Hey Kids!This was posted at http://writelarge.com/node/210 first.

It's strange. I can never predict which photos at Flickr are going to be popular.

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Hey Kids!This was posted at http://writelarge.com/node/193 first.

I'm back at work and I'm trying to wrap my head around what today's news on Wall Street really means to me.
This is the best I can come up with:


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Hey Kids!This was posted at http://writelarge.com/node/186 first.

Got a take down notice from the Oconomowoc Enterprise at Ocono.com. I feel so grown up now.

Oh Internet, I am ready to give up on you and move to the Next New Thing.

On a totally unrelated note, I played through the first half-hour of Final Fantasy Seven again today while I was ( Read more... )

Hey Kids!This was posted at http://writelarge.com/node/158 first.

The AP really doesn't get it. I point you to Making Light:

The Associated Press ... has now published a web form through which intimidated parties can give the AP money in return for “permission” to publish as few as five words.

In this spirit, I will shortly be putting up my own ( Read more... )

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Microsoft is the Ziggy of the software industry. Think about it. Everybody knows who Ziggy is and most people hate him. And then some people take great pleasure drawing a nipple on his voluptuous nose.

Case in point: Today's ZDnet.com's article breathlessly ( Read more... )

Hey Kids!This was posted at http://writelarge.com/node/118 first.

A church on Wisconsin Avenue freakin' exploded, man! Ask me what it was like on scene! Ask me!
I don't Freakin' know! I don't cover breaking news any more!
I've been quietly blogging at Ocono.com for a month or so, and today was the first time since I left Journalism that something ( Read more... )

Hey Kids!This was posted at http://writelarge.com/node/88 first.

The Wauwatosa Public Library has a great and growing Graphic Novel collection. It's given me access to a lot more Graphic Novels than I'll typically get a chance to read. So, here are  reviews two of my latest grabs from the Library, presented in photographic and minimalist terms.

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Hey Kids!This was posted at http://writelarge.com/node/60 first.

After this post made was highlighted at the Consumerist, I got a call from a local radio station to tell the story. I love the Consumerist! Not just for the traffic, but because the kind of Journalism the consumerist does is Journalism that matters.
So, this morning, I did a ten ( Read more... )

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