December 2008
Thrilled that newest version of Microsoft Word crashes every hour. Thanks for being predictable Microsoft.
Dec 31st
Fewer going to Obama inauguration than expected? Airplane fares (from Louisville) plummeted: http://ping.fm/4kan8
Dec 31st
Still accepting applications to send me on another 45-day boondoggle to Hawaii. Europe also ok.
Dec 31st
Looking forward to driving from Louisville to Vegas, then flying from Vegas to DC for Obama’s inauguration later this month.
Dec 30th
So…what’s the etiquette for when you accidently invite everyone in your address group to a social network?
Dec 29th
Microsoft 150, freelance writer and editor 0 →
Dec 29th
Microsoft 150, freelance writer and editor 0. http://ping.fm/OV9lx
Dec 29th
New Springsteen single, Life Itself, available as FREE download on Amazon: http://ping.fm/p3E64
Dec 28th
Driving through WV, where apparently every radio station carries WVU football.
Dec 27th
Merry Christmas to all.
Dec 26th
In Frankfort, KY, buying an 8-pound ham.
Dec 24th
Where’s the most beautiful place in the world to propose?
Dec 23rd
Me, talking travel on MSNBC.com: http://ping.fm/Kp4lA
Dec 22nd
Maureen Dowd is a lazy writer: http://ping.fm/YwwXF
Dec 22nd
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
Dec 22nd
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…
Dec 21st
New Springsteen single, The Wrestler, best yet from new album, released on iTunes (link opens iTunes): http://ping.fm/ew53q
Dec 19th
Was Obama not able to find a non-homophobic Christian preacher?
Dec 18th
See Milk.
Dec 18th
Pitching travel blogs, looking to regain the past glory of Gridskipper and become a contributor again.
Dec 17th
WordPress updates to version 2.7, and it’s not a release to be skipped: http://ping.fm/uzvJ0
Dec 17th
Finally, one Facebook group that will fix all problems—if it gets 1 million members: http://ping.fm/tuZip
Dec 17th
Heading to the Social Medial Club of Louisville’s holiday party.
Dec 16th
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!
Dec 16th
Chemical Brothers before bed = bad idea
Dec 16th
Any of you on last.fm? I could use some friends (I’m Z_Everson): http://ping.fm/kWqv1.
Dec 15th
heading to Columbus, another Midwestern city that exceeds (admittedly low) expectations.
Dec 13th
Wake Forest men’s soccer. Final Four. ESPN 2. Now.
Dec 12th
is convinced that all problems can be solved by forming a Facebook group.
Dec 12th
is pleased with Senate Republicans—admittedly not a sentiment I feel often—for refusing to bail out the automakers.
Dec 12th
What travel blogs do you read?
Dec 11th
When the formatting in a Microsoft Word document... →
Dec 11th
How to fix a Microsoft Word document when the formatting gets buggy: http://ping.fm/XkUmf
Dec 11th
hasn’t left the house yet this week. It isn’t gonna happen today and tomorrow isn’t looking good either.
Dec 11th
just slew a sentence that was in the treacherous double passive tense.
Dec 10th
is committing adverb genocide.
Dec 9th
is now accepting applications for parties interested in sending him on another 45-day boondoggle to Hawaii this winter. Kauai preferred.
Dec 9th
Artwork for new Springsteen album unveiled today: http://ping.fm/ePYyl Hopefully the music is better than the picture.
Dec 8th
Do links from social networking profiles help a website’s search engine optimization (SEO)?
Dec 8th
is amazed by the amount of bars in Louisville that serve beers from Hawaii’s Kona Brewing Co.
Dec 7th
exploring the new neighborhood at Bardstown Aglow.
Dec 7th
Art gallery opening at Day’s in Louisville, 6 to 8 p.m. tonight: http://ping.fm/KlibP
Dec 5th
New jobless figures out, economy in recession. Top story on CNN.com? Speculation about OJ’s jail sentence. You stay classy cable news.
Dec 5th
Promoting the website for Maestro, an English... →
Dec 4th
New Economist Technology Quarterly is out: http://ping.fm/uEnEz
Dec 4th
Realtor’s advice for DC folks contemplating renting out their home for Obama’s inauguration: http://ping.fm/SGbFq
Dec 4th
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.
Dec 4th
Behold the renovated (again)... →
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