Showing posts with label Google. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Google. Show all posts
4.11.2009
Life After Newspapers?
Newspapers are dying, right? Or are they?
I don't know. I wish I had the all-saving answer.
Every day it seems like another great newspaper is in trouble. And another columnist is pitching a noble idea to get us all turned around.
In my view, this downfall has nothing to do with the economy. It's simply the result of an industry slow to adapt with evolving technology.
Here's a collection of some of the related stories I found interesting during the last couple weeks ...
a Life After Newspapers
a A Plan to Save Our Free Press
a Newspapers aren't assets to be flipped, leveraged, and stripped
a Threat to Globe triggers flood of feelings
a Bail out journalism
a US newspaper owners ratchet up pressure on organized labor
a Google Insists It’s a Friend to Newspapers
a AP cuts fees for U.S. papers, struggles with copyright
a A.P. Seeks to Rein in Sites Using Its Content
a Local Web site The Dagger takes a fresh stab at journalism
I don't know. I wish I had the all-saving answer.
Every day it seems like another great newspaper is in trouble. And another columnist is pitching a noble idea to get us all turned around.
In my view, this downfall has nothing to do with the economy. It's simply the result of an industry slow to adapt with evolving technology.
Here's a collection of some of the related stories I found interesting during the last couple weeks ...
a Life After Newspapers
a A Plan to Save Our Free Press
a Newspapers aren't assets to be flipped, leveraged, and stripped
a Threat to Globe triggers flood of feelings
a Bail out journalism
a US newspaper owners ratchet up pressure on organized labor
a Google Insists It’s a Friend to Newspapers
a AP cuts fees for U.S. papers, struggles with copyright
a A.P. Seeks to Rein in Sites Using Its Content
a Local Web site The Dagger takes a fresh stab at journalism
3.08.2009
Sunday reading
Just said good-bye to the parents, who spent a couple days with us here on the homestead ...
A great weekend. Great food. Great conversation. Great times playing with Phoebe ... And not so great weather. It poured almost endlessly yesterday and today ...
The afternoon is fast turning into a lazy Sunday evening. Kates and I can barely keep our eyes open.
Here's some of the reads that caught my eyes over the last few days ...
Sports ...
a A tragic end for minor leaguer traded for bats
a For Free Throws, 50 Years of Practice Is No Help
a Manny Ramirez has some things to say
a What Yankees Knew About Rodriguez’s Injury, and When They Knew It
Media & the Internet ...
a When Everyone’s a Friend, Is Anything Private?
a 15 Fake and Funny Twitter Accounts
a WIAA files suit against Gannett over broadcasting of postseason games on Internet
a In Denver, Residents Lament the Closing of a Newspaper
a Will Report for Tips
a Small Town News" journalist dissed by Letterman was laid off last week ... I'm posting this mostly because I thought the "Small Town News" segment -- in case you missed it -- was hilarious. I think this reporter's reaction to it is a little over-the-top.
a Copyright Challenge for Sites That Excerpt
a YouTube and Universal Music Are Said to Discuss Deal
a A Google Search of a Distinctly Retro Kind
a How To Save Print ... A good funny
Politics ...
a For Young President, Flecks of Gray
TV ...
a CBS has its eye on Fox's ratings prize
Music ...
a Kelly Clarkson's 'All I Ever Wanted': 3.5 stars
a U2 looks in, branches out
Life & other stuff ...
a Here, all sales are final ... Never made it to any of the local Circuit City sales to check out the big sales (We don't have the money to spend), but this was an amusing read nonetheless.
a This winter, last year's add up to some bragging rights ... I'm throwing it back.
A great weekend. Great food. Great conversation. Great times playing with Phoebe ... And not so great weather. It poured almost endlessly yesterday and today ...
The afternoon is fast turning into a lazy Sunday evening. Kates and I can barely keep our eyes open.
Here's some of the reads that caught my eyes over the last few days ...
