July 2009 – Page 2

Stream o' consciousness for July 23rd

Published on July 23, 2009

	RT @stevebuttry: "Newspapers haven’t actually charged for content since the 1830s," @NewsFuturist blogs. http://bit.ly/yFY9k [#]
	An app I’d pay for: Dedupe links in my RSS and Twitter feeds [#]
	Has anyone ever come out better by joining any organization with "consortium" in its name? [#]
	Posted TED’s coming to visit: Square Pegs
	Thinking about Harland Williams’ great bit re: 7 minute abs in Something About Mary. Make a fortune with a Twitkiller. The hook = 139 chars [#]
	RT @ryansholin: Followed up on the "community" conversation w/@mikeorren via videochat just now. [#]
	Hmm. If Google Voice added video, I could delete Skype (which I use roughly 5x/ year). [#]
	@shawnpwilliams No consortiums for me. Riffing on the Yahoo, which just stabbed the Newspaper Consortium in the front. [#]
	WTF? The fake @tomwaits is back? http://is.gd/1HXOA http://is.gd/1HXPJ [#]
	Someone shows up at your office unannounced trying to wrangle an interview for a non-sales position. Positive, negative or neutral? [#]
	Interesting data from a customer today: We converted 80% as much business as competitor with 8x more clickthrough. Still want more of both. [#]
	rt @pegasusnews Pegasus News week in view: Reality check edition – http://eepurl.com/cAFA [#]
	Love when tech limitations are cheated. #Omnifocus simulates push notification by creating a .ics file that synchs with iPhone calendar. [#]
	Listened to 47 songs. 10,000 Maniacs – Don’t Talk Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez – Oh, Set A Light Chip Taylor – (The Likes of) Louise Chris Bell – You And Your Sister Crystal Gayle/Tom Waits – Take Me Home Dashboard Confessional – Hands Down David Allan Coe – Jack Daniels, If You Please Dolly Parton – Joshua Donald Fagen – Morph The Cat Gogol Bordello – Forces Of Victory Gogol Bordello – God-like Gogol Bordello – Greencard Husband Gogol Bordello – Huliganjetta Gogol Bordello – Invisible Zedo Gogol Bordello – Mala Vida Gogol Bordello – Muskat (Slishal No Ne Zapisal) Gogol Bordello – Mussolini vs. Stalin Gogol Bordello – No Threat Gogol Bordello – Super Taranta! Gogol Bordello – SuperTheory of SuperEverything Gogol Bordello – Through the Roof ‘n’ Underground Gogol Bordello – Voi-la Intruder Gogol Bordello – When The Trickster Starts A-Poking (Bordello Kind Of Guy) Grateful Dead – Stella Blue Jimmy Buffett – Why Don’t We Get Drunk (and Screw) John Mellencamp – Small Town Los Straitjackets – State Fair Marty Robbins – Footprints In The Snow – 1982 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Where Do Broken Hearts Go Old 97’s – Melt Show Pixies – Debaser Richard Zimmerman – Augustan Club Waltz (1901) Richard Zimmerman – Combination March (1896) Richard Zimmerman – Maple Leaf Rag (1899) Richard Zimmerman – Pineapple Rag Richard Zimmerman – Swipesy – Cake Walk (1900) Richard Zimmerman – The Strenuous Life (1902) Sam Cooke – (Ain’t That) Good News Sea Hags – Miss Fortune The Darkness – Givin’ Up The Felice Brothers – Radio Song The Sadies – Ridge Runner Reel The Who – Rael 1 Tom Waits – A Sight for Sore Eyes Us3 – Shady People Us3 – You Know What We Got to Do Van Morrison – Half As Much
	@theiBlog Did I miss something? I have Omnifocus on iPhone and it doesn’t push notifications of due dates/times? Does it? [#]
	Clarification: competitor had 8x the raw clicks. Don’t know the %. We still converted 80% of the $$. [#]
	@mikebullock Different when you’re escorted. Yours was invited guest. Mine today was a stranger. [#]

