Articles Archive for September 2006
Saturday Six »
This will be the last edition of the Saturday Six that I post from Richmond! Next week, I’ll be relocated in South Carolina, and I’ll do my best to have the Six posted on time on Saturday.
But first, Carly of “Ellipsis…Suddenly Carly” was first to play last week! Congratulations, Carly!
Here are this week’s “Saturday Six” questions. Either answer the questions in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your journal…but either way, leave a link to your journal so that everyone else can visit! To …
Personal »
Just as I was leaving work tonight, leaving for the last time, I got into the car and turned on the radio and what’s playing but Sarah McLahchlan’s “I Will Remember You.”
I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don’t let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
How did they know?
Personal »
What happened to this week?
No, seriously. Where did it go. Yesterday, it was Monday! Now it’s already Friday and I’ll be going in to work for the last time!
Last night, we had some severe storms move through and I temporarily lost power at the apartment. I can’t recall the last time I lost power…one of the advantages of renting an apartment within a couple of blocks of a major hospital! The dogs were definitely glad to see me when I got home last night, though …
Blogger, Blogging »
Minor. Nothing major.
I’ve made a couple of more adjustments to what began as Blogger’s “Harbour” template. While I like lighthouses, I wanted to make this blog look more TV-related since that’s what I do.
I’ve removed the subtle clouds from the top and the subtle rocky coastline from the bottom, making the entire background now a nice clean white. And I found the “blue fade” border on a free graphics site and have made it (and versions thereof) as the new official divider on the main column and …
Celebrities, Television »
I’ve always heard that life is difficult for child actors. I’ve also heard, and I’m sure you have, as well, that it can be very difficult to break out of the child actor mold: once people associate you as a child actor, they don’t really want to think of you as anything else.
Dustin Diamond, who played “Skreech” on the NBC Saturday morning show Saved By the Bell, seems to be doing everything within his power to make you forget that he played the somewhat-lovable nerd.
First, there was that …
Memorial, Writing & Publishing »
A while back, the Richmond Times-Dispatch ran an essay written by novelist Lee Smith following the Virginia Highlands Festival in August. I had saved the clipping for a blog post, and I just came across it as I’m going through things to throw away. I figured that if I write about it now, that’s one more piece of paper I can dispose of.
The essay described the late Lou Crabtree, a woman who loved to write and did so until her death in April at age 93.
Smith describes her …
Personal, Richmond »
No, I’m not saying goodbye to blogging. I’m talking about goodbyes in the workplace. I’ve reached that “final week” in which every day has its own set of “last times.”
Yesterday was my “last Monday” at WXXX. This will be my “last Tuesday.” This week, probably Friday, I’ll edit my “last topical promo,” and by Wednesday or so, I’ll have edited my “last image promo.” Friday evening, I’ll send an email message, “my last email message,” just to tell everyone how much I’ve enjoyed working with …
Television »
According to Nielsen Media Research, the same folk who compile those pesky ratings, the average home has more televisions in it than people.
Far be it from me to disappoint. I have one television in the living room and a smaller one in the bedroom. And it’s me and two dogs. The dogs don’t really watch television, although if I have Animal Planet on and there are dogs barking, they’ll definitely watch long enough to see what that’s about. It makes me wonder whether dogs really do …
TV Land, Television »
If you happened to switch over to TVLand during the dinner hour, you might have noticed that something was missing. Namely, programming.
The cable network, popular for its classic sitcoms and dramas, went dark between 6:00pm and 7:00pm tonight as part of “Family Day: A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Family.” For some time now, TVLand has been running public service announcements encouraging families to spend more time together, and suggesting that dinnertime is the perfect time.
It was a nice gesture of the network, but I’m not sure …
Sunday Seven »
As I continue to pack things up, I’ve been tossing some old magazines that I had saved for reasons that aren’t all that clear. But that led me to this week’s question.
But first, Antonette, of “Jottings From Jersey” was first to play last week! Congratulations, Antonette!
On to this week’s question!
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:
Name up to seven magazines that you either have subscribed to, currently subscribe to, or would subscribe to if money were no object.
Either answer the question in a comment or answer it in your journal …
Saturday Six »
This week seemed to go by quickly, despite the fact that it had a very slow start. I hope all of my friends on the east coast are drying out after Ernesto’s heavy rains. I’m just glad that it wasn’t worse than it ended up being!
But first, Frida of “I Really Hate Blog Names” was first to play last week! Congratulations, Frida!
Here are this week’s “Saturday Six” questions. Either answer the questions in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your journal…but …
Blogging, Discrimination, Racism »
Over at Bloggasm, Simon Owens reports on the diversity — or lack thereof, depending on the subject — in the blogosphere.
Overall, he found that bloggers responding to his survey are twice as likely to be male and more than seven times as likely to be white. (The surprise for me is that there are so many more male bloggers. I’ve encountered far more female than male bloggers, on AOL and on Blogger.)
Owens took some flak about one of the questions in his survey, apparently. He asked about …





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