Sports ...
a A tragic end for minor leaguer traded for bats
a For Free Throws, 50 Years of Practice Is No Help
a Manny Ramirez has some things to say
a What Yankees Knew About Rodriguez’s Injury, and When They Knew It
Media & the Internet ...
a When Everyone’s a Friend, Is Anything Private?
a 15 Fake and Funny Twitter Accounts
a WIAA files suit against Gannett over broadcasting of postseason games on Internet
a In Denver, Residents Lament the Closing of a Newspaper
a Will Report for Tips
a Small Town News" journalist dissed by Letterman was laid off last week ... I'm posting this mostly because I thought the "Small Town News" segment -- in case you missed it -- was hilarious. I think this reporter's reaction to it is a little over-the-top.
a Copyright Challenge for Sites That Excerpt
a YouTube and Universal Music Are Said to Discuss Deal
a A Google Search of a Distinctly Retro Kind
a How To Save Print ... A good funny
Politics ...
a For Young President, Flecks of Gray
TV ...
a CBS has its eye on Fox's ratings prize
Music ...
a Kelly Clarkson's 'All I Ever Wanted': 3.5 stars
a U2 looks in, branches out
Life & other stuff ...
a Here, all sales are final ... Never made it to any of the local Circuit City sales to check out the big sales (We don't have the money to spend), but this was an amusing read nonetheless.
a This winter, last year's add up to some bragging rights ... I'm throwing it back.
7.13.2008
Sunday reading
It's been a busy and trying few weeks, folks ...
Here's several week's worth of Sunday reading ...
Sports ...
a Guillen doesn't like Wrigley any better now
a Mayor Daley shows off acting talent in White Sox spot
a New manager Manuel key to Mets' personality makeover
a Batty problem: Baseball discusses broken bats
a Younger Steinbrenner a chip off the old Boss since taking reins
a 'The kid did it the right way' ... I was really glad to see the Bulls picked Rose. I would have let a loud grown if it was Michael Beasley.
Movies ...
a 'WALL-E' plugs into human emotion ... Seriously, since we saw the first trailer last year, there's no movie I wanted to see more this summer. And we saw it this week. Here's another review from the LA Times.
Media ...
a George F. Will has eyes on the nation
The Onion ...
a New Dad Thinks Baby Might Be Gay ... this is great for a laugh.
a Fall Canceled After 3 Billion Seasons
Music ...
a Coldplay turns up the heat with 'Viva la Vida'
Politics ...
a To the Loser Go the Spoils
The Internet ...
a The Google Ogle Defense: A Search for America's Psyche
Life & Other stuff ...
a Help Wanted: Looking For Plan B ... Jim Shea on updating a resume
a The unusual past of San Francisco Bay's Point Montara lighthouse comes to light
a Parents fret as even toddlers love 'High School' ... What did these moms expect, naming their kids Tayla and Jemma!?
a What Comes Next After Generation X?
a Exhibit Examines Costumes Of The Courageous
a After the Deluge, the World in a Grain of Sand
Here's several week's worth of Sunday reading ...
Sports ...
a Guillen doesn't like Wrigley any better now
a Mayor Daley shows off acting talent in White Sox spot
a New manager Manuel key to Mets' personality makeover
a Batty problem: Baseball discusses broken bats
a Younger Steinbrenner a chip off the old Boss since taking reins
a 'The kid did it the right way' ... I was really glad to see the Bulls picked Rose. I would have let a loud grown if it was Michael Beasley.
Movies ...
a 'WALL-E' plugs into human emotion ... Seriously, since we saw the first trailer last year, there's no movie I wanted to see more this summer. And we saw it this week. Here's another review from the LA Times.
