BTW, I wanted to thank all the readers who have been sending links to stories and other items of interest for the blog. I can’t use them all, but I really appreciate them.
I do have one request, though: When sending a story, can y’all be sure to include a link to the original story rather than just the text of the story?
Makes it a lot easier, as I frequently can’t quote the whole story in a blog post and need to link to it (in which case I have to find it on the web if I don’t already have a link to it).
Much obliged, folks, and thanks for your contributions to making the blog a better, more interesting place!
(I’d love to give readers credit by name for stories they send in, but last time I broached the subject of changing Rule #15, folks seemed to like things the way they are. If I actually use an e-mail as a guest blog, though, I’ll contact the author to see if he’d like me to suspent Rule #15 in a single case.)
OK, I give up. What the heck is MSM? A Google search says that it’s “Methylsulfonylmethane,” Which is apparently a health supplement. But I don’t think that’s what you meant, Jimmy.
MSM = blogger slang for “Mainstream Media” (e.g., typical newspapers and ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN/MSNBC/CNBC/NPR/BBC news).
Its rival is the “alternative media” (e.g., FOX news, talk radio, and the blogosphere).