It has been brought to my attention that I haven’t blogged in a while. So, here’s a quick post with some of my recent Flickr photos, including a bunch I took while in New Mexico. I’m also moving, which is one reason I’ve been incommunicado. I made a pilgrimage to the Great Blue Church on [...]

So, one of the first things I did upon returning to Silver City was look for a copy of the Silver City Daily Press. I found two – Friday’s edition and the paper that appeared this morning. I was, of course, looking for an update on the Chamber of Commerce situation (which I’ve written about [...]

So, this is just a shout out to everybody in Silver City – I’ll be in town between August 23 and September 1. If anybody wants grab a drink or some lunch or something, shoot me an e-mail. Otherwise, I think I’ll be at the Twisted Vine on August 30th or 31st (more details later).

My friend (and former colleague) Mary Alice Murphy has another recent story on the continuing saga of the Silver City-Grant County Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber board of directors, if you recall, decided last month to accept executive director Nicole Robbins’ resignation rather than grant her a three month working leave of absence. Many of [...]

I don’t read my hometown newspapers as often as I would like. Therefore, the recent news that the Chamber of Commerce board refused executive director Nicole Robbins’ request for a three month working leave of absence comes as a shock. I know the board members, and I’m left wondering how they possibly arrived at their [...]

It seems the traditional media1 just can’t get enough of me. Following my string of quotes in the New York Times and Wired, channel 42 in Austin decided they just had to get me on camera during their story on Netroots Nation (I’m at about 1:35): I’ll have a wrap up of the conference later [...]

Take my word for it: you should see it at your earliest convenience. This is the movie my generation has been waiting for1 – it’s authentic in every way, not just to the source material but to humanity in general. Like the Bourne franchise and the revamped Bond films, The Dark Knight deals in storytelling, [...]

My sister and I just booked flights back to New Mexico in August. I’m arriving a few days before her: Aislinn: so i arrive in ELP on Monday at 12:20 so you’ll have to come git me me: Sounds good Aislinn: and we can go to Carl’s Jr. me: Yay! Aislinn: and then Sonic me: [...]

I’ve been a big fan of the Better Gmail extension since it first debuted, and the latest iteration is amazing. In addition to the slick “Redesigned” skin that you see below, it incorporates a host of features that help make the Gmail experience even better. Since we’re also using Google Apps at the office, I [...]

For the first time since 2005, I won’t be watching the parade in downtown Silver City, and I won’t be waiting to hear sirens so I can run out in search of a photograph for the newspaper, and I won’t be going to the ice-cream social at the Silver City museum. I’ll miss all the [...]

So, Thursday day I blogged about Brian Reich’s thoughts on using technology to connect with your audience – with a foundation of clear, defined goals and a strategic vision of what you want to accomplish. Today I’m expanding a bit on those thoughts, with an emphasis on the user as content creator. Off the Bus [...]

From Kung Fu Monkey, on voting for Not-McCain: If a three-legged dog were to somehow be nominated for the Democratic candidacy and chose as his running mate a gopher with a penchant for monocles and Victoriana, I would wear my “Tripod/Lord Whiskerkins ’08″ button with pride and pull the lever with cheerful alacrity. The rest [...]