Television can get pretty expensive when used in the traditional way the Big Media companies want you to use it. Julie and I are departing from the hegemony to use our television the way we want to use it. Our Roku HD-XR arrived yesterday. The time from cracking the box open to watching Netflix was …
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Alone, With Words | The New Republic
An interesting look at some reasons writers choose to publish their work and why some writers choose not to publish their work: Alone, With Words | The New Republic: Writers who publish with small circulation magazines and tiny, non-commercial presses can sometimes achieve an astonishingly powerful presence, because they’ve acquired their readers gradually, incrementally, one …
A typical day off
<!– Processed by MultiMarkdown –> My brain was wired for second shift after too many years reeking of the garlic constantly simmering at the Italian restaurant where I worked. Friends brought me to my first job bussing tables. Soon I was running food and then managed the restaurant’s finances as cashier. When I was old …
48 Hour Magazine
This is going to be an interesting experiment to watch. 48 Hour Magazine: We’ll unveil a theme and you’ll have 24 hours to produce and submit your work. We’ll take the next 24 to snip, mash and gild it. The end results will be a shiny website and a beautiful glossy paper magazine, delivered right …
How to get that perfect shave – Today, Weekend Edition
One of the best articles I’ve read about wet shaving (Thanks @rands). Julie bought me the Merkur double-edge razor described by the author, though it’s about time for me to invest in some new shave soap. How to get that perfect shave How to get that perfect shave Latest trends and products to avoid those …
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AP says "website" is now correct
Finally! This change from “Web site” to “website” should have happened years ago. My problem will be the one Peter Cetera sang about with the band Chicago in the 1980s. It’s a “Hard Habit to Break.” Poynter Online – Top Stories: When the AP Stylebook announced via Twitter that it was changing the style for …
Work on your best idea
Those guys at 37Signals are consistently brilliant. Here is some motivation for you today. Work on your best idea: Turning ambition into success is hard enough as it is. Whether you’re taking time to work on a project on the side or you’re launching a full-time business, it’s going to require peak personal investment. Not …
How I write
<!– Processed by MultiMarkdown –> Besides any sort of paper or notebook*, my Mac is my primary writing tool. The goal of this post is to help me think through my writing process and hopefully share some insight for you. I own and have used a ton of writing software and often suffer application overload. …
Change the world
Go change the world. Go now.
Grocery shopping and rabbit trails
Looking for a change of pace, Julie and I decided to drive a littler further out of our way for groceries today and went to Kroger in Dalton, Ga. OK, I selfishly pushed in that direction because I wanted to buy a KitchenAid tea kettle I’ve had my eye on for a while. The cheap …