I’ll be the first guy on this blog to admit that I succumbed to the perceived hype about the last edition of the Rocky Mountain News. I had actually forgotten that the paper was printing it’s final edition until I happened into a gas station and noticed people buying news papers. This struck me as… »
Two years ago I went on a quest to find some old friends. I searched internet sites where I thought I was likely to find people – MySpace, Classmates, Amateur Porn Sites, etc. I found one or two old friends, but for the most… »
Over the years I’ve made a number of proclamations about my future and almost none of them have come even close to true. This is due, in large part, to my fear of failure, or aversion to change, or unwillingness to get off my duff… »
I run a fairly popular social media site with 175 million registered users, a large percentage of who visit at least once a day. My users have filled out profiles,… »
I don’t often get depressed while reading The Onion, but today at lunch, while thumbing through the usually uplifting weekly commentary on pop culture, I happened upon an article written… »
I spent my morning train ride listening to Tobias Wolff read Stephanie Vaughn’s short story “Dog Heaven,” which was – and this will come as no surprise to those familiar… »