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May31	Deadspin: Its Not You, Its Me Diane Ensey May 31, 2006 Know More: Deadspin 2.0, Deadspin "If anything was a "unique demonstration of the impact we have on people's daily lives," it was that. Hey, did anybody else notice the smell of sulfur?" Deadspin is one of those blogs that I subscribe to, but don't regularly read. You see, it covers sports. In detail. Which is admirable, but not all that interesting to me. The writing is spot on, amusing and timely. It's not Deadspin's fault, its mine.... Posted at 11:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May31	B.L. Ochman: On Blogging and the Influence of Bloggers Diane Ensey May 31, 2006 B.L. Ochman describes herself as a "blogger, blog strategy consultant to Fortune 500 companies, and sought-after corporate speaker." Her blogs include WhatsNextBlog.com and Ethics Crisis. Her blog is a good example of how personality enhances a blog - I feel... Continue Reading Posted at 6:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May30	Creating Passionate Users Makes Technorati 100 Diane Ensey May 30, 2006 Creating Passional Users recently hit the Technorati 100. This isn't surprising, because Kathy Sierra is a great writer, one who makes me think. I find myself thinking about something she wrote at odd moments and going back to re-read the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: Islamist Conspiracies; Immigration Furor, Blood Boiling, Journalism & Barbaro with Special Sauce (kidding!) Diane Ensey May 30, 2006 We had a great day at Emerald Downs yesterday, betting on the horseracing and eating fabulous seafood. I came home with three times the month I left with! Four day work weeks always screw me up, though, but I'm not... Continue Reading Posted at 6:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Buzz Bruggeman: An Interview Diane Ensey May 30, 2006 Buzz Bruggeman is a founder of ActiveWords and I met him after writing about ActiveWords at VA Journal. Buzz is someone Malcolm Gladwell would call a connector - he knows many, many people and has a knack for joining people... Continue Reading Posted at 8:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chemistry Sets a Thing of the Past? Diane Ensey May 30, 2006 Cory Doctorow writes that chemistry kits - the kind you got as a kid - are becoming a no-no with Homeland Security. I never got one when I was a kid, probably because with my pechant for clumsiness my parents... Continue Reading Posted at 8:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May29	Chris Pirillo Cartoon of Satan Based on Spam Diane Ensey May 29, 2006 Apparently one of Chris Pirillo's many talents is drawing. I'm thinking he could should partner with Hugh at GapingVoid.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Three Potential A-Listers and One That Isn't Trying Diane Ensey May 29, 2006 In follow up to my previous post, I'm checking out some blogs that Zane at Conference Calls Unlimited recommended to me. There are some great blogs there - Church of the Customer has some very interesting content and I'm going... Continue Reading Posted at 8:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	CCUCEO Wonders Why I Missed.... Diane Ensey May 29, 2006 Over at Conference Calls Unlimited, Zane the author (sorry, I didn't get your name) is surprised I don't talk about some of his favorite blogs - John Jantsch, Seth Godin, Customer Evangelists, Six Disciplines, Joel Makower/Two Steps Forward, Evelyn Rodriguez/Crossroads... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Little Green Footballs: How To Whip Up a Controversy Diane Ensey May 29, 2006 It always blows me away when bloggers who are extremists, posting extreme opinions on socially sensitive topics, act surprised when someone reacts to them. Charles over at Little Green Footballs got the following email: "I look forward to the day... Continue Reading Posted at 9:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: Cop Kidnaps Meter Maid, Alex Toth Dies, Google & Republicans, 25 Worst Tech Products Diane Ensey May 29, 2006 I'm going out to pursue my second love in life: horse racing. I dream of going pro - visiting race tracks and winning vast sums of money betting on the ponies. The reality, of course, is that I usually just... Continue Reading Posted at 9:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May27	Habits of Effective Blogging Diane Ensey May 27, 2006 Problogger has been running a "Habits of Highly Effective Bloggers" promotion. While he doesn't want to make it a competion, there are some great posts. Actually, all of the posts are great and most have a point that I agree... Continue Reading Posted at 11:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: FBI Congressional Searches OK, Apple Bloggers Win, Blogger Beauty Contest, Jesse MacBeth Diane Ensey May 27, 2006 For those in the U.S. - happy Memorial Day weekend, the official start of summer. No picnics today at least - it is rainy and cold. Instead I'm toasting my footies on the computer and bringing you the latest talk:Captain's... Continue Reading Posted at 10:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May26	Greate Comments Get Crowns; Trolls Are Dunces Diane Ensey May 26, 2006 Signal vs. Noise has come up with a novel way of identifying both comment trolls and commenters who make an outstanding contribution - hats!Trolls get this hat: And great comments get the crown. I really like this idea and might... Continue Reading Posted at 5:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How to Score Over 100,000 Hits on Your Blog Diane Ensey May 26, 2006 First, buy a laptop from someone on Ebay whose Ebay ranking is 50% or less. When the laptop come, it is broken, so try and get your money back. When the scammer who sold you the laptop refuses to pay... Continue Reading Posted at 4:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Army Chaplain: Ma'am We Regret To Inform You Diane Ensey May 26, 2006 I'm lucky - since the WWI I haven't had a relative who had to fight in a war. A quick review of my family history shows quite the collection of warriors: A Great-Uncle who fought in WWI (office on the... Continue Reading Posted at 9:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	AListReview Theme: Manamana! Diane Ensey May 26, 2006 I was just over at Compfused listening to the killer Muppets version of Manamana - the song that will take over your brain to the point of insanity. My husband said from the bathroom (he was shaving - get your... Continue Reading Posted at 7:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Tech Floozy: Blackberry Love, International Chiptune Resistance, Thermal Paste, PlayStation 3 Rumors Diane Ensey May 26, 2006 Instead of News Floozy, this is Tech Floozy - highlighting the Tech gadgets that the A-Listers are keen on. I was inspired by my first entry:A VC reviews smartphones: "I spent a year away from Blackberry and I am not... Continue Reading Posted at 7:17 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May25	Michelle Malkin: Hastur and Jihadists or Sense and Insensitivity Diane Ensey May 25, 2006 I'm getting lots of vindication for my opinion that all