs. We were eligible for unemployment.

One more for you, same writer, poor guy: "Another high school football postseason has come and gone, with some new teams and some familiar teams playing on the fields at some new sites and others that have been used before. Now, all of the games are being played on fields with artificial turf...

B*I*N*G*O!