Random post about the Post

A few weeks ago I was gathered with the ladies with whom I"booze and peruse" over books, a book club of sorts.  We got on the topic of newspapers.  Sadly Denver lost the Rocky Mountain News, and for those who didn't subscribe, it was a great loss.  Though the Post and the News had a Joint Operating Agreement, they were different papers.  And while we won't get it back, we stand lose another paper.  So many people have gotten rid of their subscriptions because of either the loss of the News, they never read it, everything is posted online anyway, etc.  Well, as readership goes down, so will the paper.  One friend said that night, a subscription to the paper could be seen in some ways as a kind of community tax.  Just as I pay taxes, so somebody else's kids can go to public school, so should they get the paper, so I can have one delivered to my door.  Not everyone can access news online, so let's not lose our paper.  Even Tom's parents get the Sunday edition in northern New Mexico.  Really...$5 a month!  For $5 a month I get a paper everyday.  There are recipes every Wednesday.  During these weeks of Spring, the Grow section comes out every Friday.  What would Sunday breakfast be without a couple pages of the funnies in color?!?  People will pay $5 for a rental movie, twice that much for a movie in the theater!  A fancy coffee drink doesn't last a whole month, nor will a pint of some quality beer from the bar.  But for $5 a month, the newspaper employs a lot of people...not just writers, but printers, photographers, marketing reps, and a whole lot of morning delivery crews.  Of all the ironies, promoting a newspaper online on a blog!  Ridiculous, I know, but if we didn't sit on the porch working that Wednesday crossword three weeks ago, would Tom & I be engaged already?

Still in shock...

I'm not sure anymore who reads these things, but it is still fun for me to write my heart out.  This week has been a whirlwind.  This month, really, is where it all begins.  But getting back to work this week, getting my heart back in Denver, has taken a lot of effort.  There is so much to do at my desk, plus working evenings and Saturdays.  I am just tired and overwhelmed.  So it was quite nice when Tom and I were able to meet on my porch after work on Wednesday.  We sat on the futon on the porch and did the crossword puzzles from the newspaper.  Tom's been great for helping me process all that has happened.   He pulled out this old medal, Virgin of Carmel on one side & Sacred Heart of Jesus on the other side.  He was telling me about how his mom had given it to him when he was young, and how, on its key ring, it had traveled everywhere with him on his motorcycle jacket, protecting him, so he could make it to that afternoon sitting on the porch with me.  And then he was down on one knee telling me he will love me forever and ever and asking me to marry him!?!?!  Oh my goodness!!!   Since Wednesday I have been terribly busy with life and work.  I have been grateful to slowly call and visit friends to share the news, but I don't really like calling the attention to us.  My heart is all excited and wants everyone to know, but I also want to just savor this time and these emotions with Tom.  I am terribly behind in sharing the news with friends near and far.  Do forgive me if you see it here or hear from another first.  As I wrote, I am still a little in shock...