Current Location: Redwood City, CA Current Weather: 52F, 11C, sunny enough Current Reads: Submissions for the Thong Also Rises Number of new men since last week that want to be my #38 after I posted about Aczel’s Chance probability for finding a partner: 1 Level of seriousness of last week’s offer vs. this week’s offer: […]
» Read more...Month: January 2005
GridSkipper.com
Gawker Media just launched a brand new Travel blog. GridSkipper.com. Edited by Andrew Krucoff, it is an Urban Travel Guide. Sleek, Stylish, and Informative. “I hope to fill a gap in travel coverage by offering interesting and timely city guide info that isn’t afraid to get dirty where others might hide in the shower of […]
» Read more...Invite Me to Dinner if You Are Extra Smart
I was trolling my Bloglines tonight while I waited for my laundry to dry. This post reminded me that I haven’t been to a good dinner party in a while. When You Know Your Calling… You know that I love eating. And if you’ve met me you know that I love talking. But I bet […]
» Read more...A9.com Making Life That Much Easier
I haven't heard anyone talking about this down in Palo Alto yet, but I bet that’ll change soon. My new hood is where they’re from so maybe I'll meet some of the brains behind this beaut. Seeing storefronts before you go…Lets see…who is the biggest signage company we can buy stock in? The Yellow Pages […]
» Read more...2005 Foreign Correspondent Training Course
If I had known about a class like this when I was in college, I hope that I would’ve taken it. TOL Summer 2005 Foreign Correspondent Training Course But 12 years ago I was in my cymbal playing, marching band, UCLA boyfriend bubble. Believe it or not, I didn’t even realize I was only the […]
» Read more...Booksellers Chat it up on Ebay Discussion Boards
My friend Hugh, a bookseller in Memphis, TN just told me about the booksellers discussion boards on Ebay. It’s in the community/talk/discussion boards section. A lot of it is for those selling books on eBay. But there are also plenty of other topics that booklovers would enjoy. Like any forum board or outlet rack, you […]
» Read more...Submission Call: Adventure Content
The guys at the BootsnAll Travel Network are launching a new section dedicated to adventure travel. They are currently looking for: adventure type stories perspectives on gear lists travel adventures guides: favorite mountains for trekking, favorite hikes, best rivers to raft, gnarly rapid experiences, etc. someone who wants to interview people like Michael Fay (trekked […]
» Read more...So You Wanna Write A Bestseller…
USA Today's Book section has an article that tells you what the big pubs are looking for. “After ‘America,’ a liberal dose of political satire” I bet Wonkette could sell a good book. Maybe not 1.9 million copies….but more than enough to make some big bucks. I saw her the other night on TV as […]
» Read more...World Hum’s Jim Benning, a Gadling Podcast
I was excited to see that my friend Jim is doing something ground breaking with Gadling.com. Gadling Podcast: New Features and Interview With Jim Benning of Worldhum This is a part of Gadling's second podcast. Here’s what you can expect. “a new feature called Magazine Minute in which we talk (briefly, I swear) about the […]
» Read more...Hobart: A Literary Journal
I've been invited to write something for the upcoming Travel issue of Hobart, a literary journal. I haven’t written fiction since I was in the 8th grade, but the editor was nice and keeping it real. Plus, I’m a sucker for words like “experimental” writing. This is the first time someone has ever used it […]
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