I’ve been writing on the web for 10 years now. Ten freaking years. And I can’t believe we’re still having some of these same conversations. I’m tired of the tedious discussions, I’m tired of the lazy logic, I’m just tired of seeing the same old tired arguments come up over and over. Bloggers and journalists …
“Do you mind my asking? Are you Christian?” “No, no, I’m Jewish.” “Messianic? Orthodox?” I smile and shake my head. “Ha, no, I’m a West Coast Jew. I grew up in California.” I’m not sure Norman knows what I mean by this. “I’m not practicing,” I say, by way of explanation. “Have you been to …
“They’ll be huge!” We are sitting in our backyard having BBQ with two fine people who have just moved into our neighborhood. The light is low and golden, I am drinking shandy — beer and lemonade — out of a pint glass. The table is littered with the detritus of our meal — a bowl …
We live walking distance from Lincoln Park, a gorgeous stretch of beach and tall trees on the East side of Puget Sound. A few times a year, we have low tides and if I’m paying attention and we’re at leisure to do so, we walk down to the beach to poke take a look at …
Just for context: TBEX is the Travelblog Exchange — a conference dedicated to travelblogging. The conference took place in brutally hot and humid Manhattan last weekend and pulled together about 300 people from all over the planet. I spoke on a panel about PR and bloggers and I shared reading the community keynote — eight …