Daily Archives: September 18, 2003
BloggerCon Proposed Presenters – B.S.
Here is the proposed lineup for the four sessions of Blogging 101 Beginners Sessions (B.S.), to be given Day 2 of BloggerCon. Note that each of the invited bloggers uses different tools and platforms, so that atendees can chose the … Continue reading
Nut Protests Student Loans
Mark McGowan, a 37-year-old artist, arrives outside 10 Downing Street, in London Friday Sept. 12, 2003. McGowan protesting against student debt, completed the bizarre stunt Friday of rolling a nut seven miles to Downing Street using only his nose. Crawling … Continue reading
Do as we say, Not as we do
What should we think of a developing country that protected its young industries with high tariffs, stole technologies from established nations, used government aid to develop manufacturing and farming, limited foreign ownership of land, devalued its money in defiance of … Continue reading
Turnaround is Fair Play
Over the years, I have tried a variety of brushoff techniques with those pesky telemarketers. For a long while I used five simple syllables: "No hablo Ingles", but then the Spanish-language calls started coming in as well. Abusive venting can … Continue reading