On Receiving

January 4, 2010

I recently set up an astrological application to automatically post my daily horoscope on my Facebook profile wall. While some friends of mine are professional tarot card readers and palmists, I typically view the occult with a skeptical eye. When newspapers on the same day in different cities display different horoscopes, how am I supposed [...]

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Why I and Pobody Else is Nerfect

July 2, 2009

I don’t recall the class or the circumstance, but I remember a middle school teacher telling me, “Pobody is nerfect.” The phrase stuck. Three months ago, in response to best practices on why it’s important to monitor your name online, I called out Forrester Research analyst Jeremiah Owyang for failing to add a comment on [...]

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My Top 10 List of Sustainable Actions

August 13, 2008

Spurred on by increasing food and fuel costs, better-tasting wild meat and fish over farm-raised practices, and a push for alternative energy sources, sustainable development principles are in vogue. From my hometown of Newburyport to Springfield, USA, I’ve written a lot about sustainable actions and movements in recent months. Here is my top 10 list [...]

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Framing Business Around A-Frames

August 12, 2008

Despite rising costs in food, fuel, and commercial real estate tenancy, struggling businesses are now forced to reckon with the potential removal of outdoor, A-frame advertisements that promote word-of-mouth marketing. By a roundabout vote of 5-3, the Newburyport City Council Monday night, in accordance with antiquated laws and failure to enable business groups to mandate [...]

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Honoring Russians and Georgians

August 11, 2008

Depending who you ask, between 100 and 2,000 people died so far in the Russia-Georgia War. Honor them. Remember them. GORI, GEORGIA – AUGUST 11: A priest greets Georgian soldiers as they rest beside the road between Tskinvali and Gori. (Photo used by permission. Taken by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

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Obama Needs Money, USPS Shows

July 22, 2008

Barack Obama is asking me for money. In two separate letters mailed to me this week (featuring his emboldened name on the otherwise empty header), he pleads with me to send a campaign contribution. Looking closer, one letter hails from the Chicago-based Obama for America campaign and the other is from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign [...]

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Recycle, Don’t Store, Nuke Waste

July 22, 2008

Say what you will about nuclear power plant proliferation but keep in mind that the risk of repeat meltdowns like Three Mile Island in 1979 and Chernobyl in 1986 are passe. There are 441 nuclear power reactors operating in 31 countries, according to the nuclear energy office of the U.S. Department of Energy, accounting for [...]

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Democracy or Empire, Gorby Asks

July 22, 2008

Today marks the 21st anniversary of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s agreement with U.S. President Ronald Reagan to negotiate a ban on intermediate-range nuclear missiles, leading to the December 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. With its 700-plus military bases around the world, is the United States committed to building a new world order? Earlier this [...]

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