my sometimes-skeptical social commentary
doubting Thomas
September 23rd, 2007
Posted in - Rand on Protected: big news
- Tami on Protected: big news
- Novac on Protected: big news
- Anna Maria on Protected: big news
- David Lennon on Protected: big news
- Dave H on Protected: big news
- Doubting Thomas on Protected: big news
- Greg Cole on Protected: big news
- Doubting Thomas on leaving Facebook
- Lisa on A Quick Game Of Othello
- Jesse on Day Two Without FaceBook
- Doubting Thomas on Day Two Without FaceBook
- Liz on A Quick Game Of Othello
- Doubting Thomas on A Quick Game Of Othello
- Katie on A Quick Game Of Othello
- Protected: big news
- what is this, some kind of music blog?
- the Wild Beasts are “Hooting and Howling”
- “I don’t care for fancy things” – Animal Collective
- more music… I can’t stop listening to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- it’s another cool video by OK Go (“End Love”)
- I’m liking this band The Kills
- LEGO builders; is there anything they can’t do?
- R.I.P. Gary Coleman (1968-2010)
- big news!
- letdowns
- leaving Facebook
- What’s with the “tip jar”?
- it’s baseball season
- Day Two Without FaceBook
- back to commuting - back to being screamed at by ignorant motoristsFor the past year, I didn't live far enough from work to bother bicycling (I was walking to work), but I recently started a new job, so yesterday was my first bicycle ride to work and back. It felt great! It was also nice that the snow had melted so that there was room for me on the side of the road. But on my way home, an ignorant motorist shouted out […]buffalo2wheeler
- I can't wait to try out Google's maps for BICYCLE routes!I've been waiting for this for a long time. At one point, I started working on a program that would use Google's map tools to create bicycle routes, but the programming was a little over my head. Google Maps Finally Adds Bike Routes (click here for complete article on Wired.com) At long last, Google Maps has routes specifically for bikes. read more […]buffalo2wheeler
- New Orleans bike taxis could get City Council OKI'm going to write a note to these people to ask for a copy of the draft legislation mentioned in the article. I hope the legislation passes, because it will help keep bike taxis (AKA pedicabs) on the street in other cities. Who knows, it could even encourage people to PUT bike taxis on their streets. New Orleans pedicabs could get City Council OK By Br […]buffalo2wheeler
- Guy bikes to work[…]buffalo2wheeler
- How To Use RSS FeedsMany web sites are making the content of their sites available through a service called RSS, which stands for "really simple syndication", and this service allows readers of those sites an easy way to keep up with what's new.You can read about RSS in detail on wikipedia.org, but here is a quick summary in five easy steps: Web sites that make f […]
- The Difference An Email Address MakesIf you’re using an email address for your business that you got from your internet service provider (ISP), or an email address from one of the many free email services, such as Hotmail or Yahoo!, then your potential customers may not be getting the best impression of your business. Wouldn’t it be better if they wrote for information to an email address like […]
- First Impressions CountThe first impression your business makes on a web site is important. This probably comes as no surprise to you, because it sounds like common sense. But some Canadian researchers have quantified the theory in a study published in January 2006. Web sites judged in a blink TORONTO, Ontario (Reuters) — Internet users can give Web sites a thumbs up or thumbs dow […]
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- This morning I discovered that I've been using the decaf coffee grounds every time I make coffee at work.
- @reigningfrog And you don't even look like Amelia Earhart: http://bit.ly/2fEXfo
- @DavidBellavia The reverse is when you buy something, and they say "you should have told me, because I have one you could have"
- After I ate lunch from the vending machine, I said "Hey, that cheeseburger sub didn't kill me. That's good news." Scott replied "For who?"
- I'm just wondering what the Mandarin word for "orange" is.
- I hope that we get a new record from Girlpope soon.
- I wish NPR hadn't played Lady Ga Ga in the last few minutes of my commute. Pa-pa-pa-razzi
- I remember the old days when I used a pen or pencil all day, I used to have a callous on my finger where the pencil rubbed. Yay computers!
- We just saw Lady Baa Baa @ the Erie County Fair!
- Why are corn dogs $5?
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- Current Conditions : 70.3F, Mostly Cloudy - 8:56 AM EDT Sep. 3 September 3, 2010Temperature: 70.3°F | Humidity: 98% | Pressure: 29.68in ( Falling) | Conditions: Mostly Cloudy | Wind Direction: SSE | Wind Speed: 0.0mph […]
- Tonight as of Sep. 3 4:22 AM EDT September 3, 2010Tonight - A chance of showers early...then becoming mainly clear. Increasing clouds again after midnight with lake effect rain showers developing late. Some rumbles of thunder possible late. Turning cooler with lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. […]
- Today as of Sep. 3 4:22 AM EDT September 3, 2010Today - Mostly sunny this morning...then increasing clouds with showers likely this afternoon. Chance of a thunderstorm with gusty winds. Breezy with highs ranging from the lower 80s in Buffalo and near Lake Erie to the mid 80s well inland. South winds 10 to 20 mph becoming west 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. […]
- Saturday as of Sep. 3 4:22 AM EDT September 3, 2010Saturday - Lake effect showers with some rumbles of thunder possible. Windy and cool with highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph becoming west and increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. […]
YES, had we never started initiating conversations of get togethers years ago, I would be without many fewer friends then I have today.
I just don’t understand why other groups out there automatically assume that any of these things are exclusive and then basically make unwarranted comments about the people I know, and I have met and link to and some I consider good friends without any real understanding or conversation.
I understand how I am the person who gets linked to such comments, because I am one of the few out there who are actually trying to get people together (there are a handful) But as you said, life gets in the way and many of us, are not just active in the blog world, but in the real world too and have real lives that prevent us from attending all things at all times.
Sigh…I’m feeling defensive and I don’t wanna be…
I am honest and truly one of the freaking few people in this community who tries VERY HARD to bring people TOGETHER and it frustrates me to even hear people who don’t know a thing about me, or even read my blog for more than one quick second to think otherwise.
And yet, I know I will keep on trying.
Hopefully the December event will be well attended by FAMILY and FRIENDS as well as those with www addresses.
The past “buffalo blogger” events I’ve attended have been a lot of fun. It’s unfortunate that this one seemed to be a matter of bad timing for a lot of people, myself included.
For me, I have a very small number of hours that I can spend socializing, so I try to use my interweb contacts to make the most of it. It would be great to put faces to names (like putting avatars to screenames, only more retro), so I keep hoping one of the get-togethers will coincide with an evening that I’m not already overbooked. So someone needs to keep planning these things… hee haa.