Letters editor joins the Editorial LiveJournal act
We've commented previously (and too frequently) on the Editorial LiveJournal escapades of the Chronicle editorial board's resident Platonist, James Howard Gibbons.
Today, letters editor Judy Minshew gets in on the act with a rambling "Sounding Board" column that we prefer to characterize as an Editorial LiveJournal. Here's a sample of her diary-like post about her grandson, class structure in American life, college degrees, and a half dozen other things:
The last time I was in Fort Worth, I took Mike and some of his friends to a party at a home that was undoubtedly worth $3 million. In a posh, gated community, the house was not only huge but beautiful. After meeting the host parents and coordinating with them on what time I would return, I went out to dinner. Later, after taking the other boys home, I asked Mike if he knew what the family did for a living. He said the father "manages his 'investments.' "
I laughed out loud: No kidding! With a house that size, a pool as big as my back yard and a media room to rival Steven Spielberg's, I'm sure he stays quite busy managing his investments. If Mike thinks he can live that lifestyle, he's going to need several of those advanced degrees!
Of course I don't know what his future will be or if it will be necessary for him to get a degree to be successful — I know others who didn't and are. But with graduation so close, he's going to have to make the academic most of every minute between now and then.
We have nothing against Miss Minshew, aside from the fact that some of her decisions on the letters page are just baffling.
However, this writing really doesn't belong on the editorial page of a serious newspaper. There's a better place for such writing.
CALLIE MARKANTONIS ADDS: What the heck was that about? That's five minutes of my life I'll never get back.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 06/20/05 08:52 PM | Houston Chronicle | Print | Comments (0)
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