The total, complete and unrelenting lack of new content on this site over the past few days was a result of a virus attack on the author, not the site. To paraphrase comedian Lewis Black: Every year some idiot gets off a ship from Malaysia and forgets to wipe himself and we get the flu. […]
I've never really tried this, but if it works for Howard Dean, maybe it'll work for me. See, on Dean's blog, he has a big long post where every link takes you to his contribute page -- and there are nine of them. So, for those of you who are recovering from all of that […]
First I fail to get nominated for any of the annual Weblog awards, now this.
Hope you're having a wonderful holiday. The Hoy-non-free-range turkey was delicious.
I've already done my monthly obligatory banging of the tip jar, but this isn't exactly that. If you scroll down, you'll notice that Hoystory is now displaying google ads in the left column. I get a few cents each time you click on one of those -- even if you don't buy anything. So, if […]
Today marks two years since I started this blog. I had wanted to create a Web site for some time, but the prospect of spending more time on HTML coding than real writing prevented that. I eventually came across Blogger one day and the rest, as they say, is history. When this first began, about […]
It's very likely that my father will get something like this for Christmas.
I spent a couple of hours on Monday and Tuesday speaking to a couple of Laura Little's sixth graders about journalism, writing and interviewing. Of course, the kids have questions. My favorite: Kid: "Are you famous?" Me: "Before Ms. Little told you I was coming, had you heard of me?" Kid: "No." Me: "Then I'm […]
I was going through some old files, straightening some things up, when I came across some of my old Cal Poly "Student Grade Reports." It's been nearly a decade since I graduated, and I've forgotten many of these classes I was required to take. Interestingly enough, I came across my final grade report -- I […]
CNN highlights this AP story about Americans who are leaving for Canada because America "is growing too conservative and believe Canada offers a more inclusive, less selfish society." This is news because the AP found less than a dozen people who want to leave and there are millions who'd like to come. Anyway, it sounds […]