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Well, I just got back from my weekend up in Julian. A good time was had by all. Updates to Hoystory are en route.

You can't necessarily tell how smart, or how talented a writer is by reading their book, essay or newpaper article. An individual who can barely put a complete sentence together can look like a genius with one simple thing -- an editor. When you're a young reporter looking for a job or looking to take […]

First up, Reuters "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom-figher" news service is making some news again. *start digression* Just a quick note on the terrorist/freedom-fighter issue. As my father, the first teacher of Hoystory, has pointed out, there can be some truth in that statement. During the Revolutionary War, British loyalists would likely have […]

Well, my vacation has officially started. I'm not sure what that means as far as posting -- maybe more, maybe less. For now, I'm going to catch up on some posts I wanted to make earlier, but didn't have the time.

Phil Kloer of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wins today's "Best lede" contest with this one: Oh yeah, baby, give me the news. You are just sooo . . . credible. The story is a good analysis of the whole CNN Paula Zahn promo flap.

Thinking about running a Super Bowl office pool? Well, you might want to think twice. Manager of office football pool is arrested on gambling charges SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) � A middle manager with AT&T was arrested for running an office football pool in which he took a 10 percent cut of the action equal […]

Blogger is apparently on the blink. I've got stuff to say...but you can't really complain too much about a free service.

Well, we have a new idiot of the day, the lawyer for Michael Lasseter. Lasseter made news when he ran through a security checkpoint to get a camera bag, resulting in the shutdown of Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport for several hours. Thousands of airline passengers had to leave the terminal and be rescreened because of […]

There's a great op-ed piece in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal by Pete Du Pont on anti-missile defense. As to cost, Mr. (Joe) Biden estimates that an antimissile defense system would have a price tag "well over $100 billion." To put that in perspective, the Sept. 11 attacks cost the economy maybe twice that. Recently 54 […]

Well, we've finally got a great compare/contrast situation with security at our nation's airports. I thought it was kinda silly when ABC News' Barbara Walters was forced to have all of her bags searched. I mean, she doesn't exactly fit the terrorist profile. Well, word came out today that Michigan Democratic congressman John Dingell was […]