politicians are inherently crooks. Michelle Malkin parses out the conflicting reports on Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert, being under investigation with links to the whole Abramoff mess.... Continue Reading Posted at 10:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Where A-Lister Haters Started Diane Ensey May 25, 2006 Continue Reading Posted at 10:13 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: Congressional Subpoenas, Bravely Screw Up, Bloody Frist Love, Vista Delays Diane Ensey May 25, 2006 I hate it when I start Omea and find 500 posts for me to read for AListReview. I usually scan through and flag the posts I want to read further before I start blogging, but today these caught my eye... Continue Reading Posted at 9:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May24	News Floozy: Yahoo & Ebay, Bob Schieffer, Google Cans Conservative Blogs Diane Ensey May 24, 2006 The conservative bloggers are strangely quiet this morning. Is something afoot? Well, here is what on the other A-Lister's minds:Marketing Vox: "Wall Street is apparently abuzz about a huge potential internet alliance..." Who's it gonna be? Yahoo & Ebay? Google? ... Continue Reading Posted at 9:45 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Fun Stuff I Want To Try: Internet Radio, LED Throwies, USB Applications Diane Ensey May 24, 2006 When cruising the internet I seen many, many features that I want to try out for myself. The majority I have absolutely no reason to use, but I think they are so cool I bookmark them anyway. Sometimes this comes... Continue Reading Posted at 8:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May23	Why Do People Contribute to Digg or Wikipedia? Diane Ensey May 23, 2006 "Who are these people who spend hours a day contributing to things like DIGG and Wikipedia for no financial gain." The question is asked by Jason Calcanis and one I'm interested in as well.I spend a lot of time online,... Continue Reading Posted at 2:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Michelle Malkin on Schools, Veteran's Day and Taking Excessive Days Off Diane Ensey May 23, 2006 Michelle Malkin highlights a school district that is not taking Veteran's day as a holiday. While I think that is a little strange, Michelle says in passing: "I'm not so crazy about all the days kids get off from school... Continue Reading Posted at 8:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Attorney General Gozales May Jail Journalists that Reveal Classified Information Diane Ensey May 23, 2006 The blogosphere is starting to buzz as a result of yesterday's apparent threats by US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to jail journalists that publish classified information. Stephen Kaus at the Huffington Post: "The federal guidelines for such subpoenas recognize that... Continue Reading Posted at 8:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May22	Business and Professional Bloggers Needed for Dartmouth Study Diane Ensey May 22, 2006 Dr. Nora Barnes, the director of the Center for Media Research at University of Massachussets Dartmouth, is looking for business and professional bloggers to complete a three page survey (Word Doc) for a study on blogging that comes from bloggers... Continue Reading Posted at 1:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: William Jefferson Bribery Scandal Edition Diane Ensey May 22, 2006 From the Washington Post, another sleazy politician gets caught through greed. Here's what the A-Listers think:Captain's Quarters: "I've heard of cold, hard cash before, but I didn't think that politicians took that literally." Now, now, don't groan - I know... Continue Reading Posted at 8:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Blogging Means Providing Yourself as a Product Diane Ensey May 22, 2006 Seth Godin posts a case study about a mover whose product (local, friendly, accountable movers) is his marketing. I recently experienced something similar in my own business.I started out five years ago as an inexpensive Virtual Assistant who did anything... Continue Reading Posted at 8:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Blogging with a Business Plan Diane Ensey May 22, 2006 How many bloggers start a blog with the idea they are going to make enough money to quit their 'real' job? How many of those create a business plan?Chris Garrett talks about this over at Performancing:I worry though the amount... Continue Reading Posted at 8:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May21	News Floozy: Janet Jackson vs. Mine Deaths, Lordi wins Eurovision, 127.0.0.1 Diane Ensey May 21, 2006 A quick Floozy report before going fishing:Daily Kos: "When Janet Jackson had her wardrobe [malfunction], it took Congress 40 days to change the law," Miller said. "It's now over 120 days, and Congress hasn't done a damn thing about securing... Continue Reading Posted at 9:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May20	RIAA Goes After XM Radio Diane Ensey May 20, 2006 XM Radio looks like they will fight RIAA's suit over the ability of subscribers to record music from XM stations. Satellite radio subscribers like you are law-abiding music consumers; a portion of your subscriber fee pays royalties directly to artists.... Continue Reading Posted at 10:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bloggin: How Do They Make Money With this Crap? Diane Ensey May 20, 2006 My darling husband has finally checked out AListReview. His response? "How do they make money on this crap?" Ignoring the fact he just called my posts crap (he has a right to his opinion outside of bed), I explained about... Continue Reading Posted at 10:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: Border War = Iraq; Gitmo & Catch 22; Blog for Money; Malkin Not Amused; Sex Diane Ensey May 20, 2006 It is Saturday again, so you know what that means - housecleaning + blogging! I set up my laptop on a bookshelf that I walk by as I clean house and blog. The music to clean house by today? Jimmy... Continue Reading Posted at 9:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May19	Ten Commandments: A Boy and His High School Diane Ensey May 19, 2006 "You may be the beautiful dust through which God works His will." Moses to Nefertari in the Ten Commandments. That line is a perennial joke in our household, used pretty much whenever someone is whining about doing the laundry (me),... Continue Reading Posted at 3:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	BuzzMachine's Jeff Jarvis: Books are Outmoded Means of Communication Diane Ensey May 19, 2006 Jeff Jarvis argues that "the book is an outmoded means of communicating information." As a book lover, here is my refutation with his perceived problems with books:They are frozen in time without the means of being updated and corrected. The... Continue Reading Posted at 9:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May18	Wil Wheaton Complains There Isn't Enough Time Diane Ensey May 18, 2006 From Wil's blog: There isn't enough time to do everything I want to do with my kids. There isn't enough time to take long walks with my wife.There isn't enough time to work on my yard.There isn't enough time to... Continue Reading Posted at 8:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Show Us Your Spam Diane Ensey May 18, 2006 Boy, people have been reporting odd spam lately. Seth Godin got this one: [unedited] dear sir or lady, i have an ostrich farm in singapore. i need to be more up to date with ostrich world. therefore, i need all... Continue Reading Posted at 6:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy Quickie: The Right To Offend, Pissant Chickenhawk, CB Radios, National Guard Diane Ensey May 18, 2006 Another slingshot visit to Seattle today for a meeting - which means tunes in the car for a 2.5 hour each way drive. It is still gorgeous though. 