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pleatedjeans: This is What Yahoo Bought With its $1.1 Billion...

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:52:07 -0700

pleatedjeans:

This is What Yahoo Bought With its $1.1 Billion (25 Pics)

Yahoo!

lost in translations

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:20:44 -0700

I was running through the neighborhood and I heard this contractor explaining what he wanted done to...

Among the Reasons I Hate the Obgyn

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:35:00 -0700

Today the obgyn (who also was on the receiving end of a good part of my stock speech on how forcing...

Re-watching Game of Thrones Season 1 Last Week

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:49:42 -0700

Me: You know how the Lannisters are awful, but you like them anyway? My sister: Um, no. Me: Yeah,...

The Debate Over Paying Freelance Writers

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:03:30 -0800

This week there was a furor on the internet about paying writers and freelancers - prompted by the...

RIP Floyd. (Reposted)

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:57:35 -0800

RIP Floyd. (Reposted)

Irony

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:47:32 -0800

I’m trying to write an article about the effects of sleep on athletic performance, but...

What Should I Write?

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:18:00 -0800

I am ready for a big writing project. I made more money than ever last year, and I did it...

Photo

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:41:54 -0800

inothernews: John Oliver’s piece from last night’s Daily...

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:42:35 -0800

inothernews:

John Oliver’s piece from last night’s Daily Show looking at how CNN gutted its investigative journalism team all but demanded a “Sorkian” monologue awesomely delivered by The Newsroom’s Jeff Daniels.

New Running Blog

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 09:45:40 -0800

Earlier this year, I converted my long-time blog (which was primarily about triathlon) to a...

I do this thing where when I'm reading stuff I'll click links that sound interesting and leave a bunch of tabs open, so I can go through them later. But, then, sometimes, I forget why I opened something and am left mystified about what I was thinking. This is one of those links.

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:37:25 -0800

I do this thing where when I'm reading stuff I'll click links that sound interesting and leave a bunch of tabs open, so I can go through them later. But, then, sometimes, I forget why I opened something and am left mystified about what I was thinking. This is one of those links.

Stop lying: Why journalists should admit they have opinions

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:02:00 -0800

This morning I had a Round 2 interview for a job with a major news service, which I was all torn up...

A thought about guns.

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:03:18 -0800

I’m getting really tired of everyone on the internets asking over and over: How can we stop...

Why posting on the social medias doesn't make a tragedy better

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:20:51 -0800

Every news channel all today has been running full coverage of the shooting in Newtown and every...

Things I Have Eaten in the Past Few Days

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:22:36 -0800

A nearly complete list: two brownie sundaes two avocado, scrambled egg toasts, soaked in brown...

Oh, shit. They're making a movie of Ender's Game. With Harrison Ford. I am not sure how I feel about this yet.

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:39:06 -0800

Oh, shit. They're making a movie of Ender's Game. With Harrison Ford. I am not sure how I feel about this yet.

laughingsquid: The Simpsons’ Mr. Burns Explains the Fiscal...

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 18:32:40 -0800

laughingsquid:

The Simpsons’ Mr. Burns Explains the Fiscal Cliff

Amazing.

My article, which was picked up by the WSJ online, and in which I tried to use the term "shuckster."

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:48:36 -0800

My article, which was picked up by the WSJ online, and in which I tried to use the term "shuckster."

Lessons About Running from High School Kids

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:17:00 -0800

In the last couple weeks I’ve had a whole lot of cross-country going on. My high school kids...