When faced with a difficult and therefore unpopular
decision, my Irish boss (named Jim) would mutter, “Everyone’s out of step but Jim.” This refers, of course, to the story about a proud
Irish mother watching her son, returning from World War II, marching with his
company down New York’s Fifth Avenue.
The proud Irish mother says to the person next to her, “Everyone’s out
of step but Jim.”
I was reminded of this quote very early this morning while
curled up on the couch with my iPad attempting to read today’s Geneabloggers
entries. I don’t visit that site
every day, but do make it a habit on the weekend, particularly because I so
enjoy learning about the new blogs.
I don’t know when the changeover occurred, but I was most
distressed that I could not read the new entries without first signing up with Pinterest. This was most annoying and I could hear myself saying –
Google Reader – where are you???? I am not a fan of Pinterest.
I admit I am part of the problem. First, I have a first
generation iPad that is getting slower by the day. Second, with all the identify theft I am reluctant to give websites
(or anyone else) my information. I
did finally sign up from my main computer and was relieved they didn’t want any
information than an email. I
suspect I will get annoying email ads from WordPress that I will have to
unsubscribe to. So, back to the
original issue – why can’t we just read posts on Geneabloggers like we used to
without going through all this hassle??
On a lighter note, I received an email yesterday from a new
cousin who is thinking along the same lines as I – continuing with Frederick
Browning Agard’s book, Agards in
America. We are in the same branch, but following
different lines. We will be collaborating and figuring out how best to proceed
with publishing a supplement to Agards in
America. An exciting, if not
daunting adventure ahead!!!
Oh, and thanks for letting me vent!
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