February 2010
24 posts
January 10 for '10 Dinner for Two
10in10:
Mixed Green Salad with Warm Goat Cheese (Barefoot Contessa)
Moules Mariniere (Nigella’s How to Eat)
Frites with Garlic Aioli
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For the Moules Mariniere….
In a large pot over medium heat, combine 4 tablespoons of butter, 2 diced shallots and 4 diced cloves of garlic, and a handful of chopped parsley. Allow the...
January 2010
24 posts
File under: Reasons I'd never make it as a... →
More on last night's technology fail from Trevor... →
Millions of Dollars Left on the Table
Tonight’s star-studded telethon for Haiti was beautifully executed. Tasteful. Well paced. Moving. As I watched the online broadcast, flawlessly delivered via Akamai, it seemed practically perfect - until I tried to access the website being promoted on the screen and by the celebrity participants - hopeforhaitinow.org.
It wouldn’t load. I tried again. Same problem. For critical hours...
Jennifer Palmieri Op-Ed: Elizabeth Edwards:... →
Ditto.
Feds get new tool for online public feedback |... →
Yeah, transparency, participation and collaboration!
“It would be good if more women got in the habit of raising their hands and...”
– A Rant About Women « Clay Shirky (amen!)
“The action is another example of the drug agency under the Obama administration...”
– In Reversal, U.S. Expresses Concerned Over Additive to Plastics - NYTimes.com
It's good to keep people from your past, who know...
idiosyncratic-routine:
tracyrusso:
“I don’t want to go into politics now,” said Tracy Russo, junior class president at Olympic Heights High. “Clinton has made me see that the American public has gone way too far into sensationalism.”
Vintage me. Quoted in “EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS?; POLITICS CAN MEAN END OF PRIVACY” article in the South Florida Sun Sentinel. So much changes, so much stays the...
“I don’t want to go into politics now,” said Tracy Russo, junior...”
– Vintage me. Quoted in “EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS?; POLITICS CAN MEAN END OF PRIVACY” article in the South Florida Sun Sentinel. So much changes, so much stays the same.
Ask me anything... →
Anonymous asked: Really?
The Do's and Don'ts of Online Publicity, For Some...
All of this is perfectly, wonderfully on point. Read it so you don’t embarrass yourself.
lindsayrobertson:
[This is long and obvious, but it’s been driving me nuts for years. So here is my Guide to Online Publicity (For Dummies).]
There’s a question that has been bugging me for years: why are 99% of publicists and promotion/marketing people complete useless failures when it comes to...
The 10 in '10 Challenge
1. Go to the gym and/or workout 180 times.
2. See every film nominated for an Oscar for best picture.
3. Visit 2 major cities that you’ve never visited before.
4. Read 1 book for each month, for twelve months.
5. Write 5 letters by hand.
6. Visit 5 Museums you’ve never been to
7. Get writing published.
8. Launch or redesign your personal website.
9. Travel to at least one country you’ve...
