Regarding attention, A-lists, and oxygen for content: the Economist published “Sing a song of Spitzer” back on Jul 28th 2005. It’s a brief piece on bribery in the radio industry: Continue reading →

Last weekend Katrin and I visited with friends Saul, Kristen, Aaron and Kim in Richmond, Virginia. We’re all friends from Seattle, originally, so between the six of us we had a great west-coast-goes-east-coast reunion.

In between amazing meals (Kuba Kuba, Mama Zu’s, Cafe Gutenberg shown here, and Kristen and Saul’s home cookin’) we explored the city, and on Saturday in Carytown Saul and I stumbled across One-Eyed Jacques, a cool little gaming store. They bill themselves as “The Finest Game Store in Richmond, Virginia”, and from the vast selection of board games, miniatures and puzzles, it’s easy to see why.

I asked the manager what it’s like running her small mom-’n-pop shop, and she kindly spent a few minutes sharing with us. To wit:

* Competition has heated up radically Continue reading →

Blogging for me is a hobby. I’ve only been doing it a short while, and it’s not my day job or something I try to promote. I’m pretty sure most of my readers are friends and family who humor me by visiting on occasion. So this morning, on seeing my blog traffic running at 10x its normal level, my initial reaction was fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Continue reading →