10.27.2009

Blogging is over?

Things have changed a lot since this blog started.  You have to scroll forever just to get past the archives.  It's had a long run for a blog. But face it, things are different heading, it seems, into 2010.  The Web's moved on, people are interested in different stuff, life is not the same.

I cast my glance at Facebook.  It's much better than blogging in most ways.  But it's more public than this niche here, and I'd never want to get rid of this, but it seems most people have moved on, away, to different sectors of life, as I have myself.  What to do?  Not everyone is on Facebook.  Is it re-Balkanization?

Where did the conversation go?  What's happening, as Dr Thompson wrote -- what's going on?

10.26.2009

Brian, You Really Need To Cut This Shit Out


IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa City police are investigating an early morning assault in which a man accused another of being a zombie, then punched him twice. Police said the assault occurred at 1:17 a.m. Sunday at an Iowa City restaurant south of the University of Iowa campus.

A man was ordering food when he was approached by another man who called him a zombie, then hit him in the eye. When the victim tried to call police on his cell phone, the man punched him again, breaking his nose.

The man then ran out a back door.

The victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital.


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10.05.2009

EG duo in VOA broadcast

Our own Fid-alicious Fujo did a timely piece on Uwem Akpan for Voice of America. The story of how it happened began here with reviews and articles on the Goat. Anyway, you can listen to the audio or read the Web version.