On a more businesslike note, this blog was created for three reasons, as follows:
[1] To provide content (mostly Op-Ed) type articles and some short features as well to print media. As the economy continues to hack away at newsprint, editors are losing full-time writers and finding it more cost effective to look outside for print to fill space...in this case not the "final frontier," but an editor's worst nightmare. As a result, BxS40, (we even abbreviate the abbreviations) we offer content of any type and style on demand, which means we provide the work desired in 6 hours or less. Fees for standard articles ranging in length from 600 - 1200 words goes for $35 and longer pieces and short story/features from 1200 - 3000 words sells for $65. Why so cheap? In case you haven't noticed, Americans are sucking on the tailpipe of a multi-trillion dollar debt that is illiquid and toxic. Besides, I like to write - it's simply too much fun to worry about making money.
[2] This blog will operate as an outsourcing network for emerging writers with honest to goodness talent. If you write and you've never been published, here's your chance. As long as your work meets or exceeds industry standards, we'll get you published...even if that first piece pops up on these pages.
[3] On a more personal note, I have a lot to say and Townhall is as good a place as any to say it. From law enforcement to technology and most everything in between, my head is pounding with ideas. No, not Ralph Kramden ideas, (if you've seen re-runs of the Honeymooners you'll get it) but ideas with substance and integrity - both are endangered species.
So don't wander too far. I'm putting the horse before the cart because it's the only way to pull the load, and believe me, the load is heavy. Here at BxS40 we'll make you laugh and we'll make you cry, and on that note note I will say "goodbye."
See you for round two coming to pages near you in a day or two. Thanks for visiting.
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Another Day at the Office
My day at the office is just like yours, with a few minor differences, perhaps. Like you, I awake with the feeling that I'm the sole survivor of the century's worst train wreck. It's either that or I've just celebrated my 97th birthday. I try as best as I can to put things in their proper perspective - after all, I am only 33; still young by most standards. The feeling will subside...it has to; God help me if I live to see the world as it will be in the year 2053. By then, technological advances in the field of geriatrics will eliminate the need for a walker. I guess they will call it a crawler but again like you I know with some certainty that Social Security will be tapped out by then, so crawling will have to occur without equipment of any kind. So be it...like you my chances of living that long are slim to none and that's fine with me. Are we still on the same page? We are? Good. Shaving is the next significant activity and again, like you, I question the sense of this as it should never be attempted before that first cup of coffee. But we are creatures of habit - not easily humiliated when we greet our wives at the kitchen table looking like we just took a blast from a shotgun loaded with toilet paper. In any event the similarities probably end here. Why? It has everything to do with NctsBxS40, which in plain English is Narcotics, Bronx South, 40th Precinct. I do not call it that however; I call it Hell.
My office extends from River Avenue near Yankee Stadium to 161st and Morris Avenue - the heroin and cocaine capitol of the world. You might think my office is filthy and chaotic, but in actual fact the territory is organized and well managed by people who have been trained to run a business. These are not drug dealers; they are managers of self-medicating substance distribution. 161st Street is like the escalator at Macy's. You ride it to the department of your choice; usually somewhere deep in the east 160's if you know the right people. If you don't there is the open air market at Morris Avenue near the Methadone Clinic or the blind spot at the intersection of Park and Teller where the symbiotic relationship between law enforcement and drug distribution insures safety and guarantees consistency of a quality product.
Now...about this page. If the mechanichs of pseudo-web creation work as thay should, this page will carry information that includes the following:
[1] Links to the author's work at this site and others.
[2] Annoncements and information pertinent to the site.
[3] A good place to leave comments
[4] A listing of contents included in this blog
[5] Any other information that I haven't thought of yet as well as spontaneous rants and short commentary where appropriate.
Enjoy and visit whenever you have nothing better to do. Welcome to NctsBxS40!
Regards,
ML Smith