The next big decision….should we do a blog?  I am troubled by pronouns. I know that modern writers know how to handle they/them, but it’s still hard for me. I heard the City of Portland style guide has moved to using third person plural pronouns in city publications (and communications). Examples;

   -i encounter friends from a previous cruise. They ask if we want to have dinner. I need to check with Karla, so say, “I’ll ask them.”  They ask (Them ask?)  “Are you traveling with more people?” I say, “No, just them.” The rumor starts that there’s an elderly gentleman, likely Mormon, I think, traveling with multiple wives.

   -Karla found a friend for a walk. They went walking with them. I asked them how it went. They said their friend met their husband and they went walking together.

I don’t think I can do it, even if it invites ridicule by younger readers. But I’ll still attempt a blog if only as a backdrop for our group photographer’s pictures.