A Hostile Takeover

Well, apparently I am famous now.

For being hostile.

No surprise, really.

I wrote a post on one of my other blogs that was a bit critical, shall we say, of our local newspaper. They seem to be really jumping on the "blogging" bandwagon, and I put blogging in quotes because it seems that they are calling everything that isn't hard news a blog.

Which annoys me.

As I stated in the post, I look to my newspaper for news, not blogging. There are tons of fabulous writers and bloggers out there, I don't need the newspaper to find them for me. In fact, there are so many that I seem to have lately thrown up my hands in surrender, because I simply cannot keep reading and commenting and actually have a life.

Ahem, I digress.

Anyhoo, I stated what I felt was a very valid opinion on what the paper was doing. I linked to a specific blog that the paper had just launched about cosmetic surgery. I stated I didn't like it, didn't feel it was right for a newspaper.

Apparently, the blog in question wrote a post about my post and called me "hostile." Oh yeah, and a complainer.

They know me so well, don't they?

Comments

Unknown said…
Hostile? I would be proud that I was famous!!! :-)
5:31 AM
Sunshine said…
You are totally hostile, in a funny and accurate way though. *snort*
8:44 AM
Awesome Mom said…
They should be careful, showing too much emotion will give them wrinkles.
9:13 AM
Autumn's Mom said…
any publicity is good publicity right? This is why I keep a low profile. hahaha Are you hostile because your a woman with an opinion? jerks.
9:48 AM
... Paige said…
So now the whole town knows!
Are you gonna sue or just write an apology post?
come-on what ya gonna do about it Miss famous fancy pants?
{that is not a stick I'm holdin}
2:34 PM
Family Adventure said…
I love your complaining...keep it up!

Heidi

PS: Makes you wonder how much time people have on their hands, though, doesn't it??
6:25 PM
Ted said…
If what you wrote was considered hostile, then clearly they are new to blogging.
2:50 PM
dr sardonicus said…
Blogging ain't for wimps...
6:13 PM
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