100 yesterday again and it is already 78 degrees at 7:45 am! ... Continue Reading Posted at 8:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May17	AllOfMP3.com Still Fighting the Good Fight Diane Ensey May 17, 2006 Apparently the rumors of AllOfMP3.com's death were exaggerated:Russian online music store AllOfMP3.com, which takes advantage of loose copyright law to sell MP3s at bargain prices, was recently down for three days. (See cached page here.) There - now we can... Continue Reading Posted at 3:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Affordable Waterproof Laptop a Dream? Diane Ensey May 17, 2006 Lenovo has been previewing its new waterproof keyboards. What they need to do is build them into laptops. My friend Vicki has spilled wine and a whole cup of coffee onto her laptop, creating the new rule in her house... Continue Reading Posted at 3:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Da Vinci Code Movie is a Flop at Cannes Diane Ensey May 17, 2006 Just what I suspected - there is no way to translate such an intricate, dynamic book into a good movie. Ann Althouse: "Whoops! Too bad the Vatican jumped the gun and gave them all that free publicity."Ain't It Cool News: ... Continue Reading Posted at 10:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Has 'The Personal is Political' Changed American Politics? Diane Ensey May 17, 2006 Ann Althouse muses on whether "the personal is political" has become the notion "that just about anyone is allowed to transform her personal experience into a political program.""The personal is political" was a feminist slogan and now is being used... Continue Reading Posted at 9:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Political Blogs Doing Music Reviews - Yes/No/Indifferent? Diane Ensey May 17, 2006 Interesting comment thread on Crooks and Liars about his occasional coverage of music on what is essentially a political blog. Some don't like the intrusion of music: " please no more music. Stick to crooks and liars unless they're crooked... Continue Reading Posted at 9:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May16	Sony Fakes Blu-Ray, Pirates House of Flying Daggers Diane Ensey May 16, 2006 Sony, fresh from DRM hell, now has faked a Blu-Ray demo. It is really like watching a train wreck, isn't it? Horrible, but fascinating. According to GearLog (via Dvorak) Sony previewed their new Blu-Ray VAIO at an event by showing... Continue Reading Posted at 10:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: Chavez: Bush a Genocidal Assassin; Idaho, Wyoming & Utah Need Help; Google Loses Chef Diane Ensey May 16, 2006 Holy summertime, Batman! I just looked at the thermometer and it is 100 degrees out. On May 16th. I expect to be melting by August. I'm not the only one feeling the heat:Little Green Footballs: "CNN did it again last... Continue Reading Posted at 4:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Google Notebook: A-Listers Ambivalent Diane Ensey May 16, 2006 I tried out Microsoft OneNote last year and loved it - Google's new notebook is similar (and free!). What I like about it is the ability to save information quickly - clips from webpages, typed notes, graphics, whatever. When I'm... Continue Reading Posted at 8:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	When Does Group Blogging Get out of Hand? PoliPundit Just Wants Yes-Men Diane Ensey May 16, 2006 Polipundit has been experimenting with group blogging for some time. It looks like that is now going to end:Lorie Byrd drops out of Polipundit after receiving an email saying: "From now on, every blogger at PoliPundit.com will either agree with... Continue Reading Posted at 7:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May15	Is New Media Fractionalizing Society? Diane Ensey May 15, 2006 Chartreuse believes that the internet and new media are fractionalizing society - we are becoming less united, less of a society at all. In the comments he said: This is the stuff no one seems to be worried about. I... Continue Reading Posted at 8:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	NSA Tracks Phone Call to Pakistan Diane Ensey May 15, 2006 A client of mine was called by some organizers of a women's conference in Pakistan to appear as a speaker. Due to the uncertainty (and the fact that the hotel she would stay at had just been bombed) she declined. ... Continue Reading Posted at 8:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	AllofMP3 Just History Diane Ensey May 15, 2006 AllofMP3, the Russian music sharing site that tried to stay online, is now dead according to Digg. Last week Russian president Putin proclaimed that "We must defend copyright inside the country. That is our obligation to our foreign partners," so... Continue Reading Posted at 9:14 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: Crazy Troops, Big Bang, Dina Lohan, Bush Talks Diane Ensey May 15, 2006 Lovely, lovely weather this weekend. 84 degrees and today is suppost to be in the 90's! Spent five hours flyfishing the Yakima Canyon right in the middle of a huge caddis hatch. Simply amazing. The A-Listers, however, were hard at... Continue Reading Posted at 8:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mark Cuban: Blogging vs. Traditional Media Diane Ensey May 15, 2006 Mark make some good points in his article, including the fact that in mainstream media writers are defined by their medium and that there is a "cost vs time vs interest vs access series of constraints that determines who your audience... Continue Reading Posted at 8:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May12	News Floozy: Bush 29% and Sinking; NSA Telephone Scandal; Patrick Henry Rolling in Grave Diane Ensey May 12, 2006 Today is the first "only working a little bit" Fridays. It actually feels good - the day stretches ahead with the prospect of winery hopping this afternoon. If only my @#%&* body didn't hurt so much from all that damn... Continue Reading Posted at 8:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Zutons - A New Musical Love Diane Ensey May 12, 2006 So I'm searching for something on Technorati and I see these links for The Zutons. I've seen the name before, so this time I click and find out they are a totally wicked band out of England. I checked out... Continue Reading Posted at 8:03 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May11	The Oozinator - a Blogger's Best Friend Diane Ensey May 11, 2006 I've tried to keep a certain level of decorum on this blog, but now that Consumerist is blogging about this "fun new toy" here I go.First: Watch the advertisement. (I originally saw it on AdRants)Next: Read the Amazon.com reviews that... Continue Reading Posted at 5:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Gaping Void Defines A-List Diane Ensey May 11, 2006 Gaping Void... Continue Reading Posted at 1:22 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Does NSA Have the Ultimate Database of Dial Drink Calls? Diane Ensey May 11, 2006 "USA Today this morning reports that the infamous NSA wiretapping program is VASTLY more extensive than the White House has ever disclosed: they have created a database that contains all of the phone calls - local, long distance, and international... Continue Reading Posted at 12:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: Chocolate Banana Smoothie, NSA, Bush Nadir, Anonymous Comments, Journalism and Stupidity Diane Ensey May 11, 2006 I went running again this morning - such a goood girl - and thought I'd share my recipe for my yummy morning smoothie. 