My references to the shrinking magazine industry usually point to things that are wrong with it. This time, I point to one magazine which is growing — literally. Six Self staffers are pregnant at the same time, including my wife. With this baby boom, there must be something in the water!… Read the rest
Gary Stein reports that a trip to Home Depot resulted in his toddler getting pooped on by a pigeon inside the warehouse. Besides Home Depot’s poopy customer service, I’ve always been fearful of falling crates — they are stacked way too high along the aisles.… Read the rest
I’ve met Bob Garfield a few times, and I thoroughly enjoy his sarcasm and ability to see past the bullshit and articulate what’s really going on. He reminds me of myself in some ways. (If only the old stodgy NPR listeners who listen to his On The Media radio program could enjoy what he’s really like at a social gathering.)… Read the rest
Cleveland’s Plain Dealer reports that Common Pleas Judge James Kimbler has begun showing his weekly sentencing hearings on social video site YouTube.com. I think this practice – immediate promotion and sharing of public proceedings – is great because it underscores the weight of the sentencing and removes more barriers to democracy and government transparency.… Read the rest
On my recent flight home, from San Francisco to New York, I took some photos every thousand miles or so. See the entire set here. I took these shots on my Treo smartphone, hence the wierd, low-res quality; still, there’s something I like about the resulting images, especially after applying the "I’m Feeling Lucky" re-touch in the Picassa photo-finishing software.… Read the rest
