More Web 2.0 Integration... Twitter Style
So along with the recent news that I've joined Facebook, you can also follow me on Twitter. One of the things that I kept hearing at Deeper in .NET a couple weeks ago was, "So what's your Twitter name?" and "Aren't you on Twitter yet?". I heard it from so many people, that I finally decided to give it a try. And if you're on Twitter and I should know about, feel free to drop your Twitter name in the comment thread so I can add you too. Some of my blogs also feature my latest Twitter updates in the sidebar.
That's a One Week Penalty
I've temporarily removed Elliot's blog, From Where I Sit, from the blogroll as a penalty for "illegal punning" in his post regarding the news that the US Bowling Congress is leaving Milwaukee for Arlington Texas. Sorry man... some things just can't be tolerated. I won't even link to his post.
Four More Years!
Wow... I totally spaced, and forgot my own blogiversary. It's been four years since I started this blog. Hard to believe huh? Well, I'm declaring unilaterally that this blog will continue, and I refuse to debate this issue, nor hold any sort of primary. Of course in this time, the number of blogs I write has increased, even if my influence has not. So don't forget to stop by my other spots, including The Coding Monkey, Blog Critics, and Tosa According to Nick.
I've also taken this opportunity to clean up my blog rolls a bit. I still occasionally get requests from people to get a spot on my blog roll. Please be assured that I take these requests seriously, and then ignore them. My blog roll is mine. You can be sure that if your blog is on my list, that I also have you subscribed in my RSS reader, and therefore read your blog on a regular basis. If your blog isn't on the list, then I might still be reading it... but no guarantees. I have over 130 blogs in my RSS reader, and they aren't all going on the list. Though I have paired down the number of blogs in my reader in the last few months.
Adding Another Blog to the Network
How many more blogs can one person have? There are never enough I say, which is why I now have a blog at WauwatosaNow. It's called, appropriately, Tosa According to Nick. I'll be blogging there occasionally about issues in the city where I live, as well as personal musings about the city. I figure most people don't necessarily care about Tosa politics or issues unless they live in the city, so I thought it more appropriate to segment my blogging appropriately. You can subscribe to the feed there if you are so inclined as well. And the left side of my blog here features the latest five posts if you only like reading me here.
No Posts Today
Mostly because I've been blogging in my comments thread. If you haven't been keeping up with the debate, my post from yesterday on the Catholic Church has a very active and passionate comments thread. It hasn't quite hit the magical 35 number, but its getting there quick. Although passionate, it is still respectful, and insightful. Take a read.
Email Troubles
For anyone trying to get a hold of me, it seems as if my two domain email addresses are not forwarding properly at the moment. So if you've been emailing me at nick-at-nickschweitzer-dot-net or nick-at-thecodingmonkey-dot-net and I haven't responded, please try me at schweitn-at-gmail-dot-com. I have a support ticket into my hosting service, so hopefully it will be resolved soon.
Update: Everything got resolved some time last night, and I even got an influx of emails from throughout the day. Nice to not lose anything, even if they were delayed several hours. I actually do prefer nick-at-nickschweitzer-dot-net however, since at some point, I may stop using gmail, and if everyone sends to that address, I don't have to worry about losing too much email in the switch.
A Hollywood Conspiracy?
Wait... has Hollywood infiltrated the blogosphere, and we didn't know it?
Same person? Long lost brothers? I report, you decide.
This Much Anger Isn't Healthy
This is not directed at any one blogger or political commentator out there. It's directed at everyone out there, and it's directed at myself as well because Lord knows I could never live in a glass house that did not eventually rain sharp points down on me. Why so angry? Why the name calling? What good does it do? You may think that it's meant as a joke, but let's face facts. Many people do it far too often to consider it funny any more. It's a problem. Whether those jokes take the form of derogatory slurs... racial, sexual, or otherwise... or perhaps it's just taking someone's name and twisting it into something downright mean.
It doesn't do any good. Yeah, you laughed. Maybe some other people laughed too. But I guarantee you, the only people who laughed are the ones who agreed with you before anyway. And what good is choir preaching when you're trying to convince people that a problem needs to be solved? Who is your audience? People who already think you're right, or people who are undecided who you want on your side? Because you're not going to sway them this way.
Besides, nobody... Bush, Hillary, Obama, McCain... nobody... is as evil as people want to make them out to be. And if you truly think they are... truly... then you need to step out into the real world.
For my part, from this post forward, I'm going to make every attempt to avoid doing it any more... though I hope that my archives speak to the fact that I've tried to avoid it in the past (not perfectly of course). I would ask all of you... all of you... to do the same as well. Not for "the future", "the cause" (whatever yours may be), or even for me... but for yourself. This much anger isn't healthy people, and it certainly isn't productive either.
* I have closed the comments on this post. I don't want this to become a he said - she said argument of who is worse than who. This is about self examination. *
2007 In Review
2007 was a pretty good year in blogging. I had nearly 1,000 posts, but here are the 18 that I consider to be my favorites. These are ordered according to oldest first, which come to think of it, is a very un-blog like style.
You can view my archives in case you want to make a case for a post that should be in this list that isn't. I already had a roundup of my favorite pictures from last year. My next roundup will be my favorite Monday Music selection from last year. Stay tuned.
He's Back
Another incarnation of Dave Casper... now with wife beater and birth control glasses. This ought to be interesting.
Spreading the Word
You can see my latest on Ron Paul at the Biz Times Blog. Spread the word... he's got the money... now he just needs for people to hear him.
Rest In Peace
Very sad news for the blogosphere. Tom's brother let me know that The Wheat and Rye Guy, Triticale, died last night, having never regained consciousness. He had Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and it had spread to the brain. No news yet on if there will be a memorial service.
Rest in peace. You will be missed.
Update: I'm being asked by various folks if I know about a memorial service. His brother Walter told me that Tom was being cremated, and that a memorial would likely be held in the spring, after some time has passed, so people can celebrate his life, instead of mourn his loss.
On The Radar
I just thought I'd toss out a reminder on my On The Radar feature. On the left side of my blog, you can see links to articles and blog posts that I've come across that I find interesting, that I may or may not blog about at some point in time in the future. It is powered by del.icio.us, and if you'd like, you can subscribe to my On The Radar feed too. If you had previously subscribed to that feed, I recently changed the tag that I used in del.icio.us from "blogthis" to "OnTheRadar", so you'll need to re-subscribe.
Triticale Update
I talked with Triticale's wife last night during Drinking Right. She phoned to tell us that although chemotherapy had helped the Leukemia, they discovered that he had significant cancer in the brain today, and that he only had a few days left. I offered her the prayers of the entire group to Tom and his entire family, and I ask my readers to do the same. A more gentle, thoughtful man, is hard to find.
Syndication Is a Great Thing
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