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It’s bitterly cold outside today. I’m not exactly sure what the high was, but I’ll bet that I could count it with my fingers. And the wind is a searing whip of pain that cuts through all types of clothing, even those labelled wind-proof or wind-blocker. I’m prepared though, having spent 4 years in ChicagoContinue reading “The wind chill warms up”

I enjoy checking my junk box. Now that all of my email is spam-filtered (with about 95% accuracy I might add), I get great satisfaction out of reading the titles of rogue messages and then squashing them all in one fell swoop. Is blogdex your ULTIMATE fantasy? And then there are those priceless gems, likeContinue reading “Blogdex, the pimp”

This week I was down in the ATL at a CDC-related meeting, and had the wonderful opportunity to fall in love with the south all over again. Eating collards and fried chicken, talking about STDs, and of course listening to 107.9. If you haven’t noticed, Atlanta hip hop (Ludacris, T.I., Youngbloodz, Bonecrusher, Lil’ Jon, Outkast,Continue reading “12 days of Ludacrismas”

There comes a time in every informant’s life where they realize the value of their information and circumnavigate all of the middle men and speak directly to their audience. After two years of hearing me blather on about weblogs, my social networks/sociology mentor Keith Hampton has decided to become a primary source himself. Instead ofContinue reading “Professor weblog”

Reality TV might be the institutionalization of Warhol’s 15 minutes of fame, and I want to make sure to see all of them. While jonesing for more Queer Eye lately I’ve adopted MTV’s Made as a surrogate. The premise, of course, is that a youngish person (typically high school) has the opportunity to attempt identityContinue reading “Mr. Brown goes to town”

I’ve been around for a number of fashion eras and witnessed the invention of new fabrics galore (thank god for space age polymers). But I have to say, I’m a little distressed at the overwhelming popularity of a recent mass courture: the stretch pocketless jean. For a while there pockets started to shrink on womens’Continue reading “Bring back the pockets”

Researchers concur: the fact that I feel guilty about not posting to my weblog means that I am aware of my audience. I wanted to say though that it’s much more than awareness, I really love you guys. All of you, even the ones I don’t know very well. Even Anil. Instead of bemoaning myContinue reading “I ♥ my audience”

I participated today in a blog-related panel at AOIR chaired by Alexander Halavais entitled Broadening the Blog. The weblog audience There were almost as many panelists as attendees in the audience, which might be an appropriate metaphor for weblogging in general. My notes on the conference can be found on my wiki.

I’d like to raise my hand in a toast with Harry Caray: to the Cubbies, the only team able to lose back-to-back games with the heart of their pitching rotation, at home in Wrigley Field to give up their best chance at a World Series berth in fifty years. Every year, come rain or shineContinue reading “Cubs Lose!! Cubs Lose!!”

For the first time during my many-legged tour, the city of Toronto is the first to provide any level of connectivity, with an open network drop in my room, free wireless in a number of spots, and pay-for internet drops in nearly every hotel. So maybe it’s no Foocamp, but it sure beats the thickContinue reading “AoIR Toronto”