Stream o' consciousness for July 22nd

Published on July 22, 2009

	Note to self: Next time have bright idea to volunteer to write homepage lead based on personal experience, don’t wait 2 wks. #writersblock [#]
	Dear Apple: Next update, how about making it so I don’t have to go four clicks deep to toggle Bluetooth? kthankxbai [#]
	John Stewart (70’s singer of "Gold," not DailyShow host) seriously underrated. Recommend album "Bombs Away Dream Babies." [#]
	So, can anyone cite 1 solid example of McKinsey turning around a media company? Just asking. (Spurred by @pkafka‘s http://bit.ly/u3j9u) [#]
	@sblaskovich whom? [#]
	Thinking about giving in and going full-on Lou Grant prickly curmudgeon route. Can you be a curmudgeon under 40? [#]
	And what, prithee, @ryansholin, is wrong with Steely Dan? Do you not enjoy the shaking of the sisters from Babylon? #nevermetnapoleon [#]
	RT @therefore: @mikeorren c’mon Mike there’s got to be something between Lou Grant & leather pants for you! [#]
	Staff meeting oer Twitter as @sblaskovich and I talk @pegasusnews contribs from 10 mtrs away. Some interest here: http://is.gd/1GGFU [#]
	RT @alyankovic "Thanks for yr email, but both James and I will never approve this parody to be released on any label."#jamesbluntisassclown [#]
	@sblaskovich Sorry, can you SMS that? [#]
	OK: I’m officially dropping my MIT (mogul in training) for ELC (entry level curmudgeon). Thanks for the many replies on the matter… [#]
	@johnrobinson I have no idea who Erin Andrews is, but "peephole stills" got my attention. Good SEO! [#]
	RT @Bootsy_Collins 2 answ question left on vm: Yes it’s humanly possible 4 white ppl to have the funk..it’s only a shell we’re all the same [#]
	Requesting an invite for Tweetboard Alpha (http://tweetboard.com) by @140ware, for my site: http://orrenmedia.com [#]
	Loving GoogVoice @spamboy. Have even figured way to make original cell# on iPhone send vm too GV. Also using as fluid app on desktop. [#]
	@got80s Yeah. I saw potential too but haven’t had chance to use. Also like "call me" widget: http://is.gd/1GIa8 [#]
	@spamboy http://is.gd/1GIbM [#]
	@JasonLBaptiste Meh. I preferred Syquest drives. (Major flashback to early magazine days of getting maybe 8 pages of layout on disc) [#]
	If #FriendFeed doesn’t aggregate FB comments and Twitter replies on a simulposted item, really, what’s the point? [#]
	@ryansholin You can’t *make" readers of a news site feel anything. You have to nurture the environment for it to happen organically. [#]
	@ryansholin How is long treatise that I may write. Names used have been pegasi, peggers, pegnewsers, "regulars." No one has stuck… [#]
	@ryansholin With or without name, community exists or does not. (How Yoda!)… [#]
	@ryansholin Bigger question if you want to make money: How do you nurture the community without alienating the casual. Big Problem. [#]
	@ryansholin Best / worst community name I’ve seen in that it illustrates the problem in its awkwardness: Frontburnervians http://is.gd/1GKz9 [#]
	RT @johnperrybarlow: John "Marmaduke" Dawson of the New Riders of the Purple Sage rode out forever in Mexico this morning at 64. [#]
	@wmhartnett Dropped SiteCatalyst for Google Analytics a couple months back. Haven’t missed it a bit. [#]
