Monthly Archives June 2008

Dick Armey is now following me on Twitter

What can I say — it never ceases to be funny when “politicians” choose to follow me on Twitter:

Bring on the sardines!

I worked out of the PdF office today (one week to go ’til PdF 2008!), and for lunch Josh Sherman and I went to a Vietnamese sandwich place on Grand St. He got a traditional Vietnamese pork sandwich, and I picked up three enormous fresh spring rolls.
But the highlight of the trip was the bowl [...]

Steven Johnson and Time

Steven Johnson, one of my very favorite writers, turned 40 today. Among other ruminations is this one, on time:

The older I get, the more I think that one of the keys to happiness—or at least one of the signs of happiness—is getting to some kind of place where time seems to be passing at the [...]

Settled: Obama Is Good for the Jews

That’s it, Obama’s got the Jewish vote:

But seriously folks, I hear that Obama received a grand reception at AIPAC, where, according to a source, he has “100%” of their support. In other words, he didn’t stray from script of standard American support for Israel as it’s been practiced for the last 30 years, [...]

Buried

It’s been over a week since I’ve written a Daily Digest for techPresident, and while I’m happy to move on (and Nancy’s doing a fantastic job as my replacement), I do miss the drumbeat of daily blogging. It was like a hot cup of coffee, forcing me to wake up and make cognitive connections first [...]

Changes

I’ve Tweeted it, Facebooked it, and IM’d it, so now that I’m blogging it I guess it’s official: I am no longer associate editor at techPresident and Personal Democracy Forum, and this week is my first full week as managing editor at Change.org.
It’s an exciting move. I get to work with Ben Rattray and co. [...]