tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post314404211501754860..comments2023-08-28T10:53:49.807-05:00Comments on The Classical Angler: The Rest is NoiseErik Helmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727530868264488710noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post-85336111230391976142009-09-02T09:22:20.542-05:002009-09-02T09:22:20.542-05:00Anon:
Thanks for the heads-up. It looks interestin...Anon:<br />Thanks for the heads-up. It looks interesting. In examining the site, I discovered that it is published by a company that produces a snowboard magazine. I hope they don't forget the 'journal' part of it, and make it a photo montage. I will certainly look forward to the first edition.Erik Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727530868264488710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post-14135348263750039432009-09-02T04:50:02.186-05:002009-09-02T04:50:02.186-05:00you are in luck. The magazine you have been waiti...you are in luck. The magazine you have been waiting for just launched. The Flyfish Journal. Saw an advance copy review on midcurrent. I called the journal office and subscribed, the nice person on the phone said the bulk shipment will ship in less than a month. I cannot wait. www.theflyfishjournal.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post-83138058516838155932009-08-29T23:12:49.417-05:002009-08-29T23:12:49.417-05:00Thanks for the kind words Eric. I actually try to ...Thanks for the kind words Eric. I actually try to pattern my writing after you. We are of a like mind when it comes to the traditions of this quiet sport.<br />The abuse of our wild resource is hard to take and I find myself getting angrier as it increases. I can always find the means to get away from the stupidity of my fellow "sports". Maybe it has cost me a fish or two but the peace of mind is more than worth it.<br />There is no retreat or respite from a state agency that is managing our wild salmon and trout out of existence though.<br />Keep up the good work on this blog!Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12894367520145795648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post-66596001241089955262009-08-25T09:55:05.094-05:002009-08-25T09:55:05.094-05:00David,
Thank you for stopping by and leaving your ...David,<br />Thank you for stopping by and leaving your comment.<br /><br />Alas, the issue is much greater than I would feel comfortable covering in a blog about fly fishing, but youre comments add to the observation that reading of length and substance is substancially on the decline. Newspapers around the country are folding, and in a desperate attenpt to lure young readers, have juiced up and dumbed down the language to the point of using phrases such as "So, like, it might rain later."<br />Readers digest just declaired chapter 11.<br /><br />It isn't that people are not reading, it is just that they are reading 30 second sound-bites, blurbs, tweets, etc.<br /><br />In my opinion, what this is leading up to is that the lack of substantive reading will result in diminishing critical thinking skills.<br />That spells disaster. the thirty second tweet is a perfect channel for marketing and jingoism.Erik Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727530868264488710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918514418757933899.post-39948281067574306692009-08-24T17:26:07.456-05:002009-08-24T17:26:07.456-05:00I don't know anything about fly fishing but I ...I don't know anything about fly fishing but I agree with you on the lack of substance in present day writing, whether on fly fishing or other areas of interest. My areas of interest are food and wine and the writing is horrible on both fronts. Only one magazine is worth its weight; The Art Of Eating, all the rest have great pictures and nothing really longer than 1500 words. Attention span shortened, instant gratification now the norm, twits twittering and they are going to be running things in the not to distant future. RUN.David Johnstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587329605136990595noreply@blogger.com