Category Archives: Blogging

My blog, “Goodreads” and the nature of internet branding.

Yeah, I haven’t posted for a week. And yeah, I’m not happy about it. The only excuse I can come up for it is that I’m having some form of mental constipation.  I’ve tried at least three times this week … Continue reading

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In which your humble narrator throws up his hands and admits he’s sick of blogging about politics.

Yes.  I saw the State of the Union Speech tonight. Yes, I thought it was a good speech. I’m delighted that Obama came out with an ambitious second term agenda.  I’m tickled that he came out for a higher national … Continue reading

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Listmaking as a vehicle for self improvement. Week Three..

Yeah, I fell way short this week. 1. Four posts on the blog. (Not counting a List entry.) Missed by one. Fallen Short! 2. Proper testing of the Stedicam Rig. Didn’t do.  In fairness, it’s been colder then usual in … Continue reading

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Listmaking as a vehicle for self improvement. Week Two.

Okay, let’s look back on the past week and see how I did. 1. Calibrate the new Steadicam rig. Found a postal scale and managed to get the counterweights balanced out with the camera. Done! 2. Test the rig. However, I’m … Continue reading

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Listmaking as a vehicle for self improvement. Week One.

Just spent the last two days fighting off a bad cold. (“Fighting” in this case is defined by staying home and playing “Borderlands 2″ to take my mind off the river of rubber cement clogging my sinuses.) And now I … Continue reading

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2012: Limping towards the exit.

I’m not going to lie to you. I have been lax about posting this last week and a half. Some of it has been has been getting a handle on the new Final Cut Pro X software. (Seriously, the manual … Continue reading

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2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 4,300 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading

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RANDOM NOTES: January 7, 2011.

-Added two new blogs to the Blogroll this week.  Both old friends from college just starting out  in the grand adventure called blogging. (And yes, I am defining the word “adventure” down. It’s not like we’re crossing the Sahara barefoot … Continue reading

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My Christmas Present for this year…No more political blogging till 2012.

Seriously, I can’t do it. I’ve been trying to come up with a few hundred words about the NDAA and the Detention provisions. And the closest I’ve come to a coherent thought is “FUCK! FUCK! MOTHER FUCK! FUCK THOSE MOTHERFUCKING … Continue reading

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The obligatory Thanksgiving “What I’m Thankful for” list.

-My job at (REDACTED.) which pays reasonably well and has terrific benefits. -My Apartment which is warm, comfortable and has Broadband. -The continued reasonably good health of my Mother who manages to keep going despite Diabetes and Breast Cancer.  (The … Continue reading

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