SUNDAY OBSERVER; The Processing Pro

SUNDAY OBSERVER; The Processing Process
By Russell Baker
Published: February 10, 1985
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FOR A LONG TIME after going into the writing business, I wrote. It was hard to do. That was before the word processor was invented. Whenever all the writers got together, it was whine, whine, whine. How hard writing was. How they wished they had gone into dry cleaning, stonecutting, anything less toilsome than writing.

Then the word processor was invented, and a few pioneers switched from writing to processing words. They came back from the electronic frontier with glowing reports: ''Have seen the future and it works.'' That sort of thing.

I lack the pioneer's courage. It does not run in my family, a family that arrived on the Atlantic beach 300 years ago, moved 50 yards inland for security against high tides, and has scarcely moved since, except to go to the drugstore. Timid genes have made me. I had no stomach for the word processor.

Still, one cannot hold off forever. My family had given up saddle and stirrups for the automobile, hadn't it? Had given up the candle for the kerosene lamp. I, in fact, used the light bulb without the slightest sense of betraying the solid old American values.

And yet . . . . My trade was writing, not processing words. I feared or detested almost all things that had ''processing,'' ''process'' or ''processed'' attached to them. Announcements by airplane personnel that I was in a machine engaged in ''final landing process'' made my blood run cold. Processed words, I feared, would be as bland as processed cheese.

So I resisted, continued to write, played the old fuddy- duddy progress hater when urged to take the easy way and switch to processing words.

When former writers who had turned to processing words spoke of their marvelous new lives, it was the ease they always emphasized.

So easy - the processing process made life so easy (this was what they always said) - so infinitely easier than writing. Only an idiot - and here I caught glances fraught with meaning - only an idiot would continue to suffer the toil of writing when the ease of processing words was available to be wallowed in.

To shorten a tedious story, I capitulated. Of course I had doubts. For all those years I had worked at writing only because it felt so good when you stopped. If processing words was so easy, would there be any incentive left to write?

Why are we moved to act against our best judgment? Because we fear public abuse and ridicule. Thus the once happy cigarette addict is bullied out of his habit by abuse from health fanatics, and the author scratching away happily with his goose quill puts it aside for a typewriter because he fears the contempt of the young phalanxes crying, ''Progress!''

My hesitation about processing words was being noticed by aggressive young persons who had processed words from their cradles and thought the spectacle of someone writing was as quaint as a four-child family. I hated being quaint. I switched to processing words, and - man alive! Talk about easy!

It is so easy, not to mention so much fun - listen, folks, I have just switched right here at the start of this very paragraph you are reading - right there I switched from the old typewriter (talk about goose-quill pen days!) to my word processor, which is now clicking away so quietly and causing me so little effort that I don't think I'll ever want to stop this sentence because - well, why should you want to stop a sentence when you're really well launched into the thing - the sentence, I mean - and it's so easy just to keep her rolling right along and never stop since, anyhow, once you do stop, you are going to have to start another sentence, right? - which means coming up with another idea.

What the great thing - really great thing - really and truly great thing is about processing words like this, which I am now doing, is that at the end, when you are finally finished, with the piece terminated and concluded, not to say ended, done and thoroughly completed to your own personal, idiosyncratic, individual, one-of-a-kind, distinctive taste which is unique to you as a human person, male or female, adult or child, regardless of race, creed or color - at the end which I am now approaching on account of exhausting available paper space the processing has been so easy that I am not feeling the least, slightest, smallest or even somewhat minuscule sensation of tired fatigue exhaustion, as was always felt in the old days of writing when the mechanical machines, not to mention goose-quill pens, were so cumbersomely difficult and hard to work that people were constantly forever easing off on them, thus being trapped into the time- wasting thinking process, which just about does it this week, spacewise, folks.

