The assessment period for From Our
Rutland Correspondent is nearly over and, whilst the time draws near, I thought I would take this opportunity to make a couple of thank you messages. If you were one of the lucky few who got the Babylon 5 reference in the title, you will be able to tell how monumental this post is.
The
Rutland Correspondent will continue to be the one-stop for
Rutland's news, right-wing blogging and even a little humour. I hope you, the reader, will be there with me.
During these few months blogging, there have clearly been some character's shape postings and the blog overall.
In the beginning, I blogged about my friend @
MsVFAB on Twitter and our reactions to the Stimulus Bill going through congress. Since then, I have been in touch with @
MsVFAB and we shall continue our exchanges across Twitter.
As time progressed, I connected with many class mates who we're also beginning to blog at the time. To my MAC299 Social Media class, thank you, and I hope we have excellent times together in our final year.
Within the class, there are some notable characters I must personally thank.
Simply Jack, for guiding me on what I can and can't get away with on the
blogosphere. Our many conversations are like
Wikipedia 0.1: verbal collaboration. Though we have often very differing views (Telegraph vs. The
Grauniad to name one), we still manage to get along. Long may your rise into the PR Stratosphere continue.
Another thank you must go to
Lady Foreman, as she has shown me that blogging needn't be too serious, and you can have fun while you do it. I will confess I have thought we share a great rivalry between our blogs. You are always a clear favourite amongst the class. I hope one day there will be a novelisation of Lady Foreman. Please continue to blog.
To the many
contributors and commentators on the
Rutland Correspondent's musings.
Robert Burns,
Jay Green,
Sarah Frankland are to name but a few. To those who post Anon too. I'm always very grateful for your feedback, and I do hope we can continue our online conversations.
Outside of the class, I have to thank
The Conservative Cloakroom; you are always a number 1 source of political news, views and widgets. You are also one of the few political
bloggers to give me credit on your Blog List. For that, I thank you.
To the good people at YouTube; A picture tells a thousand words, and if there is 27 frames a second in video, then you do a much better job than me! Also a big thank you to the good people at Google Images; sometimes I just need that photo I can't quite get anywhere else.
If I have forgotten anyone; I apologise, and I hope you won't hold it against me if I stand for public office.
As always,
Oliver CD Burns, Our Rutland Correspondent.