February 2011
1 post
Steph Style: It might as well be spring →
stephstyle:
My friend Amy asked me for advice on how to dress for this week’s weather. Here in Wichita, it’s going to be over 50 degrees every day, with crazy highs of 63 on Wednesday and 74 on Thursday. Truth is, I don’t have a lot of experience dealing with unseasonable winter weather; back home in…
July 2010
1 post
It's poppin' time for jalapenos
Summer is jalapeno season, and a couple of summers ago I started making poppers. I made some today, after collecting a couple of bags from our online guru at work.
This recipe is awesome. It’s easy but time consuming. Don’t try and skimp, however. The extra steps breading really are worth it. It says an hour, but if you’re doing it by yourself it takes more like two hours....
May 2010
3 posts
2 tags
The newspaper business explained →
From today’s newspaper. And so true.
April 2009
10 posts
A Train memories: of Dad, the Duke and my... →
My stepdaughter lived near this subway stop in Harlem and when I went to visit her I was so excited that she’d “Take the A Train” every day. I’d grown up with this song. My father had just about the entire Duke Ellington collection and used to receive Christmas cards from the Duke after an interview they’d done many years earlier. I cut “Take the A...
George Carlin is dead →
Rehab of the knee more than taking 12 steps
I have been back home from the hospital a week and a day, and total knee replacement has turned out to be a painful process, although all reports say it will be worth it. The first week meant trying to do the simple leg raises and bends that Julie, my physical therapist, assigned me. Finishing them without throwing up was the major accomplishment. Bitching about the ordeal online caused confusion....
Tuna Nicoise →
This looks great (and I still eat fish). Via JoyceSchneider (@JoyceSchneider1 on Twitter)
My wife's dream of malpractice
My wife had a dream last night that my upcoming knee replacement surgery went terribly wrong and I became disabled. She went to the bank to cash my disability check but found herself having to answer questions about what she was doing by Barney, Goober, Floyd the Barber and other people from Mayberry RFD.
March Madness ending reminds me of this memory as...
OH from college basketball game (true story): Coach: I’ve been in this conference 10 years and I’ve never seen a call that bad.” Ref: ”I’ve been in this conference 12 years, and I’ve never seen anyone try to take that many steps.”
Things I’ve learned about Twitter - Lost Remote TV... →
Good advice for all newsrooms.
Salsicca (vegetarian hot Italian sausage) Recipe :... →
I’m skeptical about this, but if this works it my conquer my last bit of bastion of resistance to giving up meat.
An 8yo's discussion by my 10yo's birthday party
Noah: We celebrated my grandma's birthday. She's 37.
My wife: Honey, you grandma can't be 37
Noah: Well, she's about that. She's really old.
March 2009
15 posts
Magid: Let Twitter Into Federal Courts - CBS News →
Says Magid: Trials in America are the public’s business and, with rare exceptions, what is said in a trial is a matter of public record. Requiring reporters to rely on hand-written notes or their memory and filing reports during breaks does nothing to add to our understanding of what is happening in the courtroom.
A Ron Sylvester joint
I still remember the “pop” in my knee on a spring day in 1973. I was a freshman in high school, who had made the varsity track team. I was in my last practice for the first meet, where I would be running against juniors and seniors.
The doctor said I tore a cartilage. But I woke up from surgery with a cast from my ankle to my hip. Not only did I have cartilage damage, but I also...
Forging a Hot Link to the Farmer Who Grows the... →
Cultivate a relationship with the people who grow your food.
PressThink: Rosen's Flying Seminar In The Future... →
“Read all twelve and you’ll be caught up on your newspaper big think. “
Setting the table in the proper fashion | Design... →
And then the court of appeals could order a... →
A court case involving a 102-year-old Italian women comes to an end, only to face appeal that could last another decade.
MediaShift Idea Lab . Life After Newspapers: One... →
Still, everytime I get depressed about the state of the art, I find another inspiration and hope for the future. And it usually comes from Ryan Sholin.
Do you still have a job?
I have spent a lot of time this week contacting my friends all over the country, some I’ve know for 30 years, who work in journalism, asking them that question. Fortunately, we all survived the latest round of layoffs. But I’ve watched other dear friends pack up their desks this year. Most have done so with a smile. They will still continue journalism, albeit on their own, working...
Zack Arias - Atlanta based editorial music... →
This is the kind of small camera that I’ve been looking for, with a cool idea on how to add a wide-angle lense
Behind The Scenes Of The Greg In Hollywood Launch →
Laid-off newspaper reporter does it on his own: a blueprint for the future.
The TWiT Netcast Network with Leo Laporte →
You start covering trials via text messages and no telling who will be talking about you next…
As Witnesses Sing, Journo's Twitter Tweets - CBS... →
OK, now I’m just enjoying seeing where all these have shown up..
Twitter boosts public access to federal courtrooms... →
February 2009
4 posts
Pushing Twitter trial coverage a step forward:... →
In less than a year, covering trials via Twitter has gone from an experiment to one of my regular reporting tools. With each new trial, I’ve gained about 100 followers - both locally and even from…
Twitter for beginners (slideshow) | Online... →
Good Twitter tutorial
Chocolate Stout Cake Recipe at Epicurious.com →
Gaye made this today.
How to back up your Twitter account →
Because we’ve all had our Twitter not work occasionally.
January 2009
12 posts
How do you ‘follow’ 2500 people on Twitter? |... →
Paul Bradshaw says: “Twitter is not a permanent publication; it is a conversation, or a series of conversations. You dip in and out of it. I am not ‘listening to 1000 voices’ - I am listening to the…
To be a journalist: to publish, to benefit a... →
Used to be, we needed people who owned big printing presses or big towers in order to be journalists. But today, when most people are getting their information online, anyone can publish content. …
LexTweet Helps Filter Tweets From a Courtroom Near... →
Play FM Radio - Play 99.6 Free Internet Radio... →
The radio station in Jordan, where my stepdaughter works as an announcer, according to the staff profile, “during her time in Amman and before she returns to America to pursue a Masters in Global…
News site needs new, innovative user interfaces →
A father's dilemma
I have been my son’s primary caretaker since he was two years old. He is now 17. He wants to go live with his mom in Missouri. She doesn’t even pay her child support every month for him. My heart is breaking tonight.
Colorado Independent » Judge orders Twitter in the... →
I’m quoted in a story where a judge was asked to block access for live bloggers, and Tweeters, in a Colorado courtroom.
Legal Blog Watch →
I liked that this blog post said I was “speaking up in defense of tweeting in a Colorado courtroom.” Being on the national board of SPJ gave me confidencedefend of other journalists and gave me more…
Migration Point for the Press Tribe →
“Backstage following a concert by the legendary violinist Fritz Kreisler, a woman...”
– Various
PROUD ITALIAN COOK: EGGPLANT TIMPANO →
Vegetarian version. I want to make this for my birthday party, after seeing “The Big Night.”
A newspaper experience minus the actual paper? →
I just ran across this post on Mashable. If you don’t read
Mashable regularly, you should. Add it to your feed reader today. Okay, now back to the real reason I’m posting
today on my day…
December 2008
34 posts
HOW TO 2008: How To Do Almost Anything With Social... →
A best-of, year-end list that’s actually useful.
Principles for a New Media Literacy – Center for... →
We no longer need trucks and printing presses and towers to make our work accessible. But as consumers, we also have to be more skeptical. Here’s some good tips to keeping good journalism alive.
Guest Post - What Artists Can Teach Everyone About... →
be different and lead an interesting life, follow people outside your usual interests.