Remembering Nine-Eleven - and the 2,996 victims

September 11, 2007 | 2 Comments

One year ago, I participated in the 2,996 project, where bloggers of all kinds each selected a victim of terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. I was assigned Laura Angiletta, a 23 year-old woman who worked for Cantor Fitzgerald. A few weeks after the post, I received an email from her family and […]

Aug

24

Say a prayer today for Ralph Gonzalez.

August 24, 2007 | 2 Comments

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Orlando-based Republican political consultant Ralph Gonzalez was killed Tuesday, in what appears to be a murder-suicide.
My hear and prayers go out to his family and friends. He was a friendly, jovial character, usually upbeat and passionate about politics. As a consultant, he won many more races than he […]

Aug

13

The Associated Press and the FCC: Both Limiting News Choices

August 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Back in April, I served on the panel here in Tampa Bay for an FCC public hearing. They were taking testimony on proposed changes to the ownership of television stations, radio stations, and newspapers. A lot of the comments, especially from the public, oppose changes arguing it would reduce competition and therefore reduce our […]

Aug

8

I’m Participating in BlogOrlando - You Should Attend - Sep 27-29

August 8, 2007 | 2 Comments

Josh Hallet, social media consultant extraordinare of Hyku and Empircal Polk, has asked me to be a session leader for the 2007 BlogOrlando.
Now, unlike conferences you may have attended, BlogOrlando is specifically an un-conference. The concept grew out of the realization that most people at trade shows, academic conferences, and industry gatherings learned a […]

Aug

7

Blogs that make you go “Hmmmmmm….”

August 7, 2007 | 3 Comments

A while back, Kate at Out in Left Field included me on her list of “Thinking Blogger” nominees. In keeping up with this meme, I wanted to offer my list of “Thinking Blogs.’
It starts with the aforementioned Out In Left Field. Kate Robinson, formerly of Tampa Bay now residing in Colorado springs, writes […]

Aug

6

Why Barry Bonds Should be in the Hall of Fame

August 6, 2007 | 1 Comment

I don’t wax poetic about non-political stuff here very often, but the Barry Bonds issue has irked me for some time. You see, there are a lot of people clamoring that he should not be in the Hall of Fame or that when he breaks Hank Aaron’s record for home runs in a career, […]

Jun

21

Attention BellSouth / AT&T Customers: $10 DSL

June 21, 2007 | 1 Comment

An interesting discussion is floating around the Internet this week. It seems that the new Ma Bell has a secret: DSL for only $10 per month.
You see, the FCC required AT&T to offer this discounted DSL service to its customers, along with “naked DSL” service which doesn’t require telephone service, as part of the […]

May

29

A fun site to add to your RSS Feed Reader

May 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment

A few months ago I found Indexed. It’s a fun little blog by Jessica Hagy, wherein she draws on index cards using various mathematical diagrams to describe relationships. They are often funny and usuallly make you think. Jessica describes her blog:
This site is a little project that lets me make fun of […]

Apr

22

A friend who blogs

April 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

My friend, Lorraine Harbert, has a blog: waitingformaddie. It’s a diary format, talking about the ongoings in her life. She started it when she and her husband Matt started the process of adopting a baby from China (Maddie), and a lot of the posts talk about that topic.
However, in her latest post, she […]

Apr

19

The media shows that it’s all in the headlines

April 19, 2007 | 1 Comment

RealtyTrac, “the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties” based in Irvine, CA, released its monthly U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for March. Here is their press release.
Now, three media sources in Florida reported it like this:
Florida seventh in foreclosure rate
Florida ranked seventh in the nation in the rate of foreclosures in March, according to RealtyTrac. […]

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