December 2008
Thrilled that newest version of Microsoft Word crashes every hour. Thanks for being predictable Microsoft.
Fewer going to Obama inauguration than expected? Airplane fares (from Louisville) plummeted: http://ping.fm/4kan8
Still accepting applications to send me on another 45-day boondoggle to Hawaii. Europe also ok.
Looking forward to driving from Louisville to Vegas, then flying from Vegas to DC for Obama’s inauguration later this month.
So…what’s the etiquette for when you accidently invite everyone in your address group to a social network?
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Microsoft 150, freelance writer and editor 0. http://ping.fm/OV9lx
New Springsteen single, Life Itself, available as FREE download on Amazon: http://ping.fm/p3E64
Driving through WV, where apparently every radio station carries WVU football.
Merry Christmas to all.
In Frankfort, KY, buying an 8-pound ham.
Where’s the most beautiful place in the world to propose?
Me, talking travel on MSNBC.com: http://ping.fm/Kp4lA
Maureen Dowd is a lazy writer: http://ping.fm/YwwXF
Doesn’t anyone believe in the power of the Facebook group anymore? You think MySpace is going to lead to utopia?
http://ping.fm/tuZip
Writers need a bailout. For if we go under, so too will the coffee shops. And with unemployed baristas, there go the head shops and so on…
New Springsteen single, The Wrestler, best yet from new album, released on iTunes (link opens iTunes): http://ping.fm/ew53q
Was Obama not able to find a non-homophobic Christian preacher?
See Milk.
Pitching travel blogs, looking to regain the past glory of Gridskipper and become a contributor again.
WordPress updates to version 2.7, and it’s not a release to be skipped: http://ping.fm/uzvJ0
Finally, one Facebook group that will fix all problems—if it gets 1 million members: http://ping.fm/tuZip
Heading to the Social Medial Club of Louisville’s holiday party.
Starting a computer literacy course for seniors in Louisville. Any ideas where I can get 15 PCs (need not be state of the art)? Thanks!
Chemical Brothers before bed = bad idea
Any of you on last.fm? I could use some friends (I’m Z_Everson): http://ping.fm/kWqv1.
heading to Columbus, another Midwestern city that exceeds (admittedly low) expectations.
Wake Forest men’s soccer. Final Four. ESPN 2. Now.
is convinced that all problems can be solved by forming a Facebook group.
is pleased with Senate Republicans—admittedly not a sentiment I feel often—for refusing to bail out the automakers.
What travel blogs do you read?
When the formatting in a Microsoft Word document... →
How to fix a Microsoft Word document when the formatting gets buggy: http://ping.fm/XkUmf
hasn’t left the house yet this week. It isn’t gonna happen today and tomorrow isn’t looking good either.
just slew a sentence that was in the treacherous double passive tense.
is committing adverb genocide.
is now accepting applications for parties interested in sending him on another 45-day boondoggle to Hawaii this winter. Kauai preferred.
Artwork for new Springsteen album unveiled today: http://ping.fm/ePYyl Hopefully the music is better than the picture.
Do links from social networking profiles help a website’s search engine optimization (SEO)?
is amazed by the amount of bars in Louisville that serve beers from Hawaii’s Kona Brewing Co.
exploring the new neighborhood at Bardstown Aglow.
Art gallery opening at Day’s in Louisville, 6 to 8 p.m. tonight: http://ping.fm/KlibP
New jobless figures out, economy in recession. Top story on CNN.com? Speculation about OJ’s jail sentence. You stay classy cable news.
Promoting the website for Maestro, an English... →
New Economist Technology Quarterly is out: http://ping.fm/uEnEz
Realtor’s advice for DC folks contemplating renting out their home for Obama’s inauguration: http://ping.fm/SGbFq
Wife returned from work today convinced there’s such a thing as helper kangaroos for people who have seizures, and one is loose in Kentucky.
Behold the renovated (again)... →