1cup low-fat milk, 1cup low-fat vanilla yoghurt, 1 large banana (or 2 small ones), 2 tablespoons of... Continue Reading Posted at 10:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Blogging American Idol: Chris Daughtry Follow-Up Diane Ensey May 11, 2006 Following up on my post last night about how bloggers go straight from TV to their blogs, let's look at which A-Listers picked up the news (or is hanging onto its coattails for clicks you decide):Power Line: The American Bar... Continue Reading Posted at 8:09 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May10	Chris Daughtry Goes Home On American Idol Diane Ensey May 10, 2006 Sending shockwave throughout the blogosphere, favorite Chris Daughtry was booted from American Idol tonight. Within an hour the repercussions hit Technorati. "American Idol" and "Chris Daughtry" both are in the top 10 searches.From USA Today to Jim Kukral, a lot... Continue Reading Posted at 10:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Thoughts and Prayers with Robert Scoble and Family Diane Ensey May 10, 2006 Robert's mother has had a catastrophic stroke and is slipping away. He asks everyone to "please sit down and communicate with your family about what you'd like to have happen in a similar situation. Do not leave these kinds of... Continue Reading Posted at 6:22 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mark Cuban a Whiner? Diane Ensey May 10, 2006 That is what he calls himself. While pretty much a "look at how smart I am" post, there is something very interesting there. Mark lists problems that he "whined" about. But he didn't just whine. He actually thought up ways... Continue Reading Posted at 1:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The 4 Day Work Week and Getting Things Done (GTD) Diane Ensey May 10, 2006 Even before blogging about the A-List, I read A List Apart and Lifehacker. The best information is usually found in the comments, and this is certainly the case for ALA's post on the Four-Day Work Week. The comments were so... Continue Reading Posted at 9:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Alphonso Jackson of HUD: Cronyism at its Worst Diane Ensey May 10, 2006 Yet another Bush administration scandal. HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson has denied contracts to people who "have a problem with" Bush."Why should I reward someone who doesn't like the president, so they can use funds to try to campaign against the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:09 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 9	Gnomedex Not For Me This Year - Sigh! Diane Ensey May 9, 2006 I was sooo hoping to blog Gnomedex live this year, but my "financial advisor" advises that if I put one more thing on my business credit card a nuclear chain reaction will trigger, resulting in the deaths of millions. So,... Continue Reading Posted at 2:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Technorati Shows Xu Jing Lei as Top A-Lister Diane Ensey May 9, 2006 Steve has picked up on what I've been seeing as well - the growth of foreign blogs and their showing on Technorati. Given the rapid growth in blogging in other languages we're going to see a big shake-up in the... Continue Reading Posted at 2:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Stairway to Heaven; Korean Mandoline Orchestra; The Ronnettes Diane Ensey May 9, 2006 Thanks to Metafilter, my poor little ears have been exposed to 66 different versions of 'Stairway to Heaven'. The Dolly Parton version is actually pretty cool, but the Gilligan's Island version is downright wicked and, Oh! - the cheesy nightclub... Continue Reading Posted at 2:22 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bush is a Loser; So is Katherine Harris, Karl Rove and Those Who Don't Know the Words to Our Anthem Diane Ensey May 9, 2006 Wow, Bush's approval ratings have dropped to 31%. The percentage of people who actually say he is doing a bad job is 65%. Other people who are seen as losers:Jeb Bush: Katherine Harris is a loser - you know it's... Continue Reading Posted at 8:11 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	David Blaine - A Pox on This Exhibitionist! Diane Ensey May 9, 2006 Should David Blaine really be called an illusionist? A stuntman, maybe. Exhibitionist, certainly. But if the only way he can become well known is to perpetuate these stupid stunts, let's please not lump him in with real illusionists and magicians.I... Continue Reading Posted at 8:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 8	Do Bush and Tom Cruise Make a Blog A-List? Diane Ensey May 8, 2006 I have around 250 blogs on my unofficial A-List that I get from Technorati, Blogebrity -The List, and a few other sources. What kind of blogs make up my A-List?Breaking them down by percentages:Blogs about blogging - 2%Political Blogs (Conservative)... Continue Reading Posted at 3:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	43 Folders Tip of the Week Diane Ensey May 8, 2006 The first part of the month, when most of my checks come in, is tough. I really, really want to spend money. Merlin at 43 Folders suggests listing what you want in a text file and letting it marinate with... Continue Reading Posted at 11:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Loretta Nall - Flashing For Freedom Diane Ensey May 8, 2006 MetaFilter links to Alabama libertarian candidate Loretta Nall will strip for contributions - wait, wait, it is just a flash animation in response to the media obsessing over her non-use of panties her showing "cleavage". Opinion writer Bob Ingrahm had... Continue Reading Posted at 11:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Al Gore vs. Hillary Clinton for 2008? Diane Ensey May 8, 2006 Is Al Gore ramping up for another presidential campaign?WSJ.com (subscription required): "I appreciate that buzz, but he's not running for president," insists Michael Feldman, a former vice presidential adviser..."I can't tell if Hugh Hewitt is praying for Gore to run,... Continue Reading Posted at 7:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
