TORONTO, ONTARIO - The title of this blog originates from the commentaries I did for KZSU, Stanford University's student radio station, in 1994 while in the news department. They were entitled "In the Margin," and often included the phrase "way out there" after the title. Of course, many of the subjects of those commentaries, while regarded as marginal at the time, would later move mainstream. I believe I had only read about Ratko Mladic and Arkan in the Christian Science Monitor at the time of airing a commentary about them, but ultimately the world would recognize them as war criminals.
An author can always hope that comments made "in the margin" may prove of greater value down the road...
Monday, September 8, 2008
Blog: Other Sites Continue
TORONTO, ONTARIO - At least for now, the launch of this site does not affect the weekly updates on my other sites.
I will continue to pick an example of quality radio from the previous week and post it at this site each Saturday (or later).
I will also continue to update photographs from my life at this site most Sundays.
I will continue to pick an example of quality radio from the previous week and post it at this site each Saturday (or later).
I will also continue to update photographs from my life at this site most Sundays.
Blog: What is this Blog?
TORONTO, ONTARIO - Like any blog, this site will be used for my personal observations on the world. Expect occasional posts on anything from personality theory to transit to the state of media to comparisons of the United States and Canada.
Starting on the first weekday when two of the three countries in North America were known to face elections in the coming weeks, many of the initial posts will undoubtedly focus on politics.
Political posts on this blog will, for the most part, not advocate or disparage political parties or individual candidates. Instead, they will offer commentary and indeed judgment intended to foster further thought by the reader. Canadians generally seem to appreciate such food for thought even when the substance seems like rubbish, while Americans seem to have much lower tolerance for such discourse. Nothing would delight me more than to find reactions to this blog that rise above expectation.
While comments will be moderated, that process mainly exists to avoid vandalism. Thoughtful comments, particularly those in disagreement with the original post, will be appreciated.
Let the conversation begin.
Starting on the first weekday when two of the three countries in North America were known to face elections in the coming weeks, many of the initial posts will undoubtedly focus on politics.
Political posts on this blog will, for the most part, not advocate or disparage political parties or individual candidates. Instead, they will offer commentary and indeed judgment intended to foster further thought by the reader. Canadians generally seem to appreciate such food for thought even when the substance seems like rubbish, while Americans seem to have much lower tolerance for such discourse. Nothing would delight me more than to find reactions to this blog that rise above expectation.
While comments will be moderated, that process mainly exists to avoid vandalism. Thoughtful comments, particularly those in disagreement with the original post, will be appreciated.
Let the conversation begin.
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