Year: 2006
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Book: The Last Templar
Michael Jecks’s The Last Templar is the first of a series of mysteries set in medieval England. I picked it up because I wanted a mystery, and there were a score of titles on the shelf with the same author and theme. Worth an airplane read, which is what it was… but this introduction to…
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Swimming in the mainstream, part 2
It was only six months ago that Gabe Rivera asked Is blog search big?, partially in response to my wondering whether we’re swimming in the mainstream yet. Today, Scott Karp riffed on the Gallup poll which points out that the audience for blogs is relatively flat. Blogging and the Elusive Mass Audience, which really should…
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Book: Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years before the Mast, A personal narrative of life at sea by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. has been on the life list… and I’m glad it was. Published in 1840 for the first time, I read the 1946 edition from The World Publishing Company. I note the publishing details because I went to the…
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QR code for clock
My applicaton for an ISSN number a year or two ago was never processed, it seems. But with a bit of self-service, I was able to generate a QR code for this blog easily enough, following Steve’s instructions. Take 2 minutes, and make your own.
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Movie: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
JetBlue’s DirecTV option sucks you in all too easily, especially when you finish a book (more on that later). I watched Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. You don’t have to be proud, you just have to have a sense of humor. Not a great film, but amusing moments, mostly in reference to the rest…
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Big Picture needs a new rev
As Matt McAlister notes in Making your web site weigh less: People have learned how to use more complicated user interfaces on the Internet, but I find it fascinating that people still gravitate toward the simplest interactions. I like the idea behind CNet’s cluster cloud with each article, but I never click on it…it’s too…
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Notes from Media Summit 2006
Busy schedule this week + my unwillingness to spend $10 for in-room Wi-Fi access at a $300/night hotel = a bit of catch-up to do. Some notes from my New York City visit for Media Summit 2006… Great quote from Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, during Wednesday’s “afternoon keynote:” The supermarket is the…
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30 boxes on Rocketboom
How surprised was I to see Julie, then Narendra, then Nick walk on screen at the end of Rocketboom this evening, on my TiVo? Very. Nice work, folks. And 30 boxes is interesting, too. I’m not ready to pronounce this calendar the greatest thing since sliced bread, but I’m eager for some advancements in this…
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One year later, faster 5K
Last year, in the Super Bowl Sunday road race, I edged under 19:00 for the 5K. Two years ago, I didn’t note the race, although I did run. In this year’s 5K race, I moved a bit faster, and came in under 18:30 by my watch. Nice. Update Feb 6th: Official results were even more…
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A weekend not spent online
So I stayed away from blogging on Saturday night, and I didn’t surface on Memeorandum, as I did with last Saturday’s post. I truly think the combination of Saturday evening + linking to one of the A-listers almost guarantees you a spot on Memeorandum, as long as you post some original writing. A beautiful weekend…