October 20, 2009
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After thinking about it for a while, and noticing other bloggers doing the same, I’ve decided to adopt a more relaxed schedule of blogging. It’s time for me to realize that my life doesn’t fit the intense schedule of writing … Continue reading
October 7, 2009
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Dare I hope? I mean, I’ll never be on American Idol anyway. (Too old. Wrong voice type: baritone.) But the Washington Post is borrowing a page from the Idol handbook. You’ve got an opinion, but do you have what it … Continue reading
July 24, 2009
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(Ed Note: This post was actually written yesterday, but never actually published because I didn’t have time. True to form, I stayed up until 2:00 a.m. last night writing a post about Henry Louis Gates’ arrest. This morning I discovered … Continue reading
July 16, 2009
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I’m launching a new weekly feature here, for a couple of different reasons. One, I’m betting that it takes less time to write about the things that I want to write about, but am not writing about, than it does … Continue reading
June 12, 2009
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This post at The Best Article Every Day reminded me of a meme I launched years and years ago, on USENET. (I told you it was years ago.) Let’s say you get your hands on a brand new Time Machine. … Continue reading
June 10, 2009
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Take the poll Free Poll by Blog Flux If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know I have a tendency to write long, deeply-linked, and researched posts from time to time. You also know that my … Continue reading
June 2, 2009
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This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series the day will comeiv You know my friends, there comes a time when people get tired of being trampled by the iron feet of oppression … If we are wrong, … Continue reading
April 16, 2009
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This blog has gone through some changes, lately. Last Sunday, a scripting problem led my host to lockdown the directory where the blog lived. And lock it down permanently, because I reopened it before contacting them, as requested in an … Continue reading
March 30, 2009
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Given the slowdown in my blogging in the past year — and the accompanying slide down “the long tail” — I don’t look to be included in many “top blog” lists or “can’t miss” blog lists. I’ve stopped checking. So, … Continue reading
March 6, 2009
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I’ve wanted to write something about the murder of Larry King for a while now. But it’s been more than a year since his murder, and I haven’t written anything substantive yet. I started a couple of blog posts, and … Continue reading
February 27, 2009
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OK. I value my autonomy (what’s left of it) way too much to do something like this. But the idea of someone else being in charge is tempting at times. Chen Xiao had pretty much given up making her own … Continue reading
February 24, 2009
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And gay dad bloggers will get around to that after we finish changing diapers. The Washington Post has an article about gay bloggers that’s worth reading. Only the blogosphere, perhaps, has room for Pam Spaulding — a black lesbian who … Continue reading
February 3, 2009
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Today is an anniversary of sorts for the blogosphere. Not necessarily a happy one, but an anniversary nonetheless. Today is the anniversary of Blogroll Amnesty Day. For those not familiar with the history, Jon Swift had the following take at … Continue reading
December 4, 2008
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I just have to say, it’s depressing to finally sit down to catch up on my reading with a head full of thing I want to write about, only to discover half a dozen people have already written about what … Continue reading
November 19, 2008
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If you’re like me, and like a lot of other people, you probably woke upon November 5th wondering what the hell happened. The country appeared to take step forward. It looked like we were making progress. Unless you were gay, … Continue reading
October 24, 2008
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Because it definitely won’t be me. If you’re on MoveOn’s email list you’ve seen this video, but I’m sharing it anyway, because it’s a pretty funny, cool way of getting across how important it is that everyone vote. Damn. It … Continue reading
October 17, 2008
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I’ve got at least three actual pieces of writing I’m working on. One that I’ve been working on for the last few days, and two more that cropped up as a result of my news/blog reading. But I’m facing the … Continue reading
October 8, 2008
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This isn’t anything but an honest question. Should I shut this blog down? I ask because the realities of my life are such that — no matter how much I want to do it — writing is one of the … Continue reading
October 1, 2008
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If I could figure out how to loop this, I would. In lieu of that, here’s my best copying and pasting for today, because my automated digest posting isn’t working at the moment.
September 30, 2008
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There’s a pretty fair chance that I won’t get much done in the way of writing today, or reading for that matter. However, here’s some stuff from folks who have the time to do both. After all, if I can’t … Continue reading