Media ...
a George F. Will has eyes on the nation
The Onion ...
a New Dad Thinks Baby Might Be Gay ... this is great for a laugh.
a Fall Canceled After 3 Billion Seasons
Music ...
a Coldplay turns up the heat with 'Viva la Vida'
Politics ...
a To the Loser Go the Spoils
The Internet ...
a The Google Ogle Defense: A Search for America's Psyche
Life & Other stuff ...
a Help Wanted: Looking For Plan B ... Jim Shea on updating a resume
a The unusual past of San Francisco Bay's Point Montara lighthouse comes to light
a Parents fret as even toddlers love 'High School' ... What did these moms expect, naming their kids Tayla and Jemma!?
a What Comes Next After Generation X?
a Exhibit Examines Costumes Of The Courageous
a After the Deluge, the World in a Grain of Sand
11.18.2007
Sunday reading
Kates and I are feeling moved by the power of music today …
Our morning church service was an inspiring one that included brass accompaniments and an awesome, and chilling, arrangement of “This Is My Father’s World” ...
Then, after another Packers win (yeah, baby!) , we were back at our church again for an organ recital and festival of hymns. While a local music professor played our organ magnificently, the voices of our choir and a packed sanctuary filled the air. It was a virtual of greatest hits of hymns -- again with bell and brass accompaniments.
While driving around tonight and doing some errands we had The Weepies going in the car. Some of the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard … and now Old Navy’s got them all over their holiday commercials. Cool.
Finally, I’m sitting down to watch -- for what it is and isn’t worth -- the American Music Awards …and checking in on the Patriots game during the commercials …
Here are some of the headlines that caught my eyes during the past week …
Baseball & sports ...
a Kansas reaches new heights in Top 25 ... Sweet. But seriously, would the powers-that-be of Division 1 football suck it up and set up a playoff system already!? The chumps on ESPN last night actually proclaimed that by losing its second game of the season Oklahoma was knocked out of a chance to play for the national championship. Excuse me!?! Kansas hasn't lost a game, they've powered over every team they've faced, and you're putting Oklahoma in the same sentence as the nationa championship, not to mention forgetting about Missouri, which has only lost one game -- and, by the way, will take on the Jayhawks next weekend! Yeah. Fix the BCS ... and then get rid of the Big Ten Network.
a Worst Free-Agent Contracts of the last 10 years ... Yep. That Kevin Brown deal was pretty bad.
a Posada among top Yankee catchers ... It would have been nice to see him in a Cubs uniform, but Posada's the only thing I like about the Yankees. He's a good one ...
a Brewers' Braun revels in ride to NL Rookie of the Year
Politics ...
a For Obama, a Handsome Payoff in Political Gambles
a Is Clinton campaign too scripted?
Entertainment ...
a A cliffhanger for soaps
a What's on the Line In the Writers' Strike
a Darkened Broadway casts long shadows
a Is the Ticket Biz Out of Line? Um. Yeah. And it's only getting worse ...
a The SNL iPhone Sketch that Never Aired ... funny stuff.
a Post-Oscar Letdowns
a Writers strike is good news for TV newsmagazines
The Internet ...
a Facebook isn't your diary
a Google Empire Moves From Creating to Recreating
Life & other stuff ...
a Big Boom Demise for Vegas' New Frontier
a Blue light special: Inside the stunning Michigan Avenue skyscraper beacon
a Don't try hiding behind privacy
a Historic hotels given second chance to serve guests
a How Science Is Rewriting the Book on Genes
a Reading a face comes down to microexpressions
Our morning church service was an inspiring one that included brass accompaniments and an awesome, and chilling, arrangement of “This Is My Father’s World” ...
Then, after another Packers win (yeah, baby!) , we were back at our church again for an organ recital and festival of hymns. While a local music professor played our organ magnificently, the voices of our choir and a packed sanctuary filled the air. It was a virtual of greatest hits of hymns -- again with bell and brass accompaniments.
While driving around tonight and doing some errands we had The Weepies going in the car. Some of the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard … and now Old Navy’s got them all over their holiday commercials. Cool.
