Archive for May, 2010
The Power of the Entrepreneur, In Campaign Ad and Blog Reporting Form
If this isn’t the best political campaign commercial of all time, it’s certainly the best one I’ve seen in my recent memory. I won’t post it here so that Stacy gets all the link love he has earned for being the first one to get the word out about it, so take a moment to [...]
Join Me Live for Podcasting Mayhem, Tonight!
Here is the link where you can join all the marvelous mayhem at 9:30 PM Eastern (give or take a couple minutes). This week is setting up to be a solo show — just me for the whole hour — however, you never know what might happen during the day. I never rule out the [...]
Breaking: CNN covered the Nashville flood for two minutes, talked to a Gulf Coast fisherman about the oil spill!
Living in Alabama, I am sandwiched between disasters. Below me, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; above me, flooding in Tennessee.
I Am A Washington Sports Fan and I Know Pain
As a Washington, DC sports fan, I’m used to a certain amount of soul-blighting disappointment. I know what it’s like to watch year after year of abysmal failure broken only by the tease of middling success that makes you think that maybe things have turned around only to watch grim reality dash your hopes against [...]
Please Welcome The Shack’s Newest Contributor.
In an effort to make The Sundries Shack a better place to find smart commentary on politics and pop culture, I’ve invited another guest writer to post here. Hey, it’s not going to get more smart around here with me as the only regular contributor, right? My friend Lyndsey Fifield is young, smart, witty and [...]
Eric Holder: Less Cool Under Fire than William Hung, More Tongue-Tied Than Fonzie.
I have to think that some minor flunky in the Obama Administration tasked with making sure Eric Holder didn’t get loose in front of television cameras will be sitting in the unemployment line on Monday. That poor unfortunate’s goose was cooked when Holder sat down in front of a House committee and tried to answer [...]
The Story of the Playoffs Began in Game Five
Forget the Canadiens beating the Capitals and the Penguins, the story of the Boston Bruins ruinous collapse will be the story of this year’s NHL playoffs. The pain Bruins fans are feeling today, after their team gave up a three-goal lead and then the game as Simon Gagne potted the game-winner late in the third [...]
I’m a Top 50 Interesting Person? Err…Yes! Yes, I Am!
Over the past couple days, I’ve noticed my number of Twitter followers sneaking up. One day I’m up ten or so, the next another 8 or twelve. It’s puzzled me because I’ve basically reached a popularity plateau around 2,900 followers and, since I don’t really stump for more and I don’t participate in the Twitter [...]
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