While on a phone with a client I was poking through some links and stumbled into Mike’s Blog. Right off with “Fighting the War Against DOT.COMmunism” I was hooked. There is some good info there. Have I mentioned I like sites with good info? I do. Especially lately when all I have had time to think about seems to be techno related things. But that’s not all bad, is it? I mean, a girl can be a geek some days, right?
You’ve seen Odd Todd, right? Yes, everyone’s favorite unemployed Todd. Until now. In The Man’s attempt to bring him down, the State Department of Labor busted him. Yes, they did. (NYTimes, requires free registration) Seems they felt he was a bit too busy to be considered unemployed. Can you believe it? Mainly because he has had donations. Lots of donations. $9000 in donations. And the Man, he just doesn’t like that. Do we tax pan-handlers begging on a street corner? No. Do we penalize them for being successful at getting donations? No. But he did it in the virtual world, on the Internet, and this … they have an issue with. He used his talents for a good purpose. How is that different from the guy on the street corner with the sign & cup? Huh? Anyone? [via Lightning Field]
Could you hear me scream? Loud? I’m sure my neighbors did at 8am this morning when I opened up my Lockergnome Windows Daily newsletter. The 2.27.2002 GnomeREPORT. It caught my eye that Chris mentioned MovableType, so I read further. Only to discover that not only had he mentioned this blog, he also mentioned our hosting service, BlogOmania! Somewhere in there I screamed. Loud. And I have been floating in this cloud limbo ever since. So to those of you who ventured in from Lockergnome, welcome! Leave a note, say “Hi!” I would love to visit your sites and have a chance to meet you. And please, come back for more!
I’m so psyched! The Amazing Race 2 begins March 11th! Hey Meryl, we’ll still be at SXSW then – so we could watch it together! They changed the time to 9pm CST, at least for the season premiere. whoo hoo! The Amazing Race is back!
I’m finally finding a minute to slow down and unwind, as I check in on a few blogs & watch The Screen Savers. I’m still waiting for Ben & Mena to be on the show … 11 minutes until they talk about MovableType, which Leo said in the intro is what he uses for his blog. Leo was so funny when he was talking about them being on the show, I loved it… Speaking of loving it, Robyn posted screen shots from the show and Chris made some bobble-head Ben & Mena dolls and a clip of the “Blogger Trott”. Go check it out!
Later, my show notes: In the opening/introduction they showed off not only Mena’s gorgeous site but also AnnElizabeth’s site! If I had the power to do a screen capture I would. And it was great to see them mention The Red Kitchen! Kristine did such a great job on it – I am so glad to be a part of it! (Wait, on that note I should go post a few of the recipes I have here waiting for me to post!) I’m just so excited to see MovableType featured. It’s a program I can not say enough good things about. Simply awesome…