Finally, I’m sitting down to watch -- for what it is and isn’t worth -- the American Music Awards …and checking in on the Patriots game during the commercials …
Here are some of the headlines that caught my eyes during the past week …
Baseball & sports ...
a Kansas reaches new heights in Top 25 ... Sweet. But seriously, would the powers-that-be of Division 1 football suck it up and set up a playoff system already!? The chumps on ESPN last night actually proclaimed that by losing its second game of the season Oklahoma was knocked out of a chance to play for the national championship. Excuse me!?! Kansas hasn't lost a game, they've powered over every team they've faced, and you're putting Oklahoma in the same sentence as the nationa championship, not to mention forgetting about Missouri, which has only lost one game -- and, by the way, will take on the Jayhawks next weekend! Yeah. Fix the BCS ... and then get rid of the Big Ten Network.
a Worst Free-Agent Contracts of the last 10 years ... Yep. That Kevin Brown deal was pretty bad.
a Posada among top Yankee catchers ... It would have been nice to see him in a Cubs uniform, but Posada's the only thing I like about the Yankees. He's a good one ...
a Brewers' Braun revels in ride to NL Rookie of the Year
Politics ...
a For Obama, a Handsome Payoff in Political Gambles
a Is Clinton campaign too scripted?
Entertainment ...
a A cliffhanger for soaps
a What's on the Line In the Writers' Strike
a Darkened Broadway casts long shadows
a Is the Ticket Biz Out of Line? Um. Yeah. And it's only getting worse ...
a The SNL iPhone Sketch that Never Aired ... funny stuff.
a Post-Oscar Letdowns
a Writers strike is good news for TV newsmagazines
The Internet ...
a Facebook isn't your diary
a Google Empire Moves From Creating to Recreating
Life & other stuff ...
a Big Boom Demise for Vegas' New Frontier
a Blue light special: Inside the stunning Michigan Avenue skyscraper beacon
a Don't try hiding behind privacy
a Historic hotels given second chance to serve guests
a How Science Is Rewriting the Book on Genes
a Reading a face comes down to microexpressions
11.11.2007
Sunday reading
We've just watched the Packers dominate the Vikings and settled in for a cozy, November Sunday afternoon ...Here are some of the stories and headlines that caught my eyes this week ...
TV ...
a In Sweeps, Will Green = Green?
a Are the corporate suits ruining TV?
a Alexander revisits 'Seinfeld' finale
a 'Survivor's' name truly says it all ... I've stopped watching this season's Survivor; the case wasn't appealing to me at all. And I wouldn't call myself a big Survivor fan, but the three or four seasons I have watched have been tremendously entertaining ...
a Viewers Have Growing Selection in Online Video
a Who needs writers? How television could break new ground during the strike
a Hey, did you hear the one about Jay Leno and his eco-friendly Burbank garage?
Politics ...
a America values marriage, but not a dual presidency
a At WTC site, souvenirs are big business
a Editorial: Ryan's gone. Who's next?
a Delusion lingers longer than freedom
a How to win elections, FDR style
The Internet & Media ...
a Fighting for members, MySpace tries to outcool Facebook ... I do both. And I've got to say Facebook is growing on me for exactly the reasons this article points out. I still looooooooove MySpace for its ease of finding new music and monitoring my favorite bands, as well as the ability to really personalize my page and stay in touch with old friends. But, I'll admit I'm finding Facebook to be a good means of staying in touch with people, too, not to mention all the fun applications that you can download on to your page. You have to admire Mark Zuckerberg for doing it his way ...
a Balancing Bottom Lines and Headlines
a Taking on the Talkers
a Nokia and Reuters develop an N95-based "Mobile Journalism Toolkit ... I want one.