	Listened to 83 songs. Asylum Street Spankers – If I Had Possession Over Judge Billy May – So Nice (Summer Samba) Bob Wills’ Original Texas Playboys – San Antonio Rose Buck Owens & Buddy Alan – I’ll Love You Forever And Ever Carolina Tar Heels – Got the Farm Land Blues Centromatic (with Jason Isbell) – Calling thermatico Chicago – 25 or 6 to 4 Chicago – Feelin’ Stronger Every Day Chris Gaffney – Dallas Clay – Evolution Compulsive Gamblers – Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right Counting Crows – Le Ballet D’or Creedence Clearwater Revival – Travelin’ Band David Johansen And The Harry Smiths – Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me Duke Ellington – Cotton Tail Faces – Gettin’ Hungry Fats Waller – Serenade For A Wealthy Widow Gordon Lightfoot – Cotton Jenny Grateful Dead – Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo Heartless Bastards – Nothing Seems the Same Jason Ringenberg – Buckminster Fuller We Need You Now Jimmie Rodgers – Blue Yodel No 2 (Lovin’ Gal Lucille) John Stewart – Comin’ Out of Nowhere John Stewart – Gold John Stewart – Hand Your Heart to the Wind John Stewart – Heart of the Dream John Stewart – Lost Her In The Sun John Stewart – Mindight Wind John Stewart – Somewhere Down the Line John Stewart – The Spinnin’ of the World Judas Priest – You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ Kim Weston – Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) Leonard Cohen – Diamonds in the Mine Little Richard Elizondo Combo – JUIMONOS (LETS WENT) Lonnie Johnson – The Best Jockey In Town Lou Reed – Billy Louis Jordan – Mop Mop NeffTunes – Baby Out Of Jail by The Knitters Neil Young – Let’s Impeach the President Neko Case – Ghost Wiring Norah Jones – Cold Cold Heart Robert Earl Keen – A Joke (talking that is funny) Rod Stewart – Tom Traubert’s Blues (Waltzing Matilda) Salim Nourallah – 1978 Scorpions – Rock You Like a Hurricane Son House – Cottonfield Blues (Part I) Son House – Death Letter Son House – Downhearted Blues Son House – Dry Spell Blues (Part I) Son House – Future Blues Son House – Levee Camp Blues Son House – Louise Mcghee Son House – Motherless Children Son House – Nehi Blues Son House – Shetland Pony Blues Son House – Special Rider Blues Son House – The Pony Blues Son House – Traveling Mama Blues Steve Wright – Wild, Wild Woman Steve Young – Lonesome, On’ry & Mean Steve Young – Long Way to Hollywood The Beatles – 09 [1] – 09 – Martha My Dear The Jazz Butcher – The New World The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Emmylou Harris – Mary Danced With Soldiers The Supremes – Stop! In the Name of Love Todd Snider and the Nervous Wrecks – 18_Todd_Snider_and_the_Nervous_Wreck Tom T. Hall – A Million Miles to the City Tom T. Hall – Cloudy Day Tom T. Hall – Don’t Forget The Cofee Billy Tom T. Hall – I Miss a Lot of Trains Tom T. Hall – I Want to See the Parade Tom T. Hall – Pay No Attention to Alice Tom T. Hall – Ravishing Ruby Tom T. Hall – Shoeshine Man Tom T. Hall – Spokane Motel Blues Tom T. Hall – The Hitch-Hiker Tom T. Hall – The Little Lady Preacher Tom T. Hall – The Year That Clayton Delaney Died Townes Van Zandt – Tecumseh Valley Uncle Tupelo – Shaky Ground Van Halen – Right Now Warren Zevon – Jeannie Needs a Shooter Waylon Jennings – Storms Never Last
	Posted Unofficial Dallas County jury duty guide, or how three days in the Allen Courts Building restored my faith in the system
	Nobody ever accused me of being fussy re: aesthetics, but if your site has photos out of proportion, I dismiss it as a hack job. [#]
	Shared bo(ugh)t content
	If I was concert promoter, I’d put on tour w/ Dan Baird, Scott Miller, Kevn Kinney, Todd Snider; make dozens of dollars, see every gig. #fb [#]
	So far I am followed by – and following – four city council candidates. None of them incumbents. (rt @johnrobinson editor of my htown paper) [#]
	Posted French Room cook Van Hurd survives contentious Hell’s Kitchen premiere
	Listened to 2 songs. David Allan Coe – Jack Daniels, If You Please Grateful Dead – Stella Blue
	Shared YouTube – Nirvana vs Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit up

