As previously mentioned, Problogger has organized a New York get-together on June 9. I am going and have RSVPed. You can do so here if you plan on coming too, or just keep an eye on who’s signing up. I’m looking forward to seeing some bloggers in person, and I hope I get a chance […]
What’s in a name? I look around the blogosphere and some names are catchier than others. A blog called Make Money Blogging might communicate its intentions but it doesn’t scream excitement to me. Names like Boing Boing sound silly but are memorable. Lazy Man and Money intrigues me; why is he lazy? Is he making […]
This morning I went out to get some milk. I live in New York, so this involved heading to the store, not milking cows. Anyway, I was returning upstairs when a man dashed through the elevator doors in the lobby just as they were closing. “Almost missed my reservation!” he joked. I laughed politely. We […]
A little bird told me that Microsoft might be haggling to buy Yahoo! (Yahoo! the brand name has an exclamation mark, it’s not just that I’m excited).
Micey’s apparently rounding up some spare change - $45 billion or so of it - for the acquisition. I don’t have Microsoft or Yahoo! shares, but I have Google […]
The other day I went to a web expo at the local Hilton. All the big guns were there - Microsoft, Yahoo, Google - and the newer start-ups, all with stalls and pamphlets and demos. I like expos to gather information and see what companies are doing, but they’re also schmooze-fests that are predominantly male. […]
Okay, I’m back.
So, tipping. I’ve just moved to a new land where tipping is the norm. About 15% of the bill, in fact. Well, I know the service industry is underpaid, but is that my fault? I’m too ashamed to pull out a calculator so have to roughly round it up and, frankly, parting with […]
