Daily Archives: Wednesday, May 18, 2005

John Jay Hooker and me

John Jay Hooker and me: John Jay gave me a shout-out on a blog post titled, “Son of a Bitch…I’m Blogging!” (I think it’s time for me to retire from blogging. What more is there to look forward to?) On … Continue reading

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Favorite new term (While I was gone, post #4)

Favorite new term  (While I was gone, post #4):  “Asynchornous podcasting choir.” When I repeatedly say, “podcasting is not a format or genre,” this fun new podcasting experiment is what I’m talking about. It’s sing-along podcasting. (Is there a Mitch … Continue reading

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Carrie

Carrie: Okay. So the way I see it, Carrie wins next week and, duh, moves to Nashville. (She even favors Nashville native Reese Witherspoon.) Then, one morning at the Do-nut Den, she meets Mr. Roboto, falls in love, and well, … Continue reading

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How to order food in a restaurant

How to order food in a restaurant: Advice from Jason Kottke, based on the principles found in five popular business books, most of which I’ve blogged about here.

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Will the real Governor Phil Blog please stand up:

Will the real Governor Phil Blog please stand up: This time, he says it’s really him blogging. (Fooled me once, my momma used to say). Anyway, here’s my favorite quote from the post: “I didn’t expect that (the Phil Blog) … Continue reading

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The amusingly ironic magazine-related quote of all time

Most amusingly ironic magazine-related quote of all time: “Radar magazine, editor Maer Roshan said in a phone interview, is “alternately amused and appalled ‘by celebrity.’” (from the NY Observer, via: Romenesko) (Background: Scroll through a few years of rexblog posts … Continue reading

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Alas, we knew him well

Alas, we knew him well: There’s something about Howard Kurtz’ glowing profile of Newsweek editor Mark Whitaker that causes it to read like an obituary. Quote: “Whitaker, 47, is a Newsweek lifer in every sense of the word. Not only … Continue reading

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Acqhiring, explained

Acqhiring, explained: Thanks primarily to Rafat Ali, my newly-coined term “acqhire” is gaining some traction. However, when it comes to actually explaining why giant companies are buying tiny ones, Paul Graham (who once sold a company to Yahoo) does so … Continue reading

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