Based on the post below, today is is bang the tip jar day. If you are a regular Hoystory reader, please feel free to throw cash my way. Today we're trying to pay for a new car battery. If you're cash-strapped like I am, then please click on a couple of Google Adsense or Adbrite […]
That's what Lt. Gen. Russel Honore told a reporter at a news conference the other day. When you're in elementary school, and even through high school, teachers encourage students to ask questions by telling them, falsely, that "there's no such thing as a stupid question." While they are rarely called on it, journalists know there […]
There's some serious thunder and lightning outside my window right now. I caused it. I had my car washed today. I also had the oil changed. Then the car died. It's at the shop. You know, you give your car an oil change. Pay a little extra to have them put the Armor All on […]
I spent most of this weekend cleaning Hoystory's central offices. I know it's the middle of September, but it's still spring cleaning for me. I mentioned that I would spending much of my weekend involved in this endeavor to a woman at work and she exclaimed that I was several months ahead and that was […]
I've been in the journalism business for more than 11 years now. I've worked at four newspapers, each larger than the last. I've worked for passionate, intelligent, talented editors -- and others who were none of those. I've worked for three different newspaper companies. I've worked in two different states. Keeping that in mind, there […]
So, it was nearly time to go home and the night metro editor comes up to me and says: "Matt, you follow politics. What's up with Arlen Specter? He looks horrible." "He's got cancer," I reply. "Oh." Check back again next week for a new episode of "Work conversations."
Here in San Diego it's as dry as a bone and hot -- really hot. I've no particular insight on the happenings Katrina has wrought in Louisiana, instead I will blog about another bad Katrina. My freshman year of high school I took a science class. It wasn't a chemistry, biology or physics class -- […]
Rio-brand digital audio players will be no more. I've owned a Rio Karma for more than a year and it's a great audio player -- it produces much better sound than the popular Apple Ipod. When my Karma eventually dies, I hope that something comes on the market that has as good sound quality and […]