Stream o' consciousness for July 21st

Published on July 21, 2009

	Published Stream o’ consciousness for July 20th
	Idea for real estate sites: Sort neighborhood by type/quality of nearby tweets. ie: my office is near articulate techies. Home is … not. [#]
	@kellyjkit Looks like someone changed the URL for SEO purposes. Rookie mistake: http://bit.ly/fM1mQ [#]
	@kellyjkit And the old url should work now too. Thanks for the catch! [#]
	Posted Moonies: Square Pegs
	Shared Best correction ever?
	@dgouldin Where do you see Fisher blurb? I can’t find? [#]
	@dgouldin Can you send link or screenshot? I still can’t find. [#]
	Listened to 35 songs. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy – The Boogie Bumper Bing Crosby – Jeepers Creepers (with The Charioteers with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra) Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – So Everyone Cannonball Adderley – One for Daddy-O Dick Dale – Taco Wagon Elvis Presley – Surrender Eric Dolphy – Iron Man Hank Mobley – This I Dig Of You Jack Ingram – Goodnight Moon Joe Henderson – Isotope Joe Tex – Meet Me in Church Larry Sparks – Waltz Of The Wind Lonnie Donegan – Ice Cream Marty Robbins – A White Sport And A Pink Carnation Mira Billotte – As I Went Out One Morning NeffTunes – Trailer Mama by BottleRockets Neko Case – That Teenage Feeling Ornette Coleman – Congeniality Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al (Ft. Chevy Chase) PinMonkey – Nothing But Livin’ Scissor Sisters – It Can’t Come Quickly Enough Social Distortion – The Creeps/Hour Of Darkness Sonny Rollins – Sonnymoon for Two The Byrds – Amazing Grace The Byrds – Jesus Is Just Alright The Byrds – Lazy Days The Byrds – Life in Prison The Byrds – The Christian Life The Byrds – Willin’ The Fall-Outs – Ambition The Hold Steady – Citrus The Jayhawks – Save It For A Rainy Day The Waco Brothers – Fantasy Tom Waits – Nirvana Wayne Shorter – Wild Flower
	Shared Village Voice Media Defies Newspaper Trend
	@ajkeen It’s because most of us mis-learned the meaning of the word "ironic." Probably Alanis Morrisette’s fault. [#]
	Shared A Shout Out to Pegasus
	A kind shoutout from StarText pioneer Gerry Barker: http://bit.ly/EHHnH [#]
	@gotoplanb I had @gapingvoid dino print on my wall during the whole fundraising for @pegasusnews [#]
	@dgouldin aha. Can’t see that when logged in as company. Unfortunately, that’s from a third party out of date source & I can’t change. [#]
	@vedo Where were you on jury duty? Any tips? I’m doing a quick story based on my experience; going to link to your post too. [#]
	Listened to 17 songs. Buck Owens & Buddy Alan – I’ll Love You Forever And Ever Counting Crows – Le Ballet D’or Faces – Gettin’ Hungry Grateful Dead – Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo Heartless Bastards – Nothing Seems the Same Kim Weston – Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) NeffTunes – Baby Out Of Jail by The Knitters Robert Earl Keen – A Joke (talking that is funny) Son House – Special Rider Blues The Jazz Butcher – The New World Tom T. Hall – Cloudy Day Tom T. Hall – Don’t Forget The Cofee Billy Tom T. Hall – I Miss a Lot of Trains Tom T. Hall – Ravishing Ruby Tom T. Hall – Shoeshine Man Tom T. Hall – The Year That Clayton Delaney Died Warren Zevon – Jeannie Needs a Shooter

Stream o' consciousness for July 20th

Published on July 20, 2009

	Published Stream o’ consciousness for July 19th
	Shared RIAA Says DRM Is Dead [Drm]
	Impressive! RT @pegnewsmusic How to create the cheapest weekend ever in Dallas-Fort Worth http://bit.ly/1SYqv (via @kellyjkit) [#]
	Just what the world needs: More glib, overeducated people with more opinions than testicular mass #LuckyUs (via @gapingvoid) [#]
	First mandatory scooter day in 2 years (car in shop). Reminds me of the payroll-free days @pegasusnews. They sucked in a truly awesome way. [#]
	rt @johnrobinson @DigiDave connects bloggers/musicians, can I be Elvis… http://bit.ly/psp8l (Me=Ben Folds- not afraid 2 cuss on ballads) [#]
	@johnrobinson @DigiDave But, PN’s metamorphasis has me in mind of Uncle Tupelo. Worse things than being Son Volt, but hope to be Wilco. [#]
	Listened to 5 songs. Cannonball Adderley – One for Daddy-O Hank Mobley – This I Dig Of You Joe Henderson – Isotope Sonny Rollins – Sonnymoon for Two Wayne Shorter – Wild Flower

Stream o' consciousness for July 19th

Published on July 19, 2009

	Published Stream o’ consciousness for July 18th
	Shared Pirate Bay owners announced give-and-take model, proclaim "filesharers are our best friends"
	Will defintely try out @optimalworkshop. Model o’ responsiveness! [#]
	As expected, great Cronkite tribute on CBS Sunday Morning. [#]

