Recently in Media Issues Category

I'm not going to Rising Tide III, because I just got home yesterday from San Diego, and I have to turn around and go to Santa Clara on Sunday. For me to run off to a "bloggers conference" would get me into more hot water with my family than I need to be in. That said, if you have time tonight and tomorrow, YOU should go to Rising Tide III.

Tonight, they're having a meet-and-greet at Buffa's Lounge, at 1001 Esplanade Ave. The main conference begins tomorrow, at the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. The sessions run until roughly 4pm, and lunch is provided.

Go out and meet some of the most active people in the NOLA community!

Listening to BBC Radio 5 Live's broadcast of the Romania-France match in the Euro Cup tournament. The match is being held in Zurich. During a break, the commentators were discussing some of the drama off the pitch that always occurs at an international tournament. Euro 08 is important to the players, but the big money is at the club competition level, of course. There's a bit of a flap currently over Real Madrid's pursuit of MUFC midfielder Christiano Ronaldo of Portugal.

In discussing the subject, one of the commentators recounted a conversation from the night before, petting the stage with, "So, we were in a bar, in Zurich..."

Can you imagine the fireworks if someone for CBS or FOX mentioned a barroom conversation during a NFL broadcast? We Americans are such Puritans.

The folks at Email Our Military are giving away a copy of Final Salute by Jim Sheeler:



Sheeler won a Pulitzer for this book, and a number of my colleagues at DailyKos have raved about it.

Go here to enter the contest at emailourmilitary.blogspot.com.