Because, You Know…

In the NASCAR world, there’s a blogger named John Daly (no, not the golfer) who writes the ever-so originally named The Daly Report.  His shtick is using his claim of decades in the broadcast journalism field as a basis upon which to offer tedious critiques of assorted network NASCAR broadcasts.  Because, you know, he’s worked for decades in broadcast journalism.  He therefore obviously knows more about what should and shouldn’t be done than the people actually creating the broadcasts he scrutinizes in minutia for every little everything he finds displeasing.

I gave full vent to my opinion of his blog on my NASCAR blog a while ago, so I’ll skip repeating myself.  I add that Daly is the only blogger I know who refers to their blog in the third person as if it was a disembodied entity, which is a trifle spooky plus pretentious in the extreme.

I also add that Daly is the blogging equivalent of what one finds in most every office of more than a single individual: the one who knows beyond knowing they are the linchpin of the entire organization plus are far and away the best employee.  When asked why if this is so they are forever relegated to the middle/bottom of the hierarchy, said person immediately responds with both barrels blazing about how everyone above them is resentful of the oppressed one’s superiority and thus conspire to keep their leading light hidden.  And take credit for his or her work which is the company’s sole salvation.  But it’s okay.  Those who attempt to subjugate will one day get theirs when he or she leaves them to their fate and rises up to save some other fortunate company.  And tell everyone the truth.  Or at least tell everyone how things out to be done.  Because, you know, they know better.  No, really, just ask them.  They’ll tell you.

Actually, all they do is annoy everyone.

Except when they drive good people to walk out the door.

Then they tick me off.

More tomorrow.