Re: Reply for Tim; something you might not have thought about (but should).

Tim, you seem to have a "thing" against journals being used to make money. OK, maybe personal diaries shouldn't be used that way, but personal diaries shouldn't be on the Internet where anybody with a 'Net enabled cell phone can read it either.

Journals have been used to make money ever since the invention of the newspaper. I buy the Chicago Sun Times, my Dad favors the Tribune. Both papers are filled with journalists and columnists who (oh, the shock and the horror) get paid for what they produce.

That's right, Richard Roeper actually gets paid for his column on page 11 of the Sun Times. Maybe that's why he churns out a fresh column 5 days a week, making you want to turn to page 11 to read what he wrote.

So, I'm not going to get bent out of shape because MaaMaw and others find a way to get some money coming in on their ramblings. Truth is, I'm looking into a way to do that, too. The trick, at this point, will be finding a way to keep what I have going without diluting things too much from commercial necessity. Journalism has been commercial, to some extent, for a long time now and shows no sign of doing it for nothing any time soon.

Tim, as long as we're in a society where they don't give you food, shelter and clothing just because you exist, there's going to be a necessity to earn a living. Some folk get jobs, I have one now. They're not bad, but some jobs don't provide enough to make ends meet and there's no use denying that. Some people PROVIDE jobs by setting up companies and hiring people to do the work of the company. Finally, some folk head out on their own and run their own businesses, making/buying/selling products and services. That, incidentally, is how some of the big fellows got started, so I think you can excuse some small fry if they have big dreams.