Out of the Newsroom

Just to make myself plain at the beginning of this, contrary to popular belief held by some, I am not really a social animal. Don’t get me wrong, I like the company of others well enough, but I’m much more a fan of smaller, more intimate gatherings–rather than getting all decked out for some [...]

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Brian Stelter, media columnist of The New York Times tweeted a link to this “Economic View” column in the Times on February 27th by Professor Richard H. Thaler of the University of Chicago.
“The Buried Treasure In Your TV Dial” (click on that title to link to the column)
Now, I probably don’t possess the mental intellect [...]

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Over the past few days, I’ve been struck by the unfair nature of the subjective decision. When personal opinion weighs more than the apparent facts. The opposite of the objective decision.
The first example was Friday night, when I happened to watch a few minutes of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. I had [...]

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It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written here.
There are the usual reasons, all of which really just come down to the fact that sometimes, life just goes that way. Oh sure, I’ve sat down a couple of times to write something pithy about something silly.
And I just haven’t finished any writing that I [...]

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Today, our creative newsroom gave the story the simple, but quite accurate title: “iPad-demonium”
For the technology driven obsessives, like myself, it was pretty much the case. After months of speculation, leaks, tidbits, teases, and plain old anticipation–run up to a fever pitch–Apple CEO Steve Jobs strolled on the stage of the Yerba Buena Center for [...]

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On Wednesday, January 27th, there will be two major addresses that many people will be following quite closely.
One will be the President’s State of the Union, the other will be a CEO introducing a new product.
Oddly, either could change the financial state of this country, if not the world.
Or not, as the case [...]

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