Category Archives: Technology and Social Media
SOPA opera digest
I’d like it to be noted that I endured 24 hours without Wikipedia. But I didn’t. I got in. Meanwhile, Internet stakeholders-turned-doomsayers appear to have scuttled the online piracy debate captained by the film and television industries. And judging by the millions … Continue reading
Tools of the trade
A friend of mine—a Renaissance man of sorts—writes a blog about fishing. His latest post, entitled “The Right Stuff,” examines the equipment people need for their various hobbies and professions. Also a musician, this man likened fishing rods to guitars, as … Continue reading
Filed under Sports and Recreation, Technology and Social Media, Travel
Seemingly stilted
Few would argue, in this technological age, that we often interact with one another more via electronic media than face to face, even voice to voice. We’ve talked about this here before. Isn’t it interesting, when we communicate with someone … Continue reading
Part-timers disease
Now then. More than two months ago, I announced here that I’d be letting out a little slack in the blog, to free up mental energy for a busy work season. I was buckling down to pressing obligations and, until … Continue reading
Fortitude foretold
Man Versus Machine has been a recurring motif over the course of this blog. It seems I’m destined to face the techno-beast again and again. I’m not technologically adept. But I’m nothing if not persistent. Dogged. Relentless. For 20 years … Continue reading
Filed under Technology and Social Media
Hello, nose. Meet grindstone.
No dessert until I finish my dinner. No TV until I do my homework. No shopping until I clean out my closet. No new blog posts until I turn in my writing projects. Sorry, I just had to put these declarations … Continue reading
Size matters
When the alarm sounded this morning, there were visions of lumens dancing in my head. It was obvious that I hadn’t adequately cleared my cranium following yesterday’s marathon search for a new portable LCD projector. After hitting six stores, I came … Continue reading
Filed under Technology and Social Media, Travel
Chat it up
There’s a new blog I’ve started reading; I thought you might like it too. It’s a football blog. I know, I’m not much of a sports fan, and I know next to nothing about football. I do enjoy good writing, … Continue reading
The new ‘shortly’
Greetings from the other side of Hurricane Irene. I won’t judge whether the exclamation points and all-cap warnings The Weather Channel threw around last weekend were warranted, because Irene certainly punctuated her path across Caribbean and American territory. Those who … Continue reading
