Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
NBC’s “Chuck” is on the cusp: It may or may not be renewed for a third season. This is a travesty. “Chuck” is one of my favorite shows. Chuck, the star of the show, is a computer nerd who works at Buy More (think Best Buy) and heads up the Nerd Herd (think Geek Squad).… Continue reading Save Chuck!
In January I bought some snowflake ornaments from Crate & Barrel. They were cute; they fit fit the color scheme of my tree; they were on sale. (I love Crate & Barrel, I just haven’t had the money to spend there for awhile.) I didn’t know that Crate & Barrel was a partner with DonorsChoose.org.… Continue reading Helping classrooms
Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk) threw down the gauntlet and challenged CNN (@cnnbrk) to see who could get 1 million Twitter followers first. ChartBeat has a live chart of the @aplusk vs. @cnnbrk shenanigans. If Kutcher wins, I will lose faith in humanity. Again. (To make matters worse, Oprah is joining Twitter and will talk all about… Continue reading Celebrity vs. news: Who will win?
I mentioned earlier that I’m in D.C. for a few days this week. I get to visit my brother, and then I’m teaching a quick course for the Knight Center at the University of Maryland on Tuesday. So how did Adam and I spend Sunday night? Laptop party, of course, and catching up. Oh, and… Continue reading I’m a superhero — aren’t you?