The Whirring Bubbling Continuum Sweeps By
Today was a testy day. A day of annoyances, flashes of temper, and weariness from the many tasks that lay before the cafe owner and web publisher. First, taken to task about sloppiness in my kitchen duties. Then, told by a prospective hire, ‘hey, I’m worth way more than you’re […]
Wild Rose Small Means Crack Pipe in Stores
A Mile-Long Parked Train that Cuts a Town in Two
There’s a problem, you see, a problem in River City…a problem that extends throughout this great big land of ours. It’s railcars. I read today in the WSJ that many small towns are battling a new scourge: miles and miles of unused, stored freight train cars that cut many communities […]
Jason Takes a Stand Against Racist Workers
Last night I went out late to a party in Springfield. With my new regimen that no longer includes booze, it’s much easier to envision a safe drive back and forth late at night…and there was no way I’d miss Jackie and Mark’s annual Oscar Party. I got there and […]
In 2012, Your Charger Will Fit My Phone
Why didn’t they think of this 200 million junked chargers ago? At a meeting of the mobile phone industry, a sudden agreement was reached to one of the most vexing and frustrating aspects of owning a cellphone. How do you charge it and how come the chargers are all #$*! […]
After Pleasing the Crowd, I was Pleased by a Band
I think a good way to judge how successful a speaking engagement is would be the number of people who want to ask questions, and how many come down to introduce themselves after you’re all done. On these two scores, my Search Engine Optimizing presentation at the Boston Globe Travel […]
Up on the Podium, It’s a Nervous Yet Most Excellent Feeling
I stayed a bit late at the office last night, my friend Joe helped me put the finishing touches on my power point slides that I’ll use today at 2:30 pm at the Boston Globe Travel Show. I will begin the day at the Holyoke Y, then hop in the […]
Celebrity Tweets Are All the Rage
I visited the market in my hometown of Blawenburg this morning and found a copy of the NY Post. Inside there was a story that grabbed my attention…about celebrities who use the popular Twitter program to share short messages with the world. (People’s twitter addresses are www.twitter.com/their name) in case […]