March 2009
97 posts
Should your spouse have your passwords? →
When I saw this Facebook status: XXX loves her husband dearly and remembers her wedding vow to LOVE and OBEY! Oh, and XXX (her husband) is ALWAYS right.I immediately remembered the time…
February 2009
64 posts
So if I learn the secret to Leap Year babies on Google or Facebook calendar I’ll let you know @willconley777
Any ideas on how to get Google Calendar to recognize Leap Year babies?
Facebook replacing rallies, picket lines? Citizens... →
The Jersey City Independent chose to report on what’s happening with the Jersey Journal, an Advance Publication facing closure by focusing on a community effort happening on Facebook. A…
Fighting (again) wastes time →
My doctor fought and won - I can keep taking the medicine that has helped me fight fatigue for five years. He called my insurance company numerous times (and didn’t bill for the time.) He gave…
Another paper wants to try charging →
Reuters reported today that Cablevision Systems Corp (CVC.N) plans to charge online readers of its Newsday newspaper. The agency said the move that would make it one of the first large U.S. papers…
Simple drawing a good predictor →
Is this bag lying down or standing up? Or can you see it both ways? Some days I can flip the bag drawn by one of my doctors. Some days I can only see inside the bag one way. The one-way day…
Real-life story problem boggles minds →
My daughter’s newest prescription came with the pharmacy’s explanation and five more letter-size sheets of instructions. The cautions are frightening. So was figuring out when to take it with…
Give up Facebook for Lent? →
Today’s the first day of Lent. For many Christians, it also is the first day they give up something to make a sacrifice in preparation for Easter. Giving up Facebook for 40 days , as one friend…
A simple email stole 4 hours; a Facebook status led to another four hours of “research”
Night Blind: Latitude Loyalty →
Night Blind: Latitude Loyalty and my Grandma In Compton, 1960 Isn’t ‘latitude loyalty’ a wonderful way to describe the worry you stayed too long and the town is no longer home, sweet, home? That…
Grandpa's advice: Don't be a key turner →
Today would have been my grandfather’s birthday. And though he’s been dead a number of years, I think about him everyday - or at least every time I drive a car or open a locked door. He…
Jobs for journalists via RSS →
Blogger and former full-time, paid journalist Charles Apple wrote about A new RSS feed for journalism job seeker, created by VizEds founder Robb Montgomery Robb writes:
I…
Girl Scout cookies save a life
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Girl Scout cookies save a life →
A story I thought you might enjoy. And if that made you hungry for your own Girl Scout cookies, visit this web site to learn how to get yours.
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A favorite 'holiday' for this Girl Scout →
Today is a Girl Scout holiday and it’s the one I love best. Online friends made years before Bebo, MySpace and FaceBook helped me learn more about being a sister to every Girl Scout and Girl…
My house became a home 26 years ago today →
Enough boxes had been unpacked. Enough furniture was bartered, begged and bought to fill at least some of the space in the two-story pink house. Enough money was saved up to buy food and…
Caught my eye: Police blotters →
Could ex-journalists who once covered the crime beat make money with their own online crime report? It’s an idea Jim of L-Town and some other mid-Michigan boughtout journalists explored and…
Inside view: AF1: A novice's account →
The first flight captured
I could have written these words about Air Force 1:
“AF1 was something I’d romanticized since childhood, a symbol of motion, internationalism and national pride…
What would you tell a college student today?... →
Yesterday I was invited to join the annual Michigan State University Student Alumni Networking Luncheon to talk with current students how attending MSU has benefited me in my professional…
Nothing new in news business →
A search on Google last night reminded me there isn’t anything new in the news business. A comment in the Rent-A-Journalist post over on Free From Editors sent me searching for more on Dorf…
Talent will outlast jobs, careers →
I saw this banner ad - Jobs become obsolete. Talent doesn’t - when cruising the ‘net and wish I could post it on the computer of every print journalist I know - especially those who are working…
What would you tell a college student today?... →
Yesterday I was invited to join the annual Michigan State University Student Alumni Networking Luncheon to talk with current students how attending MSU has benefited me in my professional…
Off to explore more on news aggregators using local news agencies/services
Nothing new in news business →
A search on Google last night reminded me there isn’t anything new in the news business. A comment in the Rent-A-Journalist post over on Free From Editors sent me searching for more on Dorf…
New public (the people’s) radio station in Flint area? Meeting wed @6 at arts council (old Peerless building)
Star-Ledger to hire local news agency to replace bought-out #booth
Flint Journal sister paper to hire Local News... →
A sister newspaper of The Flint Journal — Star-Ledger in New Jersey — will hire a local news agency - founded by a bought-out journalist - to cover news once covered by staff journalists. Here’s a…
Dropsies and dogs do not mix →
My bedroom got an unscheduled sweeping tonight as the household went in search of the needle piece of my Copaxone shot. The panic started when my husband got back from his mother’s house and spotted…
Happy Valentine's Day →
Isn’t this perfect for a journalist? You’ll find many appropriate gifts over on 10,000 Words.
