Heat Wave
There was one brief moment yesterday during which the wind did not blow and I felt the warmth of the sun on the skin of my face. The moment, which I had doubts of ever experiencing again, was ethereal. We are, as it may be, in a heat wave.
Once the sun warms the air today, we will not experience freezing temperatures again for 60 whole hours! In fact, the high on Thursday is expected to reach 54°F (12°C). And, that will be high enough to put the Backwoods Bean lettering on the front window of the shop.
Think I'll go out and look for daffodil sprouts. Or perhaps get buck nekkid and take a sunbath on the courthouse steps. Or, maybe not. That might make the newspaper.
Speaking of the newspaper, I visited the General Manager of the Alleghany Times yesterday to inquire about advertising. I don't think I like him. When I asked about an agency discount (typically 15%), he intimated that was a "shit question". When I asked about a multiple insertion rate, he said I had to go 13 weeks (3 months, one quarter of a year) for that. The man clearly doesn't understand the perilous state of newspapers these days or, if he does, has chosen to "go down with the ship", all guns blazing.
Once the sun warms the air today, we will not experience freezing temperatures again for 60 whole hours! In fact, the high on Thursday is expected to reach 54°F (12°C). And, that will be high enough to put the Backwoods Bean lettering on the front window of the shop.
Think I'll go out and look for daffodil sprouts. Or perhaps get buck nekkid and take a sunbath on the courthouse steps. Or, maybe not. That might make the newspaper.
Speaking of the newspaper, I visited the General Manager of the Alleghany Times yesterday to inquire about advertising. I don't think I like him. When I asked about an agency discount (typically 15%), he intimated that was a "shit question". When I asked about a multiple insertion rate, he said I had to go 13 weeks (3 months, one quarter of a year) for that. The man clearly doesn't understand the perilous state of newspapers these days or, if he does, has chosen to "go down with the ship", all guns blazing.
Well I was born in a small townThe newspaper would do well to ensure he never meets the public. Trouble is that he owns it!
And I can breathe in a small town
Gonna die in this small town
And that's probably where they'll bury me
Seems like the Alleghany Times as a local paper does not enjoy competition in the area.
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