St. Petersburg Times Two posts – one from Eric Deggans and another by Wayne Garcia – prompted me to post. You see, the newspaper industry is dying. Advertising is down. Classified ads are almost gone. Subscriptions are declining. Faint strains … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading