Making it All Work

Since discovering Twitter, Tweetdeck, and Facebook, the blog and any sort of longer form of writing (more than 140 characters) has fallen by the wayside. A lot of this also has to do with the fact that I have been mostly content with the life that I am leading, rather than pensive and somewhat fatalistic. I normally find it difficult to think of topics when things are pretty much "going fine," and for at least the last year or so that is how things have been.

I think that I started this blog as a way of recording some of the everyday moments that I encounter for incorporation later into my forcoming book. This weblog has had a lot of twists, tweaks, and interations since its inception. Of late, it has been mostly a repository for lo-fi family photos and the like.

To be honest I am not sure whether I should update, revamp, or even torpedo the blog site. For now, it will stay.

At the pier!
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Taco Bell art

FWD:

Popcorn 4 breakfast

Life?

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Bowling!
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Got one for my birthday!
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Coloring @ the convention...

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Free
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Some Changes Ahead...

It has been decided that this blog will discontinue advertising notarial services, due to lack of demand. Furthermore It is unlikely that I will renew my commission when the current period elapses. Thank you one and all.

Curious... Wileyman

Are you a regular viewer of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse on Fox, and if so, what do you think of it?

Free food!
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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In other news...

I happened to be in a Hobby Lobby the other day when I heard someone page over the intercom, "Would the gentleman having problems with the Ten Commandments please come to the stepping stone aisle..."

Not for adult use!
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FWD:

Dump truck driver

Things I Use to Keep Me Informed

Here are the main things that I utilize to try to stay informed about news and events:

Email:
- Today's Papers put out by Slate.com provides a summary of the major newspapers all in one place.
- CNN Political Ticker email subscription provides a summary of what is going on in politics for people outside the Beltway as opposed to the more insider "The Note" by ABC.
- CNN, Foxnews, NPR News, and ABC Breaking News Alerts

Blogs:
I subscribe to two blogs by writers of The Atlantic,
James Fallows and Ross Douthat.

Podcasts
- APM Marketplace - a daily show about the Market that is designed for the rest of us!
- Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, which is my favorite TV or Radio show
- This American Life, also put out by NPR
- CNN Politics Daily a 15 minute video hosted by Wolf Blitzer
- NBC's Meet the Press

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Another Important Podcast about the Economy from TAL

Another great primer for learning more about the Great Economic Downturn in which we are living.

Thanks to Ira Glass at the team at NPR!

Will Rush Limbaugh Destroy the Party?

Looks like the Republican Party headquarters will soon be able to move from its offices on the Hill to a phonebooth, as it only has to be large enough for Rush and his microphone.

Front yard today.
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think piece (?)

here's an interesting post

Trimming the MLK trees

Katie golfing!

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FWD:

The wait staff...

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Fine dining at Chik-Fil-A -- A pix msg from the folks

fyi

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Eating free @ Denny's!

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Lo-Fi Cellphone photos...

A fun little funky experiment during my trip...