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May31	Deadspin: Its Not You, Its Me Diane Ensey May 31, 2006 Know More: Deadspin 2.0, Deadspin "If anything was a "unique demonstration of the impact we have on people's daily lives," it was that. Hey, did anybody else notice the smell of sulfur?" Deadspin is one of those blogs that I subscribe to, but don't regularly read. You see, it covers sports. In detail. Which is admirable, but not all that interesting to me. The writing is spot on, amusing and timely. It's not Deadspin's fault, its mine.... Posted at 11:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May31	B.L. Ochman: On Blogging and the Influence of Bloggers Diane Ensey May 31, 2006 B.L. Ochman describes herself as a "blogger, blog strategy consultant to Fortune 500 companies, and sought-after corporate speaker." Her blogs include WhatsNextBlog.com and Ethics Crisis. Her blog is a good example of how personality enhances a blog - I feel... Continue Reading Posted at 6:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May30	Creating Passionate Users Makes Technorati 100 Diane Ensey May 30, 2006 Creating Passional Users recently hit the Technorati 100. This isn't surprising, because Kathy Sierra is a great writer, one who makes me think. I find myself thinking about something she wrote at odd moments and going back to re-read the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:54 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: Islamist Conspiracies; Immigration Furor, Blood Boiling, Journalism & Barbaro with Special Sauce (kidding!) Diane Ensey May 30, 2006 We had a great day at Emerald Downs yesterday, betting on the horseracing and eating fabulous seafood. I came home with three times the month I left with! Four day work weeks always screw me up, though, but I'm not... Continue Reading Posted at 6:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Buzz Bruggeman: An Interview Diane Ensey May 30, 2006 Buzz Bruggeman is a founder of ActiveWords and I met him after writing about ActiveWords at VA Journal. Buzz is someone Malcolm Gladwell would call a connector - he knows many, many people and has a knack for joining people... Continue Reading Posted at 8:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chemistry Sets a Thing of the Past? Diane Ensey May 30, 2006 Cory Doctorow writes that chemistry kits - the kind you got as a kid - are becoming a no-no with Homeland Security. I never got one when I was a kid, probably because with my pechant for clumsiness my parents... Continue Reading Posted at 8:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May29	Chris Pirillo Cartoon of Satan Based on Spam Diane Ensey May 29, 2006 Apparently one of Chris Pirillo's many talents is drawing. I'm thinking he could should partner with Hugh at GapingVoid.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Three Potential A-Listers and One That Isn't Trying Diane Ensey May 29, 2006 In follow up to my previous post, I'm checking out some blogs that Zane at Conference Calls Unlimited recommended to me. There are some great blogs there - Church of the Customer has some very interesting content and I'm going... Continue Reading Posted at 8:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	CCUCEO Wonders Why I Missed.... Diane Ensey May 29, 2006 Over at Conference Calls Unlimited, Zane the author (sorry, I didn't get your name) is surprised I don't talk about some of his favorite blogs - John Jantsch, Seth Godin, Customer Evangelists, Six Disciplines, Joel Makower/Two Steps Forward, Evelyn Rodriguez/Crossroads... Continue Reading Posted at 11:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Little Green Footballs: How To Whip Up a Controversy Diane Ensey May 29, 2006 It always blows me away when bloggers who are extremists, posting extreme opinions on socially sensitive topics, act surprised when someone reacts to them. Charles over at Little Green Footballs got the following email: "I look forward to the day... Continue Reading Posted at 9:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: Cop Kidnaps Meter Maid, Alex Toth Dies, Google & Republicans, 25 Worst Tech Products Diane Ensey May 29, 2006 I'm going out to pursue my second love in life: horse racing. I dream of going pro - visiting race tracks and winning vast sums of money betting on the ponies. The reality, of course, is that I usually just... Continue Reading Posted at 9:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May27	Habits of Effective Blogging Diane Ensey May 27, 2006 Problogger has been running a "Habits of Highly Effective Bloggers" promotion. While he doesn't want to make it a competion, there are some great posts. Actually, all of the posts are great and most have a point that I agree... Continue Reading Posted at 11:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: FBI Congressional Searches OK, Apple Bloggers Win, Blogger Beauty Contest, Jesse MacBeth Diane Ensey May 27, 2006 For those in the U.S. - happy Memorial Day weekend, the official start of summer. No picnics today at least - it is rainy and cold. Instead I'm toasting my footies on the computer and bringing you the latest talk:Captain's... Continue Reading Posted at 10:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May26	Greate Comments Get Crowns; Trolls Are Dunces Diane Ensey May 26, 2006 Signal vs. Noise has come up with a novel way of identifying both comment trolls and commenters who make an outstanding contribution - hats!Trolls get this hat: And great comments get the crown. I really like this idea and might... Continue Reading Posted at 5:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How to Score Over 100,000 Hits on Your Blog Diane Ensey May 26, 2006 First, buy a laptop from someone on Ebay whose Ebay ranking is 50% or less. When the laptop come, it is broken, so try and get your money back. When the scammer who sold you the laptop refuses to pay... Continue Reading Posted at 4:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Army Chaplain: Ma'am We Regret To Inform You Diane Ensey May 26, 2006 I'm lucky - since the WWI I haven't had a relative who had to fight in a war. A quick review of my family history shows quite the collection of warriors: A Great-Uncle who fought in WWI (office on the... Continue Reading Posted at 9:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	AListReview Theme: Manamana! Diane Ensey May 26, 2006 I was just over at Compfused listening to the killer Muppets version of Manamana - the song that will take over your brain to the point of insanity. My husband said from the bathroom (he was shaving - get your... Continue Reading Posted at 7:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Tech Floozy: Blackberry Love, International Chiptune Resistance, Thermal Paste, PlayStation 3 Rumors Diane Ensey May 26, 2006 Instead of News Floozy, this is Tech Floozy - highlighting the Tech gadgets that the A-Listers are keen on. I was inspired by my first entry:A VC reviews smartphones: "I spent a year away from Blackberry and I am not... Continue Reading Posted at 7:17 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May25	Michelle Malkin: Hastur and Jihadists or Sense and Insensitivity Diane Ensey May 25, 2006 I'm getting lots of vindication for my opinion