My 100 Favorite Twitter Accounts
I should be brief. It seemed a good idea during the torpid month of January to do another list post. I’ve been on Twitter for more than five years and […]
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Either Way, We Have a Lot of Work to Do
This is chapter 12 of Paul’s epistle to the Romans, rendered in three different English translations: English Standard Version I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to […]
Time to Talk Politics: A Matter of Some Urgency
My political views get hinted at here and there on this blog. I’m not sure how complete a picture my writing can offer — undoubtedly less complete than the information […]
How Facebook Missed the Stars, Landed On a Cloud
We lived on farms, then we lived in cities, and now we’re going to live on the internet! –Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake), The Social Network On Tuesday, Facebook turned ten years […]
Oscar 2014
Three years in, the Academy’s idea for adding drama to the nomination process (by leaving the number of Best Picture choices uncertain) doesn’t seem to be working. We’ve gotten nine […]
Some Tweets I’m Proud Of
I want to be a better writer. That’s the main thing. It’s one of the primary reasons I’m still plugging away at this blog: I know I have a lot […]
“A Leave of Presence” – How We Deal With Death
Roger Ebert passed away yesterday at the age of 70. In the film community, the loss is immense. Ebert was the first film critic ever to win a Pulitzer Prize […]
How Twitter Cracked My Mind Open
Twitter still gets no respect — just 500 million users and counting. Its enforced brevity and the sheer volume of messages posted there daily have made it an easy target […]
The Words of June 2012
Fourteen “Words of the Day” from the last month. Part 1 — Dictionary.com (Definitions and Origins. Date of First Known Use in English Taken from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, except where […]
My Favorite Twitter Bios
I’ve been on Twitter for about ten months now. It’s been at times a guilty pleasure and at other times truly rewarding — but almost always fun. There’s a great […]
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