tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post511575640810494024..comments2024-03-28T00:01:43.037-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Ricochet?Grimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-89575653805922385812016-11-01T13:03:22.260-04:002016-11-01T13:03:22.260-04:00Hmm, High toned:
From various definitions:
adject...Hmm, High toned:<br /><br />From various definitions:<br />adjective <br />1. having high principles; dignified. <br />2. having or aspiring to good taste, high standards, or refinement: <br />He writes for a high-toned literary review.<br />3. affectedly stylish or genteel.<br />1. having a superior social, moral, or intellectual quality<br /><br />Well, Grim, depending on how you mean it, I've always thought of the Hall as 'high tone'- in the good way.<br /><br />Etymology: 1779 of musical pitch, 1807 of morality, from high (adj.) + tone. douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241790925053112959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-25591063095823548842016-10-30T23:20:51.544-04:002016-10-30T23:20:51.544-04:00Full disclosure: my wife and I are investors in Si...<i>Full disclosure: my wife and I are investors in Silent Cal Productions, LLC, which owns Ricochet, and I'm on Silent Cal's board of directors.</i><br /><br />Who knew we had such high-tone companions here in the Hall? I've never even heard of Ricochet, whatever it may be.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-35984320161580274522016-10-30T18:44:26.411-04:002016-10-30T18:44:26.411-04:00I'm a Ricochet member, and find it worthwhileI'm a Ricochet member, and find it worthwhileDavid Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-41953063025665773862016-10-30T17:52:34.477-04:002016-10-30T17:52:34.477-04:00Sure. I won't say anything about it there.Sure. I won't say anything about it there.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-20107949936542318822016-10-30T17:50:32.617-04:002016-10-30T17:50:32.617-04:00Silent Cal doesn't do anything but run Ricoche...Silent Cal doesn't do anything but run <b>Ricochet</b>.<br /><br />I also don't advertise my relationship with Silent Cal. It's not a secret; I just prefer my posts and comments to be read as coming from a fellow member rather than from someone with a relationship with management.<br /><br />Eric HinesE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-72794662538763363442016-10-30T17:29:55.141-04:002016-10-30T17:29:55.141-04:00Thanks. I think I'll give it a whirl. What doe...Thanks. I think I'll give it a whirl. What does Silent Cal do?Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-8395746346011781822016-10-30T13:08:51.602-04:002016-10-30T13:08:51.602-04:00Absolutely it's worth it. The discussions on ...Absolutely it's worth it. The discussions on the Member Feed have lots more action, and even though the vitriol can get going, it's a well moderated system, so things don't get out of hand.<br /><br />There's a broad range of podcasts, too, that many find highly interesting (I don't listen to radio much at all; I've grown too visual, so I can't recommend them based on my own experience).<br /><br />Their basic membership is cheaper than the trial month, on a per month basis; I recommend a year of that for the trial.<br /><br />Full disclosure: my wife and I are investors in Silent Cal Productions, LLC, which owns <b>Ricochet</b>, and I'm on Silent Cal's board of directors.<br /><br />Eric HinesE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.com