In the Race
Now, here, you see, it takes all the blogging I can do to keep in the same place.
If I want to get somewhere else, I must blog twice as fast as that!
You see, I'm in
the Red Queen's Race...
Dear City of Franklin...I Apologize
By Janet Evans
Thursday, Aug 28 2008, 09:40 PM
Last night after attending the School Board Annual Meeting of the Electors (which I will be doing a short report on shortly) I stopped over at City Hall to catch the end of the Technology Commission meeting. I have quite an interest in technology and our city website, and especially was looking forward to the discussion of audio streaming.
Unfortunately I missed most of the website presentation but did hear enough of the end discussion, including when money was being discussed. There are some things that are just worth the money. I don’t know if you have ever come across an item in the store that was being sold for just a few bucks and you picked it up with a smile and said boy, how the heck did they make this product for that price; unbelievable. Sometimes when you think about what you pay for some products, compared to others, it’s a no brainer.
To me, spending $40,000 on upgrading our technology is a no brainer. As a Franklin citizen who values technology I believe it would be a mistake for our Technology Commission to not send a proposal to the Common Council to upgrade our website to the best and most up-to-date site it can be. And I believe it would be a mistake if our Common Council did not approve the $40,000.
That said, to my apology.
Later in the meeting District 1 Alderman Steve Olson once again made me a target of his bloviating (that’s the kindest word I can use). Once again I was just sitting in the audience as a citizen of Franklin observing. As he gave his presentation about how he believes Franklin is not up-to-date with the taping of meetings (I think I have heard that before…oh, yeah, from me and first from John Michlig) all of a sudden he turns and looks toward me and makes a reference to the fact that Mrs. Evans has embarrassed the City of Franklin.
Well, about 14 sets of eyes all turn to me….
And I’m thinking…(well, me being a lady and all I won’t tell you what I’m thinking) (Actually, I’m not really all that much of a lady so maybe on my Righty blog I may tell you some time).
Anyway…slip of the tongue that he phrased it that way? I believe he was attempting to say that my pod casts of the Common Council meetings, which I, a peon of the universe (my characterization), am able to do, are better than the antiquated cassette tapes that the meetings held at City Hall are forced to fumble with; that we, the citizens of Franklin are forced to go to City Hall and request and pay for, and then find a cassette player for, if we no longer own such a thing.
He had some other things to say, as usual…but I’ll let you go to City Hall and request an antiquated cassette tape to listen to the conversation…after all…I’m just a blogger.
But, once again, I do apologize for embarrassing the City of Franklin by going out and learning how to do a pod cast. I guess for some, ignorance is bliss.
