Posted on 02/12/2011 4:53:41 PM PST by Silly
Joshua J. Goldberg (1967-2011*) quietly played nurseryman to scores of talented writers and citizen reporters. He gave us a rich soil to plant our blogs, then watered and weeded BlogsLucianneLoves.com (BLL) until our sites sprouted roots and branches, and blossomed with fruit. Josh was a Johnny Appleseed for conservative American blogs. His tragic death was reported today.
John Chapman, a.k.a. Johnny Appleseed, did not, as many people believe, plant apple trees by tossing seeds hither and yon. He actually started nurseries where sapling apple trees were nurtured until they could be sold to people who wanted to grow their own orchards. In other words, he did not merely plant apple trees; he planted apple growers.
And like Chapman, Joshua Goldberg did not create blogs; he helped others establish their own little hothouses, and invited the best of them to aggregate into his large network of regular readers, who range from average Mom and Pop America to the media elite of New York and Washington. By giving us a home and his confidence, Goldberg spurred many of us bloggers (or “Lbloggers”) to write our best material, publish more frequently, and delve more aggressively into issues and new stories using standard reporting techniques. He helped us build our own large readerships by letting us cross-post our work to his family's sites, where he was Managing Editor, and link to our own — at no charge.
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Didnt do squat for my favorite blog but sheesh isn’t 44 a little young to be checking out?
WHAT???? this is awful! Rest in Peace Joshua and may God comfort your mother and family...
Goldberg was a good man. His brother Jonah is one of my favs. May he rest in peace.
YIKES how sad. I love his brother and mother. Give that family peace and comfort God :(
There, but for the grace of God, goes your child.
I can tell you, he did (and does) amazing things for my blog. Sadly, he died from a fall. Indeed, 44 is far too young, and this is a horrific tragedy.
Says he died from a injuries suffered from a fall. Wonder if that happened today?
Only the good die young... RIP.
2 days after the fall but no info on the fall.
My prayers and deepest condolences to our beloved friend, Lucianne, to Jonah, and the entire Goldberg family.
My prayers and deepest condolences to our beloved friend, Lucianne, to Jonah, and the entire Goldberg family.
Bunny, where did you learn about the days between his fall and his death?
Too damn young.
I can’t believe it
My sincere condolences to the family. Prayers. R.I.P.
No, according to Johah Goldberg's column, the accident happend a few day's ago when Jonah was in Israel, and he had enough time to fly back to the US to see his brother before he died.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/259630/josh-goldberg-rip-jonah-goldberg
I Googled his name. Then hit the “news” button at the top of the page.
It brings up all news about what you Googled.
Oh, and the story I think was by Jonah.
I finally found it. I think. By Jonah who said he is going away for awhile:
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/259630/josh-goldberg-rip-jonah-goldberg
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