Meet the Editor

 

Just So You Know Who You're Dealin' With

A semi-reclusive iconoclast, eclectic philosopher, environmentalist, humorist, unconventional thinker and opinionated jack-of-all-trades, Phil Hanson, the perfecttext.com editor, is a man of many interests. He has at various times, in a working career that spans more than forty years, been employed in such diverse occupations as house painter, long-haul truck driver, auto mechanic, typesetter, writer, editor and Internet promotions, marketing and sales.

Recreational pursuits, also diverse, have included boating and water skiing, bowling, championship pool, backpacking, bicycling and SCCA amateur (showroom stock) car racing.

His first encounter with the editing process came when he was in the fourth grade, when he was selected from among his many schoolmates to be the guest editor for a monthly edition of his school's newspaper. Although this was an honor usually bestowed upon older students, he proved worthy of the task and all turned out well.

Fresh out of high school, he joined the Marines just before it became fashionable to head across the border into Canada. "If I would have known then what I know now," he says, "I'd be speaking with a Canadian accent, eh."

At the beginning of the Clinton administration, when he became certain that government was no longer running the country but that corporations were running the government, he left the corporate wage-slave treadmill and opened his own desktop publishing and typesetting business. It was here that he learned the basics of page layouts and developed his editing and proofreading skills.

Asked if he had any pet peeves, he replied, "Basically, if government's involved in it, I'm peeved about it. Take public education, for instance. It's in a deplorable state. It's like a bunch of former Yugo executives have been given charge of the public school system. At least, the philosophy seems to be the same; get them through the factory and out the door and never mind that huge numbers of them will only work part of the time, if at all.

"Kids today are not being prepared to survive and prosper in the emerging economy, they're being ill prepared to subsist in an economy that grows more obsolete by the day. Ours is a nation in serious decline and if the powers that be don't wake up soon and get a clue, it'll become a third-world country within thirty years—fewer than that if Duhbya gets elected to, or steals, a second term. (As we all know, Duhbya did get another term in office. And we get four more years of the same ol' same ol'.)

"I could go on and on about the failings of government and the inept bureaucracy that supports it, but this is hardly the proper forum for airing my complaints about governmental incompetence, lies, deception and duplicity. However, because the government systematically lies to the American people and the American people are entitled to the truth, I'm putting together a new area on the Perfect Text Web site to deal with those issues. I'll let you know when it's ready."

When questioned about his political affiliations and leanings, Mr. Hanson grinned and said, "As far as political affiliations go, I have none. I'm an independent libertarian Green Party anarchist who leans neither right nor left. That's because I'm somewhere over the top."

Queried about his growing reputation as a radical thinker, he replied, "We live in radical times, and radical times demand radical thought. We need to wake up to the fact that the world is changing and that it's not going to be 'business as usual' ever again. We've evolved beyond that."

Responding to an accusation that he's a maverick, he laughs. "Of course I am. I almost always color outside the lines," he says, "but I have learned how to connect the dots."

About Perfect Text

Just So You Know

Construction of the perfecttext.com Web site began in late November 2002, and the site was fully functional (though nowhere near complete) by early January 2003.

Since its inception, the Perfect Text Web site has undergone numerous changes, most of which have been in direct response to changes that are occurring across the Web. Search engines, marketing strategies, affiliate programs, hardware and software, legalities and all other things related to the Internet continue to evolve.

As for design, the perfecttext.com Web site is as basic as they come. There are no frames, no layers and a minimum of Java script. Clean, simple page layouts adhere to good design principles, making it easy for site visitors to find the information they're looking for.

The Perfect Text site is optimized for the Firefox browser, resolution set to 1024 x 768 pixels. However, thanks to browser evolution, it looks just fine in the Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers, too.

Perfect Text Privacy Policy

Petey's Pipeline E-zine, Perfect Text and Perfect Text's editor (Phil Hanson) have a strict privacy policy. We treat any information you provide, for whatever reason, with the utmost respect and confidentiality—we won't share your information with anyone.

Disclaimer

Articles appearing in Petey's Pipeline E-zine are based on information believed to be true at the time of publication. Neither Perfecttext.com, Petey's Pipeline E-zine nor their publisher assume any liability or responsibility as to the accuracy or efficacy of any information, products or services that are submitted, advertised or rendered by contributors to Petey's Pipeline E-zine. While we make every effort to screen out scam artists and bogus offers, you should still do your homework. Caveat emptor!

The Perfect Text Guarantee

Perfect Text is more than the name of a Web site; it's a promise. When you hire me to proofread and correct your Web page text or to write content for your Web site, you can be assured that when I've finished the job, the text appearing on your Web pages will be perfect—100% error free. It's my promise to you, and my guarantee. I won't settle for anything less than perfect text and neither should you.

Phil Hanson, Editor

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