Stream o' consciousness for July 18th

Published on July 18, 2009

	Texas Monthly’s Evan Smith leaves to join Texas Tribune (nonprofit led by an AV partner): http://bit.ly/38mdUA [#]
	Game-changing: Rock Band Network allows ANY band to make their music available for in-game play. http://bit.ly/L7tty [#]
	Posted Game-changing development for indie bands: Square Pegs
	Published Stream o’ consciousness for July 17th
	Published Top 10 shocking moments on Mad Men
	But @fredwilson, nothing is better than getting an automated spam call and having it transcribed by an automaton. #superfluoushumanity [#]
	RT @cmsour: Starbucks debranding and "localwashing" (http://is.gd/1CrvJ) Me? i dont think it’ll make a bit of difference. (Me either) [#]
	Looking to hire a database / customer svc mngr; Django and CSS programmers. DM me for details; fwd to friends. [#]
	RT @mikebullock: Hey DFW get out and enjoy the cool weather with some garage sales! http://tinyurl.com/9fofxy #dfw [#]
	@old97s Any update on the covers EP? [#]
	Ready to shake the dust of this week and regroup. Beyond ready, actually. [#]
	@conej I’m sure @optimalworkshop is great, but funny to get a 503 error when signing up for a usability testing site… [#]
	RT @bobbymacReuters: I begin to suspect that, if I were a Prince song, my name would be "Cranky MF" [#]
	Published Interesting?
	Listened to 89 songs. AC/DC – Are You Ready Allison Moorer – Storms Never Last Amy Winehouse – Addicted Amy Winehouse – Just Friends Amy Winehouse – Moody’s Mood for Love (Teo Licks) Amy Winehouse – Take the Box Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good Basia Bulat – Before I Knew Common feat. Erykah Badu – The Light Dan Auerbach – Goin’ Home dick hyman & mary mayo – Isn’t it Odd Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France, avec Stéphane Grappelly – Hungaria Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France, avec Stéphane Grappelly – Tea For Two Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France, avec Stéphane Grappelly – Twelfth Year Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood – Georgia On My Mind Faron Young – Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young Gogol Bordello – Bassar (Balkan Express Train Robbery) Hot Damn! – Poison in my Wine Ivery, Marchel Quintet – [Untitled Track] James Taylor – Suzanne Jesse Winchester – JesseWinchester_OhWhatathrill John Fogerty – Rockin’ All Over the World Jonny and The Shamen – A Shot In The Dark Joss Stone – For The Love Of You Pts. 1 & 2 Joss Stone – I’ve Fallen in Love With You Kasey Chambers – Nothing At All Kid Rock – New Orleans Kids In America – Kim Wilde Leonard Cohen – Jazz Police Lightning Head Vs Kocani Orkestar – L’Orient Est Roots (Lightning Head Remix) Lindsey Buckingham – 07-Trouble Link Wray – Hard Headed Woman [Live] Link Wray – Walkin’ Down the Street Called Love #2 Mahalia Jackson – My God Is Real Marauders – The Birds a.k.a. Bird’s Stuff Maria McKee – If Love Is a Red Dress (Hang Me in Rags) Marty Robbins – Another Lost Week-End Marty Robbins – Drowsy Waters (Wailana) Marty Robbins – Echo Island Marty Robbins – Knee Deep In Blues Marty Robbins – Martha, Oh Martha Marty Robbins – Most Of The Time – 1983 Marty Robbins – One Window, Four Walls Marty Robbins – Prairie Fire Marty Robbins – The Red Hills Of Utah – 1963 Marty Robbins – Til Hell Freezes Over Mason Jennings – The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Mason Jennings – The Times They Are A Changin’ Old Time Relijun – Indestructible Life! Olospo – Dirty Rita Plas Johnson – Tanya Prairie Home Companion, A – Summit Avenue Rag – The Guys All-Star Shoe Band Radiohead – All I Need Rain Parade – You Are My Friend Rhett Miller – Bonfire Rhett Miller – Government Man (Demo, Bonus Track) Rhett Miller – Haphazardly Rhett Miller – Refusing Temptation Roger Miller – You Don’t Want My Love Salim Nourallah – Nicht Benannt Scott H. Biram – You Gotta Move Shuggie Otis – Sweet Thang Skeeter Davis & Bobby Bare – Your Hu Sly & The Family Stone – I Want to Take You Higher Spin Doctors – If Wishes Were Horses Steve Earle and Rosanne Cash – House on the Lake Stevie Nicks & Buckingham – Lola (rar Superwolf – Rudy Foolish Taraf de Haïdouks – A La Turk (feat. Kocani Orkestar) The Beatles – 07 [2] – 07 – Long, Long, Long The Cowslingers – Stoned, Drunk, And Trippin’ The Detroit Cobras – Mean Man The Detroit Cobras – Slippin’ Around The Detroit Cobras – The Real Thing The Felice Brothers – Don’t Wake The Scarecrow The Four Jacks – Sure Cure For The Blues The Freddie Jones Jazz Group – Tashia The Smithereens – Everything I Have Is Blue The Smithereens – Long Way Back Again The V-Roys – Cry Todd Snider – Easy Money Todd Snider – Never Let Me Down Todd Snider – Tillamook County Jail Todd Snider – Trouble Us3 – Sheep Visionaries (LMNO, Writer’s Bl – If You Can’t Say Love Wilco – Too Far Apart Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel – Sweet Jennie Lee Wilson Pickett – Wilson Pickett – A Man And A Half (D 8
	For those looking to apply to the job I posted on Twitter (which was generously retweeted by many friends): http://bit.ly/1785gS [#]
	… that link is for the dbase job. If a developer, email me at mikeorren (at) pegasusnews (dot) com. [#]
	#Twitter still needs to work on direct contact mechanisms. Inefficient when you want friends of friends to be able to contact privately. [#]
	@McCuistionTV Nice. Just set to record. [#]
	RT @McCuistionTV: The Internet Privacy Condition: How You Can Find out Almost Anything about Almost Anybody – KERA Channel 13 @12pm, Sunday. [#]
	@njslaughter If that ain’t country … [#]
	Shared Sorry Google, ‘There’s A URL For That’ Doesn’t Have The Same Ring
	Shared When news people lose sense
	Shared Sorry Google, ‘There’s A URL For That’ Doesn’t Have The Same Ring

