bRight & Early

On this Saturday leading up to Memorial Day I thought it would be nice for me to suggest a few things you can do before you head out for the day.

Take the poll regarding the House-Senate conference committee on immigration. It’s at the top left of the main page
Add your blog to the Blogiversary Database
Write [...]

I was watching some TV earlier this evening (The Phillies/Braves game, if you must know) when it struck me. Not quite the “insight” advertised in the back of magazines from my youth, but an insight from advertising none the less — These high gas prices are great!
“What”, you say?
Sure, it’s not so great for the [...]

I’m working on the First Cup now, but before it finishes brewing I want to share some EXCITING news!
If you look at the top of this page you will see a countdown timer tracking 2 events — The time ’til the 2006 Elections, and a Special Event (TBA). At first that special event was counting [...]

I don’t know why Dr. Shackleford is so bummed about. This blogging thing is one sweet gig.
I just got my first check from a linkshare ad here. $11.00.
I’m about two months shy of my first blogiversary — figure about 300 days. Two hours a day is probably pretty close. There have been a few [...]

I’ll have to look into this proposal from the FEC before I make up my mind, but on the surface it appears reasonable.
The Federal Election Commission proposed new rules Friday that would leave almost all Internet political activity unregulated. The proposal would, however, require paid advertisements for federal candidates on the Internet to be paid [...]

Thanks for stopping by, even if I haven’t put anything up today. Oh, I’ve been busy. Just not here. I’ve been working on the Getaway ‘N Go Travel site — adding online booking engines. That’s right, you can now book your travel online with Getaway ‘N Go!
I’ve also been working on the travel blog [...]

Here’s some stuff for a relatively slow Sunday Morning:
Blogads — You can purchase blogads here at bRight & Early. They’re not expensive, and I could use the help.
Update Your Blogroll — Have you changed the url for bRight & Early on your blogroll? I know most of you have, but some (Matt) still [...]

Breaking news regarding the DPW terminal operations deal:
A Dubai-owned company said Thursday it is giving up its management stake in some U.S. ports, a move made as congressional leaders warned President Bush that both the House and Senate appeared ready to block the takeover.
It was not immediately clear whether the announcement would be enough to [...]

There is a story by Michael Barbaro in the NYT today with the headline Wal-Mart Enlists Bloggers in Its Public Relations Campaign. I clicked over there because my blog buddy Brian of Iowa Voice is heavily quoted in the story. I’ve read the piece — three times — trying to get an idea of where [...]

You know how it is when you move to a new home and there’s that first day where you’re no longer moving in but living there? It’s sort of the same thing when you move your blog. And no, today’s not that day (but tomorrow should be).
I spent too much time this morning finishing up [...]

Maybe this will cool some of the discussion.
A United Arab Emirates company has volunteered to postpone its takeover of significant operations at six major U.S. seaports, giving the White House more time to convince skeptical lawmakers the deal poses no increased risks from terrorism.
The surprise concession late Thursday cools the standoff building between the Congress [...]

The port purchase story has brought out strong feelings and strange alignments. At Wizbang they’re looking to their readers to answer this puzzler:
Michael Moore is against the ports deal and Jimmy Cater is for it.
Time for a Wizbang opinion poll.
If you had to agree with Moore or Carter which one would you agree [...]