Sure, it’s guy talk, but there’s an interesting thread about both at testycopyeditors.com
Mangan's memoirs
Maud’s grandma’s favorite sayings
by tmangan • September 14, 2003 • 0 Comments
I got great laughts on the metro desk on night when I mentioned that one of my grandma’s favorite sayings was, “stirrin’ up shit just makes it smell worse.”
Mangan's memoirs
Hi kids, this is the new playground
by tmangan • September 14, 2003 • 0 Comments
So I’ve been burning major brain cells getting this new blog to look sorta like the old one. There are about 10 million settings and just about that many available errors, and I’m pretty sure I’ve encountered every one of them.
What this means is, I’m taking the rest of my Sunday off from this silliness, and I recommend you do the same.
Mangan's memoirs
The basics on yours truly
by tmangan • September 11, 2003 • 0 Comments
Name: Tom Mangan
Location: Bay Area, California, USA
Line of work: Newspaper copy editor, page designer
Hometown: Peoria, Illinois
College: Southern Illinois University, B.S. in Journalism, 1987.
Employers since then: Southern Illinoisan, Tampa Tribune, Peoria Journal Star, San Jose Mercury News (current).
Married: Melissa on Dec. 28, 1991
Household: No kids; one cat, Floyd.
Online since: 1990
Operating system: Mac OS 10.3
What I’m into: Books, rock & roll, movies, classic cars, spectator sports, Apple computers, the Web.
Politics: Middle of the road.
Goal in life: Staying above ground.