Interesting?

Published on July 17, 2009

And I thought these guys had editorial standards

I have a hard-won theory on honors and awards: You win the ones you don’t deserve and don’t get the ones you think you should.
As if to prove the front half of that, the good folks at NBC DFW recently named me one of “The 25 Most Interesting People in Dallas / Fort Worth.” Keep Reading

Top 10 shocking moments on Mad Men

Published on July 17, 2009

Our favorite show returns next month. Here’s a nice refresher video series:

16 Emmy noms too.

Stream o' consciousness for July 17th

Published on July 17, 2009

	Posted Dallas Police Dept teaches how (not) to rob a 7-Eleven: Square Pegs
	Published Stream o’ consciousness for July 15th
	Posted A new warning for those who would post shill reviews: Square Pegs
	@dannysullivan there is a third party #googlevoice app for iPhone. [#]
	#Zappos never ceases to amaze. I ordered shoes at 8PM last night. Selected free standard shipping. They just arrived at 2 PM Central. [#]
	rt @pegasusnews Pegasus News week in view: Weird weaponry edition – http://eepurl.com/cqkK [#]
	Finally found the trick to Twitter zen. Need to follow just enough peeps that it is impossible to read every msg. [#]
	Shared Video: iPhone 3GS can tether… to an RC plane
	Shared Reinventing BusinessWeek
	"Mad Men" gets it right: http://is.gd/1B9O2 (Can’t wait for new season…) [#]
	Posted The StarText story: Square Pegs
	rt @pegasusnews The StarText story: Square Pegs http://bit.ly/cQVKB [#]
	Posted Tony Romo, endorser for hire: Square Pegs
	Published Song of the moment: “Sometimes I Wish I Didn’t Care”
	Does poker foulup give Antiguan company legal cover for rights-free direct downloads of songs and movies?: http://is.gd/1BgWP [#]
	@cmsour Once you’ve French pressed, you’ll never go back. [#]
	RT @Lileks: Want to inspire fear in meeting? Throw pop can in trash bin, not recycling bin. "If he’ll do that, he’s capable of anything!" [#]
	Published Testing new plug-in Apture
	Listened to 51 songs. ## Motown ## – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – More Love Burl Ives – Wee Cooper O’Fife Dwight Yoakam – Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got A Heartache) Edna – New Birth – Dream Merchant Gipsy Kings – Djobi, djoba Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child o’ Mine Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – Theme from "Hatari" Ice Cube – Down for Whatever Jackson Browne & Bonnie Raitt – Poor Poor Pitiful Me Jerry Garcia & David Grisman – Angels Laid him away Jerry Garcia & David Grisman – Dawg Waltz Jerry Garcia & David Grisman – Eat My Dust Jerry Garcia & David Grisman – Friend Of The Devil Jerry Garcia & David Grisman – So What Jerry Garcia & David Grisman – Spring In California Jerry Garcia & David Grisman – Thrill Is Gone Jerry Garcia & David Grisman – Two Soldiers Lester Young – Jumpin’ at Mesners Lloyd Price – Stagger Lee Magnolia Electric Co. – Josephine NeffList – Eat To Live by Talib Kweli Patsy Cline – Half As Much Queen – The Miracle Ray Charles – I’ll Do Anything But Work Return to Forever – Song to the Pharoah Kings Rhett Miller – Another Girlfriend Rhett Miller – Bonfire (Demo, Bonus Track) Rhett Miller – Caroline Caroline (Jon Brion Guitar Freakout Bonus Track) Rhett Miller – Come Around