Let me repeat myself.

When it comes to qualifications, experience and even the craft, Jim runs circles around me.

Am I suppose to also say that I have no credibility to complete your sense of self-worth? Ain’t going to happen.

And let me add this, something I said in Decemberr 2007.

“If you actually read my blog you would know I have never called myself a journalist and its rare that I rely on rumors and press releases.”

http://griftdrift.blogspot.com/2007/12/when-journalist-get-huffy.html

The only people who seem to insist that I have somewhere somewhen called myself a journalist are journalist.

I come from two main backgrounds, music and sports. In both cases, I can’t tell you how many times the old timers said something like that because some young kid had just blown them off the stage or field with superior talent.

I am NOT saying that Grift is more talented than you, nor am I saying that in a macro sense either.

I guess I would say it this way, “A local blogger who has longtime talent. Doesn’t matter where talent is practiced.

Does it even matter that he stated clearly that he is not in Jim’s league as a journalist?

I cooked dinner for several people once but I’m not a chef. And if you can’t understand why people like me — who’ve paid their dues and learned their craft — resent people like you who haven’t, but act like they have … well, there’s no use in continuing this debate.

When it comes to qualifications, experience and even the craft, Jim runs circles around me.

But I’ll put my credibility up against anyone.