I’d Forgotten . . . »

. . . just how badly dial up sucks.
I’m just sayin’.

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Another Day Without Access »

The problem with our access to the internet, that I had hoped would be resolved by today, continues. It may continue for several more days. If you ever had a desire to hit the tip jar, today would be a good day.

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Techie Update »

For those who are interested, or just curious, I’m still without a reliable internet connection. It looks like it will be Tuesday or Wednesday. Until then a big thanks to all of you who have stopped by, left comments, and linked here. It is appreciated.

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I’m Back »

So, I get back to back mentions on the RCP Buzztracker. Traffic’s looking good. By 8:00 pm I’ve already had double the traffic of the day before, and nearly triple the average for the week.
Then around 8:30 my host provider has some problems. Not just with my site, but quite a few sites. I’m “off [...]

A Bizarre Day on The Internet »

Well, this has been an interesting day. For most of the day (nearly 12 hours) gmail was totally unavailable. About an hour ago it came back up and I’ve been getting emails from the either ever since. One will come in from this morning, then one from a few minutes ago. A little while later [...]

Issues in the Sub-blogosphere??? »

Like most bloggers, I take advantage of several blog services such as blogrolling.com, sitemeter and TTLB Ecosystem stats, Technorati tags, and the like. These are all wonderful services — free interesting and informative.
It seems as if two of these, blogrolling and TTLB, are having some issues today.
Blogrolling isn’t showing blogrolls. Going to their [...]

Blogs and the News »

Blogs are far from the death knell for the traditional media as is sometimes claimed. Still, even those traditional sources are beginning to explore the relationship between the two.
The Associated Press announced two agreements Tuesday — one that will tie its news stories to the rapidly growing world of blogs and another that will help [...]

First Cup 05.20.06 »

Give a frontiersman coffee and tobacco, and he will endure any privation, suffer any hardship, but let him be without these two necessaries of the woods, and he becomes irresolute and murmuring. ~ U.S. Army Lt. William Whiting, 1849
It’s Saturday, time for a more relaxed, laid-back cup.
Dr. Sanity (Pat Santy) THE COUNCIL [...]