credit PATRICK MCDONNELL

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THE SUNDAY OBSERVER; The Processing ProcessBy Russell BakerPublished: February 10, 1985FACEBOOKTWITTERGOOGLE +EMAILSHAREPRINTREPRINTSFor A LONG TIME after going into the writing business, I wrote. It was hard to do. That was before the word processor was invented. Whenever all the writers got together, it was whine, whine, whine. How hard the writing was. How they wished they had gone into the dry cleaning, stonecutting, anything less is toilsome than writing.Then the word processor was invented, and a few of the pioneers switched from writing to processing words. They came back from the electronic frontier with glowing reports: ' ' Have seen the future and it works. "' That sort of thing.I lack the pioneer's courage. It does not run in my family, a family that arrived on the Atlantic beach 300 years ago, moved 50 yards inland for security against high tides, and has scarcely moved since, except to go to the drugstore. Timid genes have made me. I had no stomach for the word processor.Still, one cannot hold off forever. My family had given up the saddle and stirrups for the automobile, hadn't it? Had given up the candle for the kerosene lamp. I, in fact, used the light bulb without the slightest sense of betraying the solid old American values.And yet ... ... ... ... My trade was writing, not processing words. I feared or detested almost all things that had ' ' processing ' ' ' ' ' ' or ' process ' processed ' ' attached to them. The announcements by airplane personnel that I was in a machine engaged in ' ' final landing process ' ' made my blood run cold. Processed words, I feared, would be as bland as processed cheese.So I resisted, continued to write, played the old fuddy-duddy progress hater when were to take the easy way and switch to processing words.When former writers who had turned to processing words spoke of their marvelous new lives, it was the ease they always emphasized.So easy-the processing process made life so easy (this was what they always said)-so infinitely easier than writing. Only an idiot-and here I caught glances fraught with meaning-only an idiot would continue to suffer the toil of writing when the ease of processing words was available to be wallowed in.To shorten a tedious story, I capitulated. Of course I had doubts. For all those years I had worked at writing only because it felt so good when you stopped. If processing words was so easy, would there be any incentive left to write?Why are we moved to act against our best judgment? Because we fear the public abuse and ridicule. Thus the once happy cigarette addict is bullied out of his habit by abuse from health fanatics, and the author scratching away happily with his goose quill puts it aside for a typewriter because he fears the contempt of the young phalanxes crying, ' ' Progress! "'My hesitation about processing words was being noticed by aggressive young persons who had processed words from their cradles and thought the spectacle of someone writing was as quaint as a four-child family. I hated being quaint. I switched to processing words, and-man alive! Talk about easy!It is so easy, not to mention so much fun-listen, folks, I have just switched right here at the start of this the very paragraph you are reading right there I switched from the old typewriter (talk about goose-quill pen days!) to my word processor, which is now clicking away so quietly and causing me so little effort that I don't think I'll ever want to stop this sentence because-well, why should you want to stop a sentence when you're really well launched into the thing-the sentence, I mean-and it's so easy just to keep her rolling right along and never stop since, anyhow, once you do stop, you are going to have to start another sentence, right? -which means coming up with another idea.What the great thing-really great thing-really and truly great thing is about processing words like this, which I am now doing, is that at the end, when you are finally finished, with the piece is terminated and concluded, not to say ended, done and thoroughly completed to your own personal, idiosyncratic, individual, one-of-a-kind, a distinctive taste which is unique to you as a human person, male or female, adult or child, regardless of race, creed or color-at the end which I am now approaching on account of exhausting available space the paper processing has been so easy that I am not feeling the least, the slightest, smallest or even somewhat pest sensation of tired fatigue exhaustion, as was always felt in the old days of writing when the mechanical machines, not to mention goose-quill pens, were so cumbersomely difficult and hard to work that people were constantly forever easing off on them, thus being trapped into the time-wasting process thinking, which just about does it this week, the kitchen utensils, folks.credit PATRICK MCDONNELL