Wired: Too much Martha makes me miss Mary... →
Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion magazine folded and “they” decided to replace my subscription with one to Martha Stewart Living. Within two weeks, three editions popped up in my mailbox….
Talent will outlast jobs, careers →
I saw this banner ad - Jobs become obsolete. Talent doesn’t - when cruising the ‘net and wish I could post it on the computer of every print journalist I know - especially those who are working…
Ideas on how to change journalism? Then get to... →
Got an idea about what to do about journalism? Ready to move the conversation away from the coffeepot or bar or blog? There’s a series of sessions - barcamps/unconferences across the nation - where…
Michigan man a success in MS stem cell study;... →
My January issue of MSFYI and several Google Alerts also had good news about a small stem cell study. Here’s what the newsletter said: “Three years after being treated with an…
Finding Michigan peeps on Twitter →
Are you from Michigan? Do you tweet? Introduce yourself here You will find names of other folks from Michigan on the list. After you fill in your Twitter name, you are asked to send out a Tweet.
Advance newspapers get warning of closure →
Over in New Jersey, employees heard the Jersey Journal and some weekly newspapers may close in spring if finances continue the way they are. The Jersey Journal is an Advance Publication, like The…
Finding Michigan peeps on Twitter →
Are you from Michigan? Do you tweet? Introduce yourself here You will find names of other folks from Michigan on the list. After you fill in your Twitter name, you are asked to send out a Tweet.
Finding Michigan peeps -
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Michigan man a success in MS stem cell study;... →
My January issue of MSFYI and several Google Alerts also had good news about a small stem cell study. Here’s what the newsletter said: “Three years after being treated with an…
Advance newspapers get warning of closure →
Over in New Jersey, employees heard the Jersey Journal and some weekly newspapers may close in spring if finances continue the way they are. The Jersey Journal is an Advance Publication, like The…
Does anyone from North Dakota read blogs? →
Even ” competitors” like to help out from time to time. That’s why I have been Tweeting, Friendfeeding and just plain begging in search of someone from North Dakota who willl visit Free From…
Equal time for newspaper lovers →
Most of what’s written about newspapers these days is doom and gloom. But there are some who are enthusiastic about the medium. Like Ken Paulson, who was from USA Today, and delivered a speech…
Advance newspapers get warning of closure →
Over in New Jersey, employees heard the Jersey Journal and some weekly newspapers may close in spring if finances continue the way they are. The Jersey Journal is an Advance Publication, like The…
Does anyone from North Dakota read blogs? →
Even ” competitors” like to help out from time to time. That’s why I have been Tweeting, Friendfeeding and just plain begging in search of someone from North Dakota who willl visit Free From…
Equal time for newspaper lovers →
Most of what’s written about newspapers these days is doom and gloom. But there are some who are enthusiastic about the medium. Like Ken Paulson, who was from USA Today, and delivered a speech…
Off to find my True Colors in a sea of green. Yes, a day with Girl Scouts of GSSEM
If only you’d listen, we’d all win
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'Mom cooks me ... like a turkey' →
A 4-year-old’s heart is breaking because her Mom “doesn’t love her anymore.” My heart breaks when I read that her mom put her in the oven and “cooks me like a turkey.” I had hoped it was a…
Happy Tweets made me 'pretty' mad →
Oops. I learned early this morning two things - I can still jump (to conclusions) and hot buttons stay hot. It started with a visit to Happy Tweets, where I put in my Twitter name and learned I…