that all politicians are inherently crooks. Michelle Malkin parses out the conflicting reports on Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert, being under investigation with links to the whole Abramoff mess.... Continue Reading Posted at 10:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Where A-Lister Haters Started Diane Ensey May 25, 2006 Continue Reading Posted at 10:13 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: Congressional Subpoenas, Bravely Screw Up, Bloody Frist Love, Vista Delays Diane Ensey May 25, 2006 I hate it when I start Omea and find 500 posts for me to read for AListReview. I usually scan through and flag the posts I want to read further before I start blogging, but today these caught my eye... Continue Reading Posted at 9:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May24	News Floozy: Yahoo & Ebay, Bob Schieffer, Google Cans Conservative Blogs Diane Ensey May 24, 2006 The conservative bloggers are strangely quiet this morning. Is something afoot? Well, here is what on the other A-Lister's minds:Marketing Vox: "Wall Street is apparently abuzz about a huge potential internet alliance..." Who's it gonna be? Yahoo & Ebay? Google? ... Continue Reading Posted at 9:45 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Fun Stuff I Want To Try: Internet Radio, LED Throwies, USB Applications Diane Ensey May 24, 2006 When cruising the internet I seen many, many features that I want to try out for myself. The majority I have absolutely no reason to use, but I think they are so cool I bookmark them anyway. Sometimes this comes... Continue Reading Posted at 8:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May23	Why Do People Contribute to Digg or Wikipedia? Diane Ensey May 23, 2006 "Who are these people who spend hours a day contributing to things like DIGG and Wikipedia for no financial gain." The question is asked by Jason Calcanis and one I'm interested in as well.I spend a lot of time online,... Continue Reading Posted at 2:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Michelle Malkin on Schools, Veteran's Day and Taking Excessive Days Off Diane Ensey May 23, 2006 Michelle Malkin highlights a school district that is not taking Veteran's day as a holiday. While I think that is a little strange, Michelle says in passing: "I'm not so crazy about all the days kids get off from school... Continue Reading Posted at 8:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Attorney General Gozales May Jail Journalists that Reveal Classified Information Diane Ensey May 23, 2006 The blogosphere is starting to buzz as a result of yesterday's apparent threats by US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to jail journalists that publish classified information. Stephen Kaus at the Huffington Post: "The federal guidelines for such subpoenas recognize that... Continue Reading Posted at 8:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May22	Business and Professional Bloggers Needed for Dartmouth Study Diane Ensey May 22, 2006 Dr. Nora Barnes, the director of the Center for Media Research at University of Massachussets Dartmouth, is looking for business and professional bloggers to complete a three page survey (Word Doc) for a study on blogging that comes from bloggers... Continue Reading Posted at 1:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: William Jefferson Bribery Scandal Edition Diane Ensey May 22, 2006 From the Washington Post, another sleazy politician gets caught through greed. Here's what the A-Listers think:Captain's Quarters: "I've heard of cold, hard cash before, but I didn't think that politicians took that literally." Now, now, don't groan - I know... Continue Reading Posted at 8:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Blogging Means Providing Yourself as a Product Diane Ensey May 22, 2006 Seth Godin posts a case study about a mover whose product (local, friendly, accountable movers) is his marketing. I recently experienced something similar in my own business.I started out five years ago as an inexpensive Virtual Assistant who did anything... Continue Reading Posted at 8:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Blogging with a Business Plan Diane Ensey May 22, 2006 How many bloggers start a blog with the idea they are going to make enough money to quit their 'real' job? How many of those create a business plan?Chris Garrett talks about this over at Performancing:I worry though the amount... Continue Reading Posted at 8:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May21	News Floozy: Janet Jackson vs. Mine Deaths, Lordi wins Eurovision, 127.0.0.1 Diane Ensey May 21, 2006 A quick Floozy report before going fishing:Daily Kos: "When Janet Jackson had her wardrobe [malfunction], it took Congress 40 days to change the law," Miller said. "It's now over 120 days, and Congress hasn't done a damn thing about securing... Continue Reading Posted at 9:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May20	RIAA Goes After XM Radio Diane Ensey May 20, 2006 XM Radio looks like they will fight RIAA's suit over the ability of subscribers to record music from XM stations. Satellite radio subscribers like you are law-abiding music consumers; a portion of your subscriber fee pays royalties directly to artists.... Continue Reading Posted at 10:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bloggin: How Do They Make Money With this Crap? Diane Ensey May 20, 2006 My darling husband has finally checked out AListReview. His response? "How do they make money on this crap?" Ignoring the fact he just called my posts crap (he has a right to his opinion outside of bed), I explained about... Continue Reading Posted at 10:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: Border War = Iraq; Gitmo & Catch 22; Blog for Money; Malkin Not Amused; Sex Diane Ensey May 20, 2006 It is Saturday again, so you know what that means - housecleaning + blogging! I set up my laptop on a bookshelf that I walk by as I clean house and blog. The music to clean house by today? Jimmy... Continue Reading Posted at 9:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May19	Ten Commandments: A Boy and His High School Diane Ensey May 19, 2006 "You may be the beautiful dust through which God works His will." Moses to Nefertari in the Ten Commandments. That line is a perennial joke in our household, used pretty much whenever someone is whining about doing the laundry (me),... Continue Reading Posted at 3:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	BuzzMachine's Jeff Jarvis: Books are Outmoded Means of Communication Diane Ensey May 19, 2006 Jeff Jarvis argues that "the book is an outmoded means of communicating information." As a book lover, here is my refutation with his perceived problems with books:They are frozen in time without the means of being updated and corrected. The... Continue Reading Posted at 9:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May18	Wil Wheaton Complains There Isn't Enough Time Diane Ensey May 18, 2006 From Wil's blog: There isn't enough time to do everything I want to do with my kids. There isn't enough time to take long walks with my wife.There isn't enough time to work on my yard.There isn't enough time to... Continue Reading Posted at 8:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Show Us Your Spam Diane Ensey May 18, 2006 Boy, people have been reporting odd spam lately. Seth Godin got this one: [unedited] dear sir or lady, i have an ostrich farm in singapore. i need to be more up to date with ostrich world. therefore, i need all... Continue Reading Posted at 6:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy Quickie: The Right To Offend, Pissant Chickenhawk, CB Radios, National Guard Diane Ensey May 18, 2006 Another slingshot visit to Seattle today for a meeting - which means tunes in the car for a 2.5 hour each way drive. It is still gorgeous though. 