Inside Huckleberries …

I’ve been mulling over a comment made last night by Sandpoint Sue : “On this blog, you are a little more thoughtful, and I hope you’re not offended, a little more sweet, than you sometimes appear in print.” Dunno about the “sweet” part. But there’s no question that this blog has changed me. You can’t have this intense dialogue with readers of all stripes for 18 months without learning to appreciate their thoughts and lowering your flame-thrower. Journalists, by nature, are a detached breed. We’re sorta like scientists studying the latest disaster or scandal and then moving on to the next, unmoved. You can’t do that with a blog, unless you’re skull is 2 inches thick. Mine isn’t. Mebbe that’s why more journalists don’t blog. I still hold strong opinions. But I’m tired of the polarization in this country. And the anger. I guess I’ve become more Huckleberries than Hot Potatoes. Thanks for the observation, Sue …