My Notebook features over 500 posts across over twenty years, covering everything from movies to ethics to personal stories to random links. Browse recent Notebook entries below, or use the category buttons or search to go deeper. The “Clip File” category contains my favorite writing.
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Strengthen The Good Volume 1
[Cross posted from Moorelies.com] Strengthen the Good is a new network for distributed charity promotion, or as they describe themselves: “The power of weblogs for open-source charity.” Because Moorelies.com is a part of the STG network, I’m going to be posting each STG call to action that comes down the wire. Please consider taking a…
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This website has a new design.
This website has a new design.
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the *real* blue state/red state quiz
The truth…hurts.
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Improving fast food customer service
A fascinating anecdote illustrating the power and resourcefulness of small business owners.
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Is NPR the bastion of the marginal fringe?
This is so overwhelmingly stupid, so intellectually lazy, yet so brazenly self-confident, you really have to wonder how far off the deep end NPR has gone in recent years.
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woot
Woot.com is a new discount electronics store which sells one item per day.
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Blogger getting better all the time
Blogger is now offering Gmail accounts to “active users” — (apparently I am one). And, they’re rocking an all-new rich text editor, with standards compliant HTML underneath. Wow!
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My Life cooling off a bit
“My Life” has slipped from the top spot on Amazon.com for the first time in weeks. And Drudge is reporting that the book – which will presumably claim the top spot at the NY Times Bestseller list again the week – moved around 85,000 this week, down from over 100,000 last.
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Life is often a terribly, terribly unfair place to…
Life is often a terribly, terribly unfair place to be. Ralph Wiley, ESPN.com Page2 columnist and legendary sportswriter, has passed away.
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It’s a book!
After months of waiting, I’m finally able to announce that I’ve co-written a book: Michael Moore Is A Big Fat Stupid White Man Pre-order it, read all about it, and keep up to date with the Book Blog, all over at moorelies.com/book. Thanks to all whose support made the book possible- Judith Regan, Bridie, Jim,…