Mea Culpa!

Oh, have I been feeling guilty for not posting to The 6th Estate for so long! I'm even having dreams of my old editor from Electronic News, a sage curmudgeon and ex-postman named Jim Lydon, screaming at me for copy!!!

Well, I still don't have time to post much. I've got some great road stories, some razor-sharp commentary, some major venting to do (rebate scams, cell phones, etc.) and a promised review of Lisa's web site to post ... but again, not enough time in the day or minutes in hours. But I'm not dead or disabled. Just keep those cards and letters coming in, and take the downtime to scope out any the 95 previous posts included here -- "It's gold, Jerry, GOLD!"

Message to Lane-O: Screw Intel. They'e grown big enough to start acting and thinking like GM. Find a company that appreciates your hard work and intelligence. And congrats on earning your M.B.A.!!! You hotdog! Now you and Shaq are fellow alum!

Message to Janie: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/img/08-05/0812kiss2.jpg

I leave everyone with a great contribution from Gwen, "The Parable of the Spoons."

The Parable of the Spoons

A holy man was having a conversation with God one day and said, "God, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like."

God led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.

The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, but because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. God said, "You have seen Hell."

They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said, "I don't understand."

It is simple" said God, "it requires but one skill. You see, they have learned to feed each other. While the greedy think only of themselves."