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SUNDAY OBSERVER; Processing the Process
By Russell Baker
Published: February 10, 1985
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Reprints FOR A LONG TIME after going into the writing Business, I wrote. It was hard to do. That was before the word processor was invented. Whenever all the writers got together, it was whine, whine, whine. How hard writing was. How They wished They HAD gone into dry cleaning, stonecutting, anything less toilsome than writing. Then the word Processor WAS invented, and A few Pioneers switched from writing to processing words. They CAME back from the electronic frontier with glowing Reports: '' Have Seen the future and it works. '' That sort of thing. I LACK the pioneer's Courage. It does not run in my family, a family that arrived on the Atlantic beach 300 years ago, moved 50 yards inland for security against high tides, and has scarcely moved since, except to go to the drugstore. Timid genes have made ​​me. I HAD no stomach for the word Processor. Still, one CAN not hold off forever. My family had given up saddle and stirrups for the automobile, had not it? Had given up the candle for the kerosene lamp. I, in Fact, the Light bulb USED without the slightest sense of betraying the old solid American values. And yet. . . . My trade was writing, not processing words. I feared or detested almost all things that had '' processing, '' '' process '' or '' processed '' attached to them. Announcements by airplane personnel that I was in a machine engaged in '' final landing process '' made ​​my blood run cold. Processed words, I Feared, Would BE as bland as processed cheese. So I resisted, Continued to Write, Played the old fuddy- duddy Progress hater When urged to Take the Easy way and Switch to processing words. When Former Writers WHO HAD Turned to processing words spoke of Their Lives marvelous new, it WAS the ease They always emphasized. So Easy - the processing Process Made Easy Life so (this WAS always what They Said) - so Infinitely Easier than writing. Only an Idiot - and here I caught Glances fraught with Meaning - only an Idiot Would continue to Suffer the toil of writing When the ease of processing words WAS available to BE wallowed in. To shorten A Tedious Story, I capitulated. Of course I had doubts. For all those years I had worked at writing only because it felt so good when you stopped. If processing words WAS so Easy, Would there BE Any Incentive left to Write? Why are we Moved to act Against Our Best Judgment? Because we fear public abuse and ridicule. Thus the once happy cigarette addict is bullied out of his habit by abuse from health fanatics, and the author scratching away happily with his goose quill puts it aside for a typewriter because he fears the contempt of the young phalanxes crying, '' Progress! ' ' My hesitation About processing words WAS being Noticed by Aggressive young persons WHO HAD processed words from Their Thought and cradles the spectacle of someone writing as quaint as WAS A four-Child Family. I hated being quaint. I switched to processing words, and - man alive! Talk About Easy! It is so Easy, not so much to Mention fun - Listen, folks, I have switched Just right here at the start of this very paragraph you are reading - right there I switched from the old Typewriter (Talk About goose- quill pen days!) to my word processor, which is now clicking away so quietly and causing me so little effort that I do not think I'll ever want to stop this sentence because - well, why should you want to stop a sentence when you're really well launched into the thing - the sentence, I mean - and it's so easy just to keep her rolling right along and never stop since, anyhow, once you do stop, you are going to have to start another sentence, right? - Which Means coming up with Another idea. What the great thing - really great thing - and really great thing is Truly About processing words like this, Which I am doing now, is at the end That, When you are finally finished, with the piece terminated and concluded, not to say ended, done and thoroughly completed to your own personal, idiosyncratic, individual, one-of-a-kind, distinctive taste which is unique to you as a human person, male or female, adult or child , regardless of race, creed or color - at the end which I am now approaching on account of exhausting available paper space the processing has been so easy that I am not feeling the least, slightest, smallest or even somewhat minuscule sensation of tired fatigue exhaustion , as was always felt in the old days of writing when the mechanical machines, not to mention goose-quill pens, were so cumbersomely difficult and hard to work that people were constantly forever easing off on them, thus being trapped into the time- wasting Thinking Process, Which Just About does it this week, spacewise, folks. PATRICK credit McDonnell

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