Tag Archives: Cable

On the Bob Garfield Chaos Scenario for Advertising

According to Jonathan Trenn, over at Marketing Conversation — Bob Garfield’s “Chaos Scenario” may start locally — the world of advertising is in a place of chaos — spanning the dead zone between traditional advertising methods and new media advertising.
Bob Garfield’s “Chaos Scenario” may start locally
If you haven’t read Bob Garfield’s presentations of how […]

We Will Miss You George Carlin

George Carlin was my first adult comedian. My dad — my parents — loved him. He was a true disruptor and free thinker, using comedy as his platform. Please check out George Carlin’s Wikipedia entry and the lovely obituary from the New York Times.

Le Show with Harry Shearer Blows My Mind

Every Monday at 10CET, NPR Worldwide plays Le Show with Harry Shearer (yeah, you know the guy). At first, I started grinding my teeth since one can tell he’s simply reading the paper to us, his audience, rife with “snarky” comments and cheap shots. I guess he’s supposed to be funny and Le Show is […]

An Ode to the Ricochet Network and Modem

(This is a reenactment of what my experience was like)
I just discovered that Ricochet ist tot, according to Boing Boing Gadgets, WiFi News, and TechDirt. Wow, I had both the original Ricochet (the brick) and then the later “Crickochet” (because it was much smaller — shown above) and ran it on my Compaq Aero […]

Ramiro Miqueli: A Life Well-Lived

“Ramiro Miqueli and Ramiro Miqueli’s brothers enjoyed a privileged, happy life until Cuba went through a Communist revolution that brought misery and chaos to the island in 1959. While Cuba had problems prior to 1959, the Ramiro Miquelis enjoyed democratic rights such as elections, liberty, equality, decency, justice, private property and freedom of the […]

NPR Worldwide Berlin Radio 104,1 FM

Attention to everyone in Berlin, Germany — Americans, Brits, English-speakers, and those who want to learn — National Public Radio has just opened up a 24-hour radio station right here in Berlin, NPR Worldwide Berlin, 104,1 FM!

ooVoo and the Long Tease


Sculling and Rowing Terms from Wikipedia

Thanks to Wikipedia, I am able to offer you a guide to translating the rowing and sculling terms I use.
The athletes

Bow or Bow seat 
The rower closest to the front or bow of a multi-person shell. In coxless boats, often the person who keeps an eye on the water behind him to avoid […]

Lacrosstitution and Manolo Blahnik Feminism

The awful mess going down in Durham with Duke brought to the forefront of my mind the essay I wrote, Manolo Blahnik Feminism: The Right to Choos. Inspired by CJR Daily