Sports
a Baseball GMs Recommend Instant Replay
a Baseball's Jose Guillen, Matt Williams bought steroids from clinic ... my heart aches every time another player is named in the steroids probe, especially when it's one I really admired. In this case, it's Matt Williams.
a First active player volunteers to meet with Mitchell
a Dodgers introduce Torre in center field ... I watched the Torre press conference online. So cool! Though, seeing him being greeted so warmly by Dodger legends like Tommy Lasorda and Vin Scully was kind fo surreal ...
a Dodgers get a star, but will they get A-Rod?
a Cubs' sale crawling into '08
a The nation might be at a loss for words to explain Kansas ... I'm with the nation.
a For lots of reasons, Mets and A-Rod make sense
Life & other stuff ...
a You Can Hear Google Now
a To Mark 150 Years, History Will Go on Tour
a Atari 2600, Raggedy Andy, Kite Enshrined
a Lonely Planet: Satellite Pictures Drive Home The Fragility of Our Earth
a Soldier survives bizarre injury thanks to heroics and a bit of tech
a Katie Holmes runs and finishes NYC marathon
a 'Small World' rehab will keep the big kids afloat
a Amid ashes, neighbors rally and new life stirs
a Dream House or Nightmare?
7.29.2007
Sunday reading
... some of the stories and headlines that caught my eyes this past week ...
TV ...
a With 'Back to You,' the multi-camera sitcom gets a fighting chance
a Kevin Reilly reflects on move to Fox
a A Dramatic Transition: Legal Thriller Broadens Ted Danson's Acting Chops
a Carey talks 'Price Is Right'
Music ...
a Bands and brands going hand in hand
a Tegan & Sara ready to face the future
Baseball & sports
a Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn still awestruck about Hall of Fame
a The Iron Horse and Ripken
a Chances Are Three Times as Unlikely
a Ripken Enters The Hall: The Man, the Myth
a Schilling: Lack of denials implies guilt
a Jenkins enjoying that winning feeling
a Costas not upset about Bonds's 'midget man' shot
a Donovan: Brewers getting antsy
a HR record about to fall, but there are plenty more out there
a Top 11 tainted sports achievements
a Bike track spurs cycle of nostalgia
Other stuff ...
a Google's View of D.C. Melds New and Sharp, Old and Fuzzy
a Getting discovered online
a Bill attempts to protect dead stars' images
a The Meat Shall Inherit the Fridge
a Seeing past the sugarcoating: If not cereal companies, from where will kids learn to pick apart cartoonish marketing?
a For the 'I Like Turtles' Boy, 17 Seconds Of Fame
And after a rough week in the sports world, some good Onion reads always cheer me up ...
TV ...
a With 'Back to You,' the multi-camera sitcom gets a fighting chance
a Kevin Reilly reflects on move to Fox
a A Dramatic Transition: Legal Thriller Broadens Ted Danson's Acting Chops
a Carey talks 'Price Is Right'
Music ...
a Bands and brands going hand in hand
a Tegan & Sara ready to face the future
Baseball & sports
a Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn still awestruck about Hall of Fame
a The Iron Horse and Ripken
a Chances Are Three Times as Unlikely
a Ripken Enters The Hall: The Man, the Myth
a Schilling: Lack of denials implies guilt
a Jenkins enjoying that winning feeling
a Costas not upset about Bonds's 'midget man' shot
a Donovan: Brewers getting antsy
a HR record about to fall, but there are plenty more out there
a Top 11 tainted sports achievements
a Bike track spurs cycle of nostalgia
Other stuff ...
a Google's View of D.C. Melds New and Sharp, Old and Fuzzy
a Getting discovered online
a Bill attempts to protect dead stars' images
a The Meat Shall Inherit the Fridge
a Seeing past the sugarcoating: If not cereal companies, from where will kids learn to pick apart cartoonish marketing?
a For the 'I Like Turtles' Boy, 17 Seconds Of Fame
And after a rough week in the sports world, some good Onion reads always cheer me up ...
7.08.2007
Sunday reading
Some of the stories and headlines that have caught my eyes the last couple weeks ...
