FTTT=from time to time! I'd never heard that before! It isn't even in urban dictionary or readily in google. I had to go to something called www.thefreedictionary.com, where they have an acronym option. Amazing the things you learn on this chat.
--- In [email protected], "Gina Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ellen asked - How did you discover Gene and the chat? Are you a DC > transplant, or > is the column syndicated there? (I realize those aren't the only > options.) > > Well, some of Gene's columns (on a rather random basis, it seems) are > reprinted in lots of newspapers, including our local one. > > But basically I was trolling the internet (or the offers came to me - I > forget now) and found FREE access to the NYT and the WP. I'd read a few > copies of the WP FTTT while passing in the vicinity of Washington when we > used to go to Florida for the winter and really liked it, but didn't see it > readily available anywhere. When I stumbled across it on the internet, with > daily delivery of chosen topics and columnists, access to more, and then > discovered the chats - wow! I'm about to give up on my local papers, and > our Canadian nationals (the best bits of which are on-line now too) and just > read the WP on-line. Save all that newsprint. > > NYT too, but it's kinda stuffy. The Post has good news coverage, thoughty > columnists - but has a really humane and witty approach. Esp. in the > free-wheeling chats. Gene is tops, but I also like Hax and de Moraes and > the Reliable Source ladies and Robinson and I-forget (the guy on media). > > I'll have to ask I-forget (the guy on media) (Kurtz?) how newspapers can > possibly survive if people like me read them for nada. (The NYT at least > wants a little money for some of their columnists & features...) > > _________________________________________________________________ > Enter the "Telus Mobility Xbox a Day" contest for your chance to WIN! Telus > Mobility is giving away an Microsoft Xbox® 360 every day from November 20 to > December 31, 2006! Just download Windows Live (MSN) Messenger to your > IM-capable TELUS mobile phone, and you could be a winner! > http://www.telusmobility.com/msnxbox/ >