Rhett Miller – Happy Birthday Don’t Die Rhett Miller – Hover Rhett Miller – I Know It’s Wrong (Demo, Bonus Track) Rhett Miller – I Need To Know Where I Stand Rhett Miller – Lashes Rhett Miller – Like Love Rhett Miller – Point Shirley Rhett Miller – Sometimes Rhett Miller – The El Rhett Miller – This Is What I Do Rhett Miller – Your Nervous Heart Sly & The Family Stone – Family Affair (remix) Southern Culture on the Skids – Mojo Box Suzi Stern – Soul Eyes The King Khan & BBQ Show – God of Raisins The Corrs – 03 – When The Stars Go Blue (Featuring Bono) The Dramatics – Hey You! Get Off My Mountain The White Stripes – Sugar Never Tasted So Good Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel – Fan It Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel – I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None… Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel – Won’t You Ride In My Little Red Wagon Willie Nelson – Matador > She Is Gone
	@huntleypaton but they are right. So much suck is maintained on web in order to keep sites ie6 compliant. #innovationshackle [#]
	GOING to hell @magnus72 ? Been outside today? [#]
	Helicopters over the house again. [#]
	@sebprovencher I have one of those. It’s called an iPhone. [#]
	I find that almost every person I wind up unfollowing claims to be a "social media expert." Or guru. Or Svengali. Or Jedi. Etc. [#]
	@johnrobinson I make no claims or warrantees. [#]
	One for my social media expert friends. If you veer into this territory, you’ve gotten lost. http://is.gd/1Cfc1 [#]
	Somebody said something about something. Quick, change course to comport! Ooh.. String!!! [#]
	Listened to 15 songs. dick hyman & mary mayo – Isn’t it Odd Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France, avec Stéphane Grappelly – Hungaria Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France, avec Stéphane Grappelly – Tea For Two Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France, avec Stéphane Grappelly – Twelfth Year Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood – Georgia On My Mind Kids In America – Kim Wilde Marauders – The Birds a.k.a. Bird’s Stuff Maria McKee – If Love Is a Red Dress (Hang Me in Rags) Plas Johnson – Tanya Rain Parade – You Are My Friend Shuggie Otis – Sweet Thang Skeeter Davis & Bobby Bare – Your Hu Spin Doctors – If Wishes Were Horses The Freddie Jones Jazz Group – Tashia Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel – Sweet Jennie Lee

Testing new plug-in Apture

Published on July 16, 2009

I’m trying out a new WordPress plug-in that enhances link content. Apture, which I discovered via someone I read on Twitter, is supposed to quickly bring in outside data and media. I, Mike Orren, will be trying it out in my next few posts.
(In other words, this post is just a goofy test and should be ignored.)

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July 2009 - page 2

Stream o' consciousness for July 23rd

Stream o' consciousness for July 22nd

Stream o' consciousness for July 21st

Stream o' consciousness for July 20th

Stream o' consciousness for July 19th

Stream o' consciousness for July 18th

Interesting?

Top 10 shocking moments on Mad Men

Stream o' consciousness for July 17th

Testing new plug-in Apture

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