Archive for September, 2007

Raise Kids With a Wild Streak

College professor says many ‘ideal’ students lack an inventive, restless and self-reliant spirit.

My Twitter Updates for 2007-09-10

phatgirl woke me up at 5 am today. Surprisingly, I feel pretty good. #
I need to cut back on reading blogs that are "popular" yet produce drivel. #
Totally stoked right now on blogging/new media news. It’s not too late to start a new career, is it? #
I might be in love with http://marshallk.com #
Gotta work [...]

Experimenting with New Social Media Tools

I’ve decided I completely heart Twitter and especially TwitBin, which allows me to tweet, and see those I follow, right from the sidebar of my Firefox browser. It’s everything I love about email and IM, without the stuff I don’t like:

I can stalk follow people I find interesting without having to specifically interact with them.
I [...]

My Twitter Updates for 2007-09-09

Just watched "Youngblood." Such nostalgia. #
Ready for four solid hours of work time. #
Another cool tool that keeps track of all your comments online - http://cocomment.com #
Just had a swim in the pool, then made a big batch of meatballs & sauce. Yum! #
Came across Marshall Kirkpatrick’s blog (http://marshallk.com) and he calls himself a new [...]

Lest You Delete Me From Your Blogroll

I guess I’ve posted, what, four times in the past month? Oh, I just counted and it’s actually seven. Whoa.
I have things to say. I had this cool post formed in my head about protesting pre-labor day pumpkins. Because everywhere I went last week I saw pumpkins and Halloween stuff. My summer IS NOT OVER [...]