tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post6057162587422483053..comments2024-03-07T10:06:13.620-05:00Comments on View from Federal Twist: I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore.James Goldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-86440734177328373122012-03-24T23:38:01.165-04:002012-03-24T23:38:01.165-04:00Methinks perhaps all of us who have blogs etc are ...Methinks perhaps all of us who have blogs etc are 'apps' to some degree or another!William Martins 'Wigandia'https://www.blogger.com/profile/07936719799700847694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-65148556684891690262012-03-24T13:55:54.412-04:002012-03-24T13:55:54.412-04:00You're so good at satire, I'd like to see ...You're so good at satire, I'd like to see you try to better their unintentional self-satirization.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-91326818769137488692012-03-24T13:54:16.361-04:002012-03-24T13:54:16.361-04:00Amazing. Whoever wrote that copy can't really ...Amazing. Whoever wrote that copy can't really understand what the words mean.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-44634553566117229882012-03-24T11:58:13.802-04:002012-03-24T11:58:13.802-04:00I saw that press release, too, Allen. When I got ...I saw that press release, too, Allen. When I got to the "community of consumers" line I just laughed and stopped reading. But I just re-read the whole thing in your post and the other line that gets me is: "deep database of horticultural products"<br /><br />This is the sort of product I would love to satirize on my blog, but it's like they've already done it for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-40196608030878029452012-03-23T08:29:48.147-04:002012-03-23T08:29:48.147-04:00Sorry. I copied and pasted the text. The first two...Sorry. I copied and pasted the text. The first two links work. The third takes you to my own post. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar enough with html code to fix the problem. But you can just type the url in your browser if you really want to get there.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-43384016394872634102012-03-23T06:51:14.213-04:002012-03-23T06:51:14.213-04:00PS your embedded link, goes around and comes back ...PS your embedded link, goes around and comes back to your own post?Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-64383462732376176322012-03-23T06:48:24.221-04:002012-03-23T06:48:24.221-04:00but you get the advertorials at no charge. Whateve...but you get the advertorials at no charge. Whatever are you complaining about!! Just pay up, and be quiet ;~))Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-77996560474038564632012-03-22T23:55:13.969-04:002012-03-22T23:55:13.969-04:00Yup. "Advertorials." Aaarrgh. Good to...Yup. "Advertorials." Aaarrgh. Good to be here.<br />EmilySammie070502https://www.blogger.com/profile/07840565341523291549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-6683592752984899412012-03-22T23:21:47.763-04:002012-03-22T23:21:47.763-04:00Perhaps the pub will be better than it's billi...Perhaps the pub will be better than it's billing. Not holding my breath.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-1026635000078424872012-03-22T21:59:01.985-04:002012-03-22T21:59:01.985-04:00Well "life style" is what you have when ...Well "life style" is what you have when you don't have a "life." oops. Just noted the same comment above from Michael<br />Or like the tourists who don't see the country. Because there is a camera always between it and them.The Field of Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198031456340592151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-47533089538376752842012-03-22T21:05:22.060-04:002012-03-22T21:05:22.060-04:00Michael, people accuse me of having too many apoca...Michael, people accuse me of having too many apocalyptic fantasies, but this makes me think perhaps we deserve ... I'd better not go there.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-51888588401997258712012-03-22T21:02:42.962-04:002012-03-22T21:02:42.962-04:00Emily, aren't "garden center product insi...Emily, aren't "garden center product insights" advertising? Good to hear from you.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-17161870175094267872012-03-22T21:00:56.107-04:002012-03-22T21:00:56.107-04:00Allan, I have a smart phone and find it dominates ...Allan, I have a smart phone and find it dominates my life. It's like a drug. Maybe I should take your example and "just say no." (Even though I have a smart phone and an iPad and a computer, I don't think this publication is calling to me.)James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-41425575306821996182012-03-22T20:50:15.700-04:002012-03-22T20:50:15.700-04:00I hear you. Everything we cherish has been reduce...I hear you. Everything we cherish has been reduced to an app. Why garden when you can simply inhabit a gardening lifestyle within the confines of your smart phone. What is a "gardening lifestyle" anyway? You either garden or you don't. I don't see a "lifestyle" about it. What's next? "Subway lifestyle"? "Starbucks Lifestyle"? "Dog walking Lifestyle?". <br /><br />I'm certainly not a Luddite when it comes to the use of technology, but I do find it offensive when a smartphone lifestlye is hailed as a glorious substitute to actually living a life.Dig Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17993518443437173921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-37201025329419234822012-03-22T20:21:42.541-04:002012-03-22T20:21:42.541-04:00That sounds repellant. On a purely practical leve...That sounds repellant. On a purely practical level, you would think they'd be more careful about overtly calling their readers "consumers". I love the "garden center product insights"--what a waste of time!<br /><br />EmilySammie070502https://www.blogger.com/profile/07840565341523291549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-5929160847917113812012-03-22T19:09:31.543-04:002012-03-22T19:09:31.543-04:00What works for me is to carry a dumb phone - one t...What works for me is to carry a dumb phone - one that makes and receives calls and nothing else. I never have to worry about "apps" or "iPhones" or "Androids" or other such nomenclature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com