Brittany Spears has more than 4.5 million followers on Twitter--more than the population of the city of Los Angeles. In 2009, Facebook estimated it had about 440 million active users, while another... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Blogs In Ashland OR
March 9th, 2010
We didn't make it to the central coast due to the weather late last week. We had made reservations in Point Reyes for the last couple of days of our vacation and hoped for the weather to clear so we could at least get there. We got here on Saturday evening. Mon
Some stories I will never get.
March 8th, 2010
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March 7th, 2010
Returning home from the mecca of shameless consumption, Wal-Mart, I pulled off the road to witness a beautiful sunset. I was curious how the iPhone images might compare to those made with a DSLR.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
March 6th, 2010
Started the day at 4 a.m. as part of our photojournalism's classes final project -- one digital day in Ashland. Students headed out on Friday morning and took two hour shifts each. I filled in on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Lordy, didn't know these guys* were still doing their thing. So good. (*Music plays automatically at their site.)
March 5th, 2010
Liam in the morning. Quiet dog. Elaine on her porch. Echo Painting on a bathroom wall. Egg Flower soup Tea [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Is there anyone there who watches what he does, to see if he's doing what might be called really awful, bad, terrible, offensive, monumentally shitty journalism? Because I swear to god, it sometimes seems like he could one day rape
March 4th, 2010
I have been looking at Walker Evans FSA photography from the Great Depression and I was struck by how he seemed to photograph objects that otherwise might go unnoticed. Refrigerator, shopping cart... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
March 3rd, 2010
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The rumors are true, and they are jaw dropping. Mainstream physics is moving ever closer to describing the universe as an infinite number of *other* universes, all of which are out of our own frame of reference. Like any sane person it’s hard to digest this concept of a multiverse, but it [...]
March 2nd, 2010
Surprisingly today was one of the most productive days since the project started. It feels like a routine is beginning to take shape. Usually, the first eye-stopper is the sky, especially in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I'm sorry to admit I watch "The Bachelor." It's my mom's fault. She got me hooked on it last year when we were in Las Vegas for my last angiogram. I don't even know why I started watching this season. I got caught up with it halfway through. I have to say I was relieved when he let
And out falls a lie.
March 1st, 2010
This is Shelby, a rescued Greyhound that likes to take walks. The blossoms are out, but we have at least three more weeks of winter. Teaching station. Daffodils Gym door. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I was watching a brief “internet marketing” bit suggesting how small businesses were spending too much money (! ?) on social media efforts when they should be focusing on their websites and using social media primarily to drive people to their sites. I winced at this, feeling that the opposite advice is pr
We're Doing it LIVE! Tune in NOW to 2010 Streamy Awards Nominees Announcement!: streamys:
February 28th, 2010
I once asked a dear writer friend what they were writing about and the answer was always the same - not sure, just writing. I sort of feel the same way about this project. So many of the things I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Chelsea King was last seen out running in San Diego and this appears it may be a stranger abduction. Help the family find her: www.FindChelsea.com There’s a lot of activity on Twitter and Facebook about this case so it may be a good test of whether those tools can be used effectively to spread [...]
Short programming note: Songs from my CD, Bottomfeeders, are available at 35 or so different online stores, including iTunes, Rhapsody,
That might be a bit much, McClatchy, but what the hell, it is truly awesome hockey.12:15 p.m. Go, Ryan Miller.
February 27th, 2010
Goes out 24 hours. Looks like Alaska may get hit hard. Look out, Chignik. (Maybe not. Rough time
I am still seeing things I thought so little of before in my past-life as a photojournalist. Who would stop to think that a smashed beer can or anything else so inane could have beauty? Oh, beauty is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The rumors were true. America’s Got Talent, the hit NBC TV Show, is auditioning talented folks from our area and I think mostly from Talent, Oregon right down the street at the Talent Middle School. My *very talented daughter* is now regretting that she didn’t try out but hey, that’s show biz I guess.
Who knew you could buy tanks on Amazon?
February 26th, 2010
Why do pictures have to make sense? When we look at an object there is this propensity to categorize, label, order, and control the nature of things. We decide what we like or dislike based on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This is why I like Google
Blue Brain is, in my opinion, the world’s most interesting project of any kind:
February 25th, 2010
Lots of student advising today as well as grading papers. The highlight of the day, however, was working with Charlotte Duren on her senior capstone project documenting artisans in the Rogue Valley.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Intro To Screen PrintingFridays 3-5pmMarch 19th - April 9th100.00+5.00 Materials FeeIn this class you will learn about the medium of screen printing using the photo emulsiontechnique. We will explore 3 different ways to transfer your originalart
Ashland's new Performing Arts venueand Organic Vegetarian and Raw Cafe.:::Opening in March::: Dear friends,We are excited to announce the launch of "CultureWorks," Ashland's new performing arts venue and organic vegetarian
St. Clair Productions presents 2 powerful women musicians in celebration of Women's History month. Each woman has profoundly influenced her particular genre of music. Tickets for both shows can be purchased on-line at www.stclairevents.com, at the Music Coop i
Momo Smitt Friday - 2/26 - 9p - $5 Socially-conscious hip hop artist Momo Smitt's
As I brought in my recycling bin today I thought “well, curbside recycling sure seems like a great innovative idea, a well run program and a clear example of where major change made a positive difference”. Then I realized that I was making the same mistake advocates always make with respect to this [...]
Actually this is just a place for my stuff, ya know? That's all, a little place for my stuff. That's all I want, that's all you need in life, is a little place for your stuff, ya know? I can see it on your table, everybody's got a little place for their stuff. This is my
February 24th, 2010
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Joseph Stack killed a U.S. military veteran, Vernon Hunter, and there is virtual silence on the issue. And the guy who flew a plane loaded with extra fuel into a building, killing a government employee
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Lies Hollywood Tells us: Defibrillators Can Bring You Back from the Dead:As Seen On:Every medical show in existenceAccording to Hollywood:The defibrillator apparently allows us to bring anyone whose heart has stopped back from the dead, provided we have at least 75 percent of