Starting out with a BANG!

I was so pumped to find out Iambe wanted to see a sample of my writing. She read the stuff from my website and asked, "Why haven't you written guest spots?"

Well, there's a very good reason why: I have a tendency to be a lightning rod for controversy, as she can herself attest. I am opinionated, stubborn, and usually vocal. I don't mind jumping into an argument one bit. And I really didn't want to besmirch her halo. After all, that is her column.

So, as a work-around, I suggested that she give me a topic to work with. The topic she chose was the audit demanded by Microsoft of twenty-four school districts in Washington and Oregon. Ooooh, something I could really chew on. I asked her a couple questions, and then started digesting.

About an hour and a half later, I sent her the article. When I asked her if she liked it, she said, "Hell, I'm gonna run this tomorrow." Wow! I had composed it with the idea of making it a short-order sample, not something to be shown to the world. But, her column is her baby, and I'm not going to tell her what she can and can't say in it. (After all, what's the name of this blog?)

As soon as it went up (midnight PDT), I started getting feedback in chat. I repsectfully requested that the feedback go to Iambe's Talkback, since that's really what it's for. So far (12:30 pm PDT) there are 15 comments, most of them with substance. No flame war, as my earlier submission (apology?) to her provoked.

Posted on 04/24/2002 at 12:26:08 AM EDT.