Music & entertainment ...
a Kelly Clarkson's dispute with Clive Davis has made her music hard to hear
a The Baby is Back on Ferrell's Funnyordie
a Chuckles, Guffaws and Some Yucks: Potty-Mouthed Toddler Got Will Ferrell's Comedy Web Site Up and Running
a Bringing Out the Worst In Celebrity Coverage? Esquire Chided for Jolie Cover Story
a What were they thinking? Good actors' bad choices
a Blunt's shaking his hit
a Watching Films or TV Together Is a Rite of Coupledom, Until A Scarlet Temptress Beckons
a TV cancellation hidden in a cloud of euphemism
a Paris fans are so Paris
a Rowling's spell, not a wizard, is behind the magic of 'Potter'
a When bad roles happen to good actors
a What will Ben Silverman think of next for NBC?
Sports ...
a Once the dirtiest player in the NFL, Conrad Dobler is now fighting for guys he tried to dismember ... My friend Mike is responsible for many of the photos you see with this one ...
a 'Bronx' revisits boys of summer 1977
a With Old-School Sluggers, A 'Derby' Done Right
The Internet ...
a Blogging Vs. Broadcast Rights: Free Press Or Freeloading?
a Calling In Pros to Refine Your Google Image
a Nanoseconds Of Happiness: You're Going to Love Your iPhone, Until the Next Gizmo Calls a Candidates learning that YouTube and other Web sites are potent portals
Other stuff ...
a A Roto-Rooter rescue
a A President Besieged and Isolated, Yet at Ease
a For 50 years, Milwaukee's been on a freeway ride
a Robotic cars could take pressure off nation's highways
a Travelers to the Grand Canyon have always had a killer view. Now they can take a step in a new direction
a Two Little Letters, Addressed to Everyone, That Speak Volumes
a Big blasts at harbor rock out near Big Gig
Music & entertainment ...
a Kelly Clarkson's dispute with Clive Davis has made her music hard to hear
a The Baby is Back on Ferrell's Funnyordie
a Chuckles, Guffaws and Some Yucks: Potty-Mouthed Toddler Got Will Ferrell's Comedy Web Site Up and Running
a Bringing Out the Worst In Celebrity Coverage? Esquire Chided for Jolie Cover Story
a What were they thinking? Good actors' bad choices
a Blunt's shaking his hit
a Watching Films or TV Together Is a Rite of Coupledom, Until A Scarlet Temptress Beckons
a TV cancellation hidden in a cloud of euphemism
a Paris fans are so Paris
a Rowling's spell, not a wizard, is behind the magic of 'Potter'
a When bad roles happen to good actors
a What will Ben Silverman think of next for NBC?
Sports ...
a Once the dirtiest player in the NFL, Conrad Dobler is now fighting for guys he tried to dismember ... My friend Mike is responsible for many of the photos you see with this one ...
a 'Bronx' revisits boys of summer 1977
a With Old-School Sluggers, A 'Derby' Done Right
The Internet ...
a Blogging Vs. Broadcast Rights: Free Press Or Freeloading?
a Calling In Pros to Refine Your Google Image
a Nanoseconds Of Happiness: You're Going to Love Your iPhone, Until the Next Gizmo Calls a Candidates learning that YouTube and other Web sites are potent portals
Other stuff ...
a A Roto-Rooter rescue
a A President Besieged and Isolated, Yet at Ease
a For 50 years, Milwaukee's been on a freeway ride
a Robotic cars could take pressure off nation's highways
a Travelers to the Grand Canyon have always had a killer view. Now they can take a step in a new direction
a Two Little Letters, Addressed to Everyone, That Speak Volumes
a Big blasts at harbor rock out near Big Gig
12.27.2006
Tonight's news
... NBC did it again tonight, offering up an informative and fascinating look back on Gerald Ford's legacy. It was a good watch ...
... Then later in the newscast, just before a commercial break, Brian Williams told us to stick around for more on "today's bombshell in the sports world ..."
What!? ... I wondered out loud to Kates that we could only hope Barry Bonds had decided to save whatever integrity baseball's homerun record has left and retire ...
