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To the GV Summit!

It’s finally here – tomorrow afternoon I head to BOS to fly to BUD via MAD (JFK on the way back). The Global Voices Summit begins on Friday, with all sessions being reviewed and live-blogged here. I’m really looking forward to it; I’ve been at Berkman for the past two days getting acclimated a bit, […]

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George Carlin dies at 71

A few months ago, I had the utmost privilege of getting to see George Carlin perform live.  In fact, I was working at the time, at Boston’s Wang Center, as an usher – so technically, someone paid me to see George Carlin.  And just as I’d expected, he was hilarious. Now, most of my co-workers […]

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Gas Prices Crises Don’t Bother Me

I have a car, sort of. I have a car that belongs to my father, but could belong to me the day I decide I want it to. I “borrow” the car when necessary, which is rarely, and I use it for the occasional drive to visit friends, or if I don’t want to take […]