On the Road Et Tu, Sacramento? I'm behind schedule and tired. And still here. I must be due for a site renewal soon. If the site goes down, it just means I've missed an email. I was about to write that I've been driving through California's Inland Empire on the way to Oregon. That's partly correct,
Blog The intersection of Thomas and Treasure Island (Note: I started this post a day or a week ago.) I had grand plans for a grand post. But now it's late, the day has passed. Thinking vs. doing. Scale back one's objectives, but don't fall to the level of bullet points. Never bullet points. My walks haven't increased,
shoulda been a tweet Shoulda been a tweet: Craig Mod Craig Mod is an author, writer, walker, philosopher, and photographer living in Japan. I think I first heard of him through Daniel Milnor, but now I see references to him everywhere, often in relation to the huge resurgence in newsletters. A rare glimmer of hope for journalism and independent writers.
Driverless vehicles priorities accident Shoulda been a tweet (but twitter sux): Tuskegee Idly scrolling through the interwebs and wasting one’s precious moments can suddenly run smack dab into JFC WTF. I saw an article about Dr. Fauci offering his thoughts on why the black community is suffering more than others from COVID-19. Fauci mentioned several things, including distrust resulting from the
Capitol Hill Invisible This morning I read a tweet suggesting that if residents of Flint, Michigan, want real solutions for their contaminated water, they should stop focusing on the human element and instead post videos about dogs who are adversely affected by the dirty water. The tweet went on to suggest that white
Capitol Hill Swerve Zine Library There are some really important and interesting primary elections in Washington. I suppose that’s true everywhere. I wanted to get some photos of Sarah Smith’s campaign efforts yesterday [https://www.thestranger.com/features/2018/07/18/29305687/vote#Smith], but I failed miserably. I saw that campaign volunteers
America New Writing: Precipice A couple of weeks ago I sat down and hammered out a short story that might actually be closer to a few scenes in a play or short film. Call it what you will. The idea for it has been floating around in my head for a while…this idea
Consuming Journalism Editing / Proofreading: USA Today article on US Military Personnel Killed in Somalia I was sorry to read that a U.S. military service member was killed in Africa on Friday. According to USA Today, the U.S. military service member was working with or attached to a Somalian-Kenyan force that got attacked by al-Shabab in Jubaland. USA Today also indicated that four
Consuming Journalism Editing / Proofreading I think everyone has fired their editors and proofreaders. Major media sites post sloppy articles daily. We all make typos, omit words, or write it’s when we meant its. That’s normal. But these big companies need to make sure they review their work. Reading articles like this makes
About 30 About 30 (Not Safe For Work short story - language advisory) I started writing this a while back. Maybe about a year ago. I was just jotting down notes and sentences here and there on my phone or in a notebook. I kept telling myself that I needed to sit down and finish it. Then there was a famous tweet during
Books and Writing Proofreading and Editing We all make typos and spelling errors. There’s a good chance I’ll make one (or three) in this post. And if you scroll through a few of my posts, you’re bound to find others. But there are times that it is worth the effort or cost to
Carlos Ballesteros Consuming Journalism: What happened to Newsweek? Do you buy and read hard copy magazines anymore? I don’t, unless I grab one at the airport. I haven’t paid close attention to the magazine industry’s health recently, but I think they have been struggling for years as people move to either online subscriptions or read
CNN Consuming Journalism: Raise the Bar CNN and LA Times President Trump is in the middle of a long, important, 12 day trip to Asia. He has a lot to cover. Addressing the North Korea challenge alone would warrant 12 days of meetings. But he’ll also be discussing economic issues and military cooperation and visiting U.S. facilities. Presumably,
Branding What's in a Name? Woman: Carl’s Jr.? Are there even any here? Man: A couple I think. Bartender: Carl’s Jr. ain’t what it used to be. Used to be so good, 10, 15 years ago. Now it’s Jack in the Box shit. Woman: Carl’s Jr. and Hardees are the
American Literature Hemingway I should be packing right now, but I got sidetracked by some old issues of The New York Review of Books [http://www.nybooks.com]. I’m afraid I’ve sort of squandered that expensive subscription. Great publication that I have too often saved for later. Later often became never.
