I am responding to Ace’s negative response (Source Weekly, 9-24) to the lighthearted, humorous article on goose poop. Of course the Source Weekly could have filled that space with a more pressing issue – let’s see there’s the swine flu worry, the always ever fascinating question: “Why does the Forest Service insist on performing controlled burns during the nicest day of the year” thus yet forcing us to breathe even more smoke than we breathe during the actual fires – or even better: the weak education system in central Oregon.
‘Breathe’ I tell myself. O.K., we didn’t move here solely for the education value – there is the skiing, hiking, and world class fishing-that counts too, right?” So, Ace, get real. Sometimes it’s nice to put it all aside and just enjoy an article for its silly, self-deprecating, sarcastic self – just like you’re enjoying this letter, right?
This article appears in Oct 8-14, 2009.
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