100 yesterday again and it is already 78 degrees at 7:45 am! ... Continue Reading Posted at 8:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May17	AllOfMP3.com Still Fighting the Good Fight Diane Ensey May 17, 2006 Apparently the rumors of AllOfMP3.com's death were exaggerated:Russian online music store AllOfMP3.com, which takes advantage of loose copyright law to sell MP3s at bargain prices, was recently down for three days. (See cached page here.) There - now we can... Continue Reading Posted at 3:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Affordable Waterproof Laptop a Dream? Diane Ensey May 17, 2006 Lenovo has been previewing its new waterproof keyboards. What they need to do is build them into laptops. My friend Vicki has spilled wine and a whole cup of coffee onto her laptop, creating the new rule in her house... Continue Reading Posted at 3:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Da Vinci Code Movie is a Flop at Cannes Diane Ensey May 17, 2006 Just what I suspected - there is no way to translate such an intricate, dynamic book into a good movie. Ann Althouse: "Whoops! Too bad the Vatican jumped the gun and gave them all that free publicity."Ain't It Cool News: ... Continue Reading Posted at 10:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Has 'The Personal is Political' Changed American Politics? Diane Ensey May 17, 2006 Ann Althouse muses on whether "the personal is political" has become the notion "that just about anyone is allowed to transform her personal experience into a political program.""The personal is political" was a feminist slogan and now is being used... Continue Reading Posted at 9:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Political Blogs Doing Music Reviews - Yes/No/Indifferent? Diane Ensey May 17, 2006 Interesting comment thread on Crooks and Liars about his occasional coverage of music on what is essentially a political blog. Some don't like the intrusion of music: " please no more music. Stick to crooks and liars unless they're crooked... Continue Reading Posted at 9:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May16	Sony Fakes Blu-Ray, Pirates House of Flying Daggers Diane Ensey May 16, 2006 Sony, fresh from DRM hell, now has faked a Blu-Ray demo. It is really like watching a train wreck, isn't it? Horrible, but fascinating. According to GearLog (via Dvorak) Sony previewed their new Blu-Ray VAIO at an event by showing... Continue Reading Posted at 10:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: Chavez: Bush a Genocidal Assassin; Idaho, Wyoming & Utah Need Help; Google Loses Chef Diane Ensey May 16, 2006 Holy summertime, Batman! I just looked at the thermometer and it is 100 degrees out. On May 16th. I expect to be melting by August. I'm not the only one feeling the heat:Little Green Footballs: "CNN did it again last... Continue Reading Posted at 4:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Google Notebook: A-Listers Ambivalent Diane Ensey May 16, 2006 I tried out Microsoft OneNote last year and loved it - Google's new notebook is similar (and free!). What I like about it is the ability to save information quickly - clips from webpages, typed notes, graphics, whatever. When I'm... Continue Reading Posted at 8:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	When Does Group Blogging Get out of Hand? PoliPundit Just Wants Yes-Men Diane Ensey May 16, 2006 Polipundit has been experimenting with group blogging for some time. It looks like that is now going to end:Lorie Byrd drops out of Polipundit after receiving an email saying: "From now on, every blogger at PoliPundit.com will either agree with... Continue Reading Posted at 7:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May15	Is New Media Fractionalizing Society? Diane Ensey May 15, 2006 Chartreuse believes that the internet and new media are fractionalizing society - we are becoming less united, less of a society at all. In the comments he said: This is the stuff no one seems to be worried about. I... Continue Reading Posted at 8:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	NSA Tracks Phone Call to Pakistan Diane Ensey May 15, 2006 A client of mine was called by some organizers of a women's conference in Pakistan to appear as a speaker. Due to the uncertainty (and the fact that the hotel she would stay at had just been bombed) she declined. ... Continue Reading Posted at 8:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	AllofMP3 Just History Diane Ensey May 15, 2006 AllofMP3, the Russian music sharing site that tried to stay online, is now dead according to Digg. Last week Russian president Putin proclaimed that "We must defend copyright inside the country. That is our obligation to our foreign partners," so... Continue Reading Posted at 9:14 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: Crazy Troops, Big Bang, Dina Lohan, Bush Talks Diane Ensey May 15, 2006 Lovely, lovely weather this weekend. 84 degrees and today is suppost to be in the 90's! Spent five hours flyfishing the Yakima Canyon right in the middle of a huge caddis hatch. Simply amazing. The A-Listers, however, were hard at... Continue Reading Posted at 8:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mark Cuban: Blogging vs. Traditional Media Diane Ensey May 15, 2006 Mark make some good points in his article, including the fact that in mainstream media writers are defined by their medium and that there is a "cost vs time vs interest vs access series of constraints that determines who your audience... Continue Reading Posted at 8:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May12	News Floozy: Bush 29% and Sinking; NSA Telephone Scandal; Patrick Henry Rolling in Grave Diane Ensey May 12, 2006 Today is the first "only working a little bit" Fridays. It actually feels good - the day stretches ahead with the prospect of winery hopping this afternoon. If only my @#%&* body didn't hurt so much from all that damn... Continue Reading Posted at 8:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Zutons - A New Musical Love Diane Ensey May 12, 2006 So I'm searching for something on Technorati and I see these links for The Zutons. I've seen the name before, so this time I click and find out they are a totally wicked band out of England. I checked out... Continue Reading Posted at 8:03 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May11	The Oozinator - a Blogger's Best Friend Diane Ensey May 11, 2006 I've tried to keep a certain level of decorum on this blog, but now that Consumerist is blogging about this "fun new toy" here I go.First: Watch the advertisement. (I originally saw it on AdRants)Next: Read the Amazon.com reviews that... Continue Reading Posted at 5:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Gaping Void Defines A-List Diane Ensey May 11, 2006 Gaping Void... Continue Reading Posted at 1:22 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Does NSA Have the Ultimate Database of Dial Drink Calls? Diane Ensey May 11, 2006 "USA Today this morning reports that the infamous NSA wiretapping program is VASTLY more extensive than the White House has ever disclosed: they have created a database that contains all of the phone calls - local, long distance, and international... Continue Reading Posted at 12:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	News Floozy: Chocolate Banana Smoothie, NSA, Bush Nadir, Anonymous Comments, Journalism and Stupidity Diane Ensey May 11, 2006 I went running again this morning - such a goood girl - and thought I'd share my recipe for my yummy morning smoothie. 