It turned out I was close, but not close enough ... A court ruled federal investigators could use the names of players who tested positive for steroids in 2003.
Here's some other good reads from the past week ...
a Gerald Ford: One of history's bravest leaders?
a Giuliani's Primary Hurdle
a Nothing New Here -- And That's the Point
a User-Generated Content Dominates Google's 2006 Hot List
a ‘The Nine’ waits for its second chance amidst much consternation
a Gifts to give some TV characters
a Nielsen Fun Facts: Small Talk About Big Numbers
a Shrine to Ralphie: All that's missing are the bunny pj's... and the related I double-dog dare you to tour house ... I'm soooo going here the next time we go to Cleveland ...
... Then later in the newscast, just before a commercial break, Brian Williams told us to stick around for more on "today's bombshell in the sports world ..."
What!? ... I wondered out loud to Kates that we could only hope Barry Bonds had decided to save whatever integrity baseball's homerun record has left and retire ...
It turned out I was close, but not close enough ... A court ruled federal investigators could use the names of players who tested positive for steroids in 2003.
Here's some other good reads from the past week ...
a Gerald Ford: One of history's bravest leaders?
a Giuliani's Primary Hurdle
a Nothing New Here -- And That's the Point
a User-Generated Content Dominates Google's 2006 Hot List
a ‘The Nine’ waits for its second chance amidst much consternation
a Gifts to give some TV characters
a Nielsen Fun Facts: Small Talk About Big Numbers
a Shrine to Ralphie: All that's missing are the bunny pj's... and the related I double-dog dare you to tour house ... I'm soooo going here the next time we go to Cleveland ...
1.22.2006
Sunday reads ...
Ok folks. Admittedly some of these stories are dated. But with the holiday hangover and the chaos of the last couple weeks -- that's the way it goes. I've been meaning to share these for weeks and I can hardly stand them cluttering up my desktop anymore ...
First of all. This is just wrong and sad for all that is America ...
First of all. This is just wrong and sad for all that is America ...
Moving on ...
a Revving Up an Old Relationship ... this story is getting a lot of play. If you haven't seen or heard about it, it's truly a classic ...
a A party place grows up: On the lake with two names, a boom brings many changes ... A story I dug up while searching the Internet archives for a related topic. But a good history-laden read about one of our neighboring cities nonetheless.
From Mark Patinkin ... a Providence Journal columnist I got hooked on when my newsgroup start running him. He's got life.
a At 53, the bills are higher, but you appreciate things more ... I can only imagine.
a Google growing on us ... I Google myself all the time too.
From baseball ...
a There's a Central theme within the NL ... Uh, yeah. I especially laughed out loud when Ringolsby referenced Jim Hendry dumping "Sammy Sosa's contract on Baltimore, and the Orioles so welcomed the distraction last year that this time the Cubs unloaded center fielder Corey Patterson on them." And we're all rejoicing because of it in Chi-town!
a Epstein rejoining Red Sox full-time
a It's the Red Sox who see the light ... and they're all rejoicing in Boston too!
a Vintage cards found in dead man's home
And in music...
a Looking forward to her love angel music baby ...Congrats Gwen.
a Soulful Blunt stirs listeners with ‘Beautiful’ ...And it truly is. I was hooked on James Blunt the moment I finished downloading one of his songs on iTunes last fall ...
In other entertainment...
a 'Housewives' Bree Even Shocks Marcia Cross
a Current season will be final one for ‘West Wing’ ... It was fun while it lasted, but I don't think any of us that still watch the show are surprised. For me, the long good-bye started when Rob Lowe left the show ...
a ABC defends head-spinning cancellation of Heather Graham's comedy ... Seriously!? The trailers were bad enough to make me not tune in and the two people that did watch the show confirmed it was one of the worst shows in the history of television.
a 'Why We Fight' ... and why I'd like to see it...
And finally ...
State quarter's extra leaf grew out of lunch break ... Great. And I just took a cannister to the bank full of like $60 worth in quarters ...
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