I wrote this to James Lileks, fantastic newspaper columnist who just today revealed in his daily bleat he was demoted to beat reporter by the troubled Minnesota Star-Tribune.
I thought it appropriate to post it here as a show of support. James is too talented and too nice a guy, so for the piddling few who read this blog and have not read his stuff, go do so now – he’s far better than I am at this stuff.
James,
You may have noticed the outpouring of attention your latest bleat had in ye ol’ Internet – hell, you’d have to be Gene Hackman in Young Frankenstein to not see it – and it may add very littlle but I wanted to add my two cents…
I work in IT – heck, I work in a easily-dispensable field in software development (usability) – so I’ve been where you are right now. One too many times, to be precise – and trust me, this will pass. You’re too talented, too gifted by God, to write the copy for a local bakery opening. You’ll be in good shape when all is said and done.
That paragraph is to give confort and reassurance, if you need it. If not, please ignore it.
For what its worth, ya have my support, all the way from Dacula, Georgia – and as a real display of support I’ll be shopping at your store later on this evening. I’ll try not to spend too much – the wife complains too much about credit card bills already (try to justify a Sonic Screwdriver purchase to her… ’tis impossible). I’ll also (probably) blog about the situation, which won’t add too much, seeing as Hugh “the-bullhorn” Hewitt is on the case.
Anyway, keep doing hat your doing – and for heaven’s sake, don’t stop the Diner! I have to find out how you (and things) turn out!
I’m sure you’ll be fine.