I used to enjoy (when I wasn't offshore) sitting at the Denny's near Oakwood Mall reading the news and drinking coffee. I'd grab a TP from the machine just outside. Then I moved away. When my employer wanted me to do some work on the Westbank, I wanted to relive this experience. I got up early to go eat breakfast as the location was just down the street from my hotel room. Imagine my shock when the waitress walks up and says "Welcome to IHOP." It was no longer a Denny's.
The Times Picayune doesn't exist anymore either. I was looking forward to the new Denny's being built on Ambassador Caffery and drinking that Millstone Coffee. Lately it's been more like drinking coffee at Mel's and reading Fox News on my phone. I'm not sure there is a newspaper worth paying for anymore. And, other news sources are more propaganda than journalism. Now Fox News is requiring that I have an account before I can finish an article. I'm sure a paywall is coming soon. I don't wish to pay for misspelled words, and broken sentences, real estate ads blaring music when I scroll across them, alerting everyone around me. Journalism leaves a lot to be desired these days, and, I refuse to pay for such an inferior product. I guess I'm destined to join the uninformed masses, as information becomes more and more difficult to access.
The Times Picayune doesn't exist anymore either. I was looking forward to the new Denny's being built on Ambassador Caffery and drinking that Millstone Coffee. Lately it's been more like drinking coffee at Mel's and reading Fox News on my phone. I'm not sure there is a newspaper worth paying for anymore. And, other news sources are more propaganda than journalism. Now Fox News is requiring that I have an account before I can finish an article. I'm sure a paywall is coming soon. I don't wish to pay for misspelled words, and broken sentences, real estate ads blaring music when I scroll across them, alerting everyone around me. Journalism leaves a lot to be desired these days, and, I refuse to pay for such an inferior product. I guess I'm destined to join the uninformed masses, as information becomes more and more difficult to access.