Archive for September 2004

A turn for the same

In Internet on 29 September 2004 with Comments Off

Is it me, or did Tribe just ape Craig’s List?
I used to love Tribe. They were the one “social networking” site I could stand. I liked the way users could create their own tribes. It gave us something to do besides compare the sizes of our friend lists. (You can still create tribes, it’s just [...]

Putting the “purpose” in repurpose

In Elsewhere, Writing on 27 September 2004 with Comments Off

My story of faith and doubt, Wrestling with an Angel, which originally appeared in Fray, has been republished this week in JewsWeek, a fine web magazine for the hip young Jew. Check it out!
And for anyone who missed the end of the story, yes, we were married, and every day I’m grateful.
Speaking of Heather, she’s [...]

California Dreamin

In Writing on 24 September 2004 with Comments Off

My California, the book I contributed an essay to, is not only a good read - it’s also a good cause. All proceeds from the book are to be donated to the California Arts Council. And last night, the book’s backers gave the council their first check for $10,000. The money will go toward writing [...]

Reinfected

In Design on 21 September 2004 with Comments Off

Freelancing is like a virus. Once it enters your bloodstream, it never really goes away. It just goes dormant now and again.
I was a freelancer during the heyday of the web in San Francisco. From 1997 to 2002 I lived the freelance dream. I took meetings on the phone in my bathrobe. I worked when [...]

JPG Begins

In JPG Magazine on 18 September 2004 with Comments Off

They’re called “photobloggers” - a sloppy term for sloppy times. They’re people who, armed with cameras ranging from cheap to expensive, film to digital, wander the streets documenting their world and posting the results to the web.
In another time they would have been called artists. Personal documentarians. But we have a simpler word for them: [...]

High Five

In 5ives on 12 September 2004 with Comments Off

Five things I would tell my teenage self if I could go back in time (with apologies to Merlin’s 5ives):
1. Being depressed doesn’t make you interesting, no matter how good you get at it.
2. There’s no shame in making money from art. In fact, that’s kind of a great goal.
3. Woody Allen is a [...]

A Powazek/Champ Production

In JPG Magazine on 6 September 2004 with Comments Off

George W. Liar

In Bush, Politics on 2 September 2004 with Comments Off

George W. Bush is a liar. He lied to get us into a war in Iraq. He lies every day about the economy. He lied about the tax cuts helping the middle class. And now it seems he lied about a military medal.
In a story that broke in blogs and message boards and has now [...]

I wanna go to Lance’s therapist

In Internet on 1 September 2004 with Comments Off

At the end of a long story about naked cats, book reviews, therapy, and relationships, Lance repeated something that his therapist told him. He asked why he felt this need to reveal things online. The response blew me away:
Everyone needs to ask the universe a few questions now and again. Some people call that prayer, [...]