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Why the Bangor Daily News “ad frame” is bad for you, and what to do about it
Links should be free- and users are worth more than a few cents each. Why “ad frames” are bad business for news. My local newspaper, the Bangor Daily News, has made some admirable improvements to its otherwise lackluster website over the past few months. To their credit, they’ve slowly integrated topic…
For sale: Pioneer car CD player
Here’s the Craigslist post for my Pioneer car CD player for sale. The best feature is the front-facing aux jack for connecting your iPod or iPhone- no messy tuners or after-market wire kits. For sale: Pioneer car CD player, originally uploaded by jgclarke. Deh-1900-mp
Fall dinner
Fall dinner, originally uploaded by jgclarke. Amazing carrot and apple (yep!) soup and turkey burger
Making homemade applesauce
Making homemade applesauce, originally uploaded by jgclarke.
The two weeks between summer and fall
The two weeks between summer and fall, originally uploaded by jgclarke.
Saying goodbye to an old friend
Saying goodbye to an old friend, originally uploaded by jgclarke.
Water tower walk
Water tower walk, originally uploaded by jgclarke.
New desk
New desk, originally uploaded by jgclarke.
Breakfast for lunch!
Breakfast for lunch!, originally uploaded by jgclarke. Courtesy of Central St. Cafe in downtown Bangor
Columbo
Columbo, originally uploaded by jgclarke.
Green to red
Green to red, originally uploaded by jgclarke.
Homemade ice cream
Homemade ice cream, originally uploaded by jgclarke.