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Saturday, December 02, 2006

20061201 Happy Birthday Monoblogue

Happy Birthday Monoblogue

December 1st, 2006


A hearty Happy Birthday to Maryland Blogger Alliance member Michael Swartz and Monoblogue – see: “Monoblogue turns one.”

What I like about
Michael Swartz’s Monoblogue is how intelligent and civil he keeps the conversation about the world of the shore. And, for depth, you can’t beat it.

After a lifetime of family pre-occupation with the Delmarva Peninsula, my brother moved to the Eastern Shore in 1983. Over the years I have come to love the shore and I have been very fortunate to have developed many good friends down that way.

I have made many good friends among the elected leadership of the shore and I appreciate the level of civility that
Monoblogue brings to the issues.

Although, I have not kept up with the issues as well as Monoblogue since I “retired” ( – read: lost an election) from elected office in May 2005; I have a great deal of insight into the challenges of the shore and the lack of civility among some of the blogs down that way makes one’s head hurt.

I served as an elected member of the Maryland Municipal League Board of Directors for five years straight and I’m proud that as a conservative Republican from Carroll County, I got much of the support that put me on the board from the Eastern Shore -and Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties – and to a certain extent, from some folks with whom I agreed upon nothing in the big political picture – except that I was on the board to serve them and their municipality and not my party’s ideology.

(In the interest of full disclosure, I still do some “ghost writing” for some elected officials on the shore…)

I certainly don’t agree with many of the same individuals who are being covered and commented upon by Monoblogue and the other Eastern Shore blogs, but even the ones, with whom I agree upon nothing, I must admit, I sure do like them and their families and admire them for their service.

Now that
Monoblogue turns one - - Happy Birthday. Thank you for all your hard work.

Kevin

1 comment:

  1. You're welcome. Thanks for the kind words, it's been fun (and still is!)

    Michael Swartz
    www.monoblogue.us

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