1cup low-fat milk, 1cup low-fat vanilla yoghurt, 1 large banana (or 2 small ones), 2 tablespoons of... Continue Reading Posted at 10:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Blogging American Idol: Chris Daughtry Follow-Up Diane Ensey May 11, 2006 Following up on my post last night about how bloggers go straight from TV to their blogs, let's look at which A-Listers picked up the news (or is hanging onto its coattails for clicks you decide):Power Line: The American Bar... Continue Reading Posted at 8:09 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May10	Chris Daughtry Goes Home On American Idol Diane Ensey May 10, 2006 Sending shockwave throughout the blogosphere, favorite Chris Daughtry was booted from American Idol tonight. Within an hour the repercussions hit Technorati. "American Idol" and "Chris Daughtry" both are in the top 10 searches.From USA Today to Jim Kukral, a lot... Continue Reading Posted at 10:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Thoughts and Prayers with Robert Scoble and Family Diane Ensey May 10, 2006 Robert's mother has had a catastrophic stroke and is slipping away. He asks everyone to "please sit down and communicate with your family about what you'd like to have happen in a similar situation. Do not leave these kinds of... Continue Reading Posted at 6:22 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mark Cuban a Whiner? Diane Ensey May 10, 2006 That is what he calls himself. While pretty much a "look at how smart I am" post, there is something very interesting there. Mark lists problems that he "whined" about. But he didn't just whine. He actually thought up ways... Continue Reading Posted at 1:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The 4 Day Work Week and Getting Things Done (GTD) Diane Ensey May 10, 2006 Even before blogging about the A-List, I read A List Apart and Lifehacker. The best information is usually found in the comments, and this is certainly the case for ALA's post on the Four-Day Work Week. The comments were so... Continue Reading Posted at 9:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Alphonso Jackson of HUD: Cronyism at its Worst Diane Ensey May 10, 2006 Yet another Bush administration scandal. HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson has denied contracts to people who "have a problem with" Bush."Why should I reward someone who doesn't like the president, so they can use funds to try to campaign against the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:09 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 9	Gnomedex Not For Me This Year - Sigh! Diane Ensey May 9, 2006 I was sooo hoping to blog Gnomedex live this year, but my "financial advisor" advises that if I put one more thing on my business credit card a nuclear chain reaction will trigger, resulting in the deaths of millions. So,... Continue Reading Posted at 2:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Technorati Shows Xu Jing Lei as Top A-Lister Diane Ensey May 9, 2006 Steve has picked up on what I've been seeing as well - the growth of foreign blogs and their showing on Technorati. Given the rapid growth in blogging in other languages we're going to see a big shake-up in the... Continue Reading Posted at 2:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Stairway to Heaven; Korean Mandoline Orchestra; The Ronnettes Diane Ensey May 9, 2006 Thanks to Metafilter, my poor little ears have been exposed to 66 different versions of 'Stairway to Heaven'. The Dolly Parton version is actually pretty cool, but the Gilligan's Island version is downright wicked and, Oh! - the cheesy nightclub... Continue Reading Posted at 2:22 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Bush is a Loser; So is Katherine Harris, Karl Rove and Those Who Don't Know the Words to Our Anthem Diane Ensey May 9, 2006 Wow, Bush's approval ratings have dropped to 31%. The percentage of people who actually say he is doing a bad job is 65%. Other people who are seen as losers:Jeb Bush: Katherine Harris is a loser - you know it's... Continue Reading Posted at 8:11 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	David Blaine - A Pox on This Exhibitionist! Diane Ensey May 9, 2006 Should David Blaine really be called an illusionist? A stuntman, maybe. Exhibitionist, certainly. But if the only way he can become well known is to perpetuate these stupid stunts, let's please not lump him in with real illusionists and magicians.I... Continue Reading Posted at 8:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 8	Do Bush and Tom Cruise Make a Blog A-List? Diane Ensey May 8, 2006 I have around 250 blogs on my unofficial A-List that I get from Technorati, Blogebrity -The List, and a few other sources. What kind of blogs make up my A-List?Breaking them down by percentages:Blogs about blogging - 2%Political Blogs (Conservative)... Continue Reading Posted at 3:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	43 Folders Tip of the Week Diane Ensey May 8, 2006 The first part of the month, when most of my checks come in, is tough. I really, really want to spend money. Merlin at 43 Folders suggests listing what you want in a text file and letting it marinate with... Continue Reading Posted at 11:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Loretta Nall - Flashing For Freedom Diane Ensey May 8, 2006 MetaFilter links to Alabama libertarian candidate Loretta Nall will strip for contributions - wait, wait, it is just a flash animation in response to the media obsessing over her non-use of panties her showing "cleavage". Opinion writer Bob Ingrahm had... Continue Reading Posted at 11:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Al Gore vs. Hillary Clinton for 2008? Diane Ensey May 8, 2006 Is Al Gore ramping up for another presidential campaign?WSJ.com (subscription required): "I appreciate that buzz, but he's not running for president," insists Michael Feldman, a former vice presidential adviser..."I can't tell if Hugh Hewitt is praying for Gore to run,... Continue Reading Posted at 7:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
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