Ball point pen on the morning newsprint I seem to be referencing Andrew Keen's book alot lately, The Cult of the Amateur, How The Internet Is Killing Our Culture. As I've stated before, Mr Keen makes a lot of very interesting points about Web 2.0 and how bloggers are filling the web with unprofessional content. I have to concede, there is a lot to be said for having an editor. Take this story about a mayor of a New Jersey shore town and a blog he writes detailing his frustrations with out of town, undesirable renters. You would think that a public official would know better, but he wrote a few derogatory ethnic slurs about Staten Island renters on his blog and now he finds himself in the middle of a very big controversy. Surely an editor would have stopped him from writing said slurs, not just because they were hurtful but in his own self interest. Now, the voters of Belmar, New Jersey ...
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Ball point pen on the morning newsprint Janet's top,.. Justin''s jaw,.. An the FCC fine. Ho, Ho, Ho. Janet's top... Justin's jaw... An the FCC fine. Ripppp. Name three things that were dropped. A Federal Appeals Court through out the 550,000 fine imposed by the Federal Communications Commission against CBS for the infamous wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Super Bowl. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Before Obama left for Iraq, I was thinking it had the potential to produce another Michael Ducacus driving a tank moment, but Obama is proving to be adept at handling the world stage. Sensing that the contender-in-chief may soon be their commander-in-chief, Obama is being well recieved in Iraq. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint A while back, I wrote on this blog about an interesting book by Andrew Keen, The Cult of the Amateur, How The Internet Is Killing Our Culture. I agree with much of what Mr. Keen writes but ultimately disagree with his conclusions. Of course there are irresponsible, untalented and ill informed providers of content on the web, but if we intend to uphold our constitution and protect freedom of speech on the internet, we have to be savvy about separating the wheat from the chaff. As a blogger, my radar is always tuned to these issues, so naturally I gravitated towards an interview in this mornings paper with James Broderick and Darren Miller, co-authors of Web of Conspiracy: A Guide to Conspiracy Theory Sites on the Internet. Unlike Keen, these guys recognize that Web 2.0 is here to stay and seek to inform. They explore more than 20 of the most intr ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint New Jersey's native son Raymond T. Odierno was confirmed by the US Senate last week by a 95-1 vote to rise in rank from a Three Star Lieutenant General to a Four Star General and Multi-National Force-Iraq Commander. Odierno has confidence in both McCain and Obama to carefully weigh his advice before withdrawing troops. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Eric Roberts, Anthony Michael Hall and Heath Ledger, in his final performance, opens at midnight tonight. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint I grew up a Yankee fan, as was my dad before me, so it seems like I knew Bobby Murcer. He signed with the yanks in 1964, was called up in 65 to play shortstop, served in the military from 67-68, became a regular in 69 as an outfielder, was a five time All Star, had the second highest batting average in 1971 batting .331. a gold glove winner and fifth in MVP voting in 72. He was traded away to SF for Bobby Bonds and also played for the Cubs, but he returned to the yanks and played in the 1980 and 81 post seasons. He was the only player to play alongside Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly. Upon retirment, he became a broadcaster in 83. He spent one year as Yankee assistant GM, but returned to the broadcast booth until he lost his battle with cancer this weekend. Somewhere in my attic I have a ball he signed for my son. He was a genuinely nice guy and ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Any resemblance that this doodle has to Don Rickles was totally unintentional. But it seems that lately, McCain, like Rickles has to rip his friends to succeed, so maybe I allowed that to subliminally enter into my morning ritual...who knows...Anyway...The latest hockey puck that McCains has to denounce, his top economic adviser, former Texas Senator Phil Gramm. Gramm said the economy would be doing fine if it weren''t for our nation of whiners talking it down. I'll try to smile the next time I pull up to the pump. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint I have to catch a train this morning for a photo shoot in NY, so today's sketch is another quickie. Yesterday Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stoked anti Israeli sentiments and flexed his muscles by firing 9 test missiles, including one capable of striking Israel and US allies in the region... Iran may be testing missiles, but they're also testing the will of American's to follow an unpopular president should the US decide to do anything about it. ...
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