This post has been updated! Who wins when a 2001 Ford Escort and a 2002 Chevy Cavalier collide? It's a trick question, you say? No one wins when those two similar-sized cars collide. Wrong. Yes, it's not like tractor-trailer vs. motorcycle, where the motorcyclist is lucky if the semi-driver even notices that he's been de-biked. […]
Those of you living in the San Diego area might have missed the announcement -- it was buried in business briefs in this morning's paper that the Union-Tribune like many other newspapers around the country, is trimming its newsroom staff. Unfortunately, as is often the case, if you want better reporting on a newspaper's woes, […]
I worked at The Daily World in Aberdeen, Wash., for about a year and a half in the mid-90s. The area is being battered by a storm the likes of which hasn't been seen in 40+ years. Personally, I'll take wildfires over the weather up there any day.
I knew there was something I was forgetting. Monday was the sixth anniversary of the Hoystory founding. Which is a good enough excuse for the intermittent banging of the tip jar. If you're a regular reader, and especially if you're a multi-millionaire, consider dropping a few bucks in the PayPal or Amazon Honor System links […]
...but plainly bogus. To verify the accuracy of this, I punched in some other blog addresses. When the Volokh Conspiracy -- a heavy-duty law-blog -- is assessed as a "Junior High School" reading level, something is up.
Don't look good. When will newspapers figure out the new media paradigm? No sign of it happening yet. Good news? I'm still employed.
It's still smoky here, and I haven't gotten a lot in the way of sleep for the past couple of days. I've been going to bed at night with the TV on and the volume down low hoping that if they say something about evacuating the Palomar Medical Center that I'll hear it subconsciously and […]
The fires burning in San Diego County have not yet required the evacuation of Hoystory World Headquarters in Escondido. The sky is filled with smoke and the smell permeates everything. I made a quick jaunt to the local grocery store to pick up some food and the Santa Ana winds nearly staggered me a time […]
I haven't been posting as much lately for two reasons: There's not as much happening that's really inspiring me to write (this super-early primary stuff is ridiculous); and I've been playing Halo 3. (There's a great Wired magazine story on how they tested the game here.) I mention this because Washington Wizards basketball star Gilbert […]
I was awakened at about 6:30 a.m. this morning by thunder, lightning and car alarms going off as the remnants of Hurricane Dean moved into the Northern San Diego County. It rained pretty good too. This concludes your annual "weather" report for San Diego County.