Monthly Archives: October 2010

Obama to do Daily Show before election

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 19, 2010

Correction: A couple of days ago I said… So what did I learn last night that the fans who were saving their energy for today’s football game might have missed? Here’s a list: Condaleezza Rice was on the Jon Stewart show this week flogging her autobiography and her own peculiar brand of Presbyterianism. In an [...]

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Red Letter Daze

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 18, 2010

October 18, 1967… the day I caught my first whiff of tear gas. Hard to believe that my alma mater has become such a hot bed of apathy these days. I’m given to understand that a few years ago students organized to protest Halliburton recruitment on campus. The AP article just underscores my point. College [...]

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Media, Medea and Manski

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 16, 2010

Progressive activist Medea Benjamin isn’t often in Madison, so when she comes, one goes. Last night she came for Ben Manski, a real progressive, a Green running for Assembly in Wisconsin’s “safe” 77th district. His opponent, Brett Hulsey, a Democrat and former lobbyist for energy corporations against environmentally sound legislation, has one thing going for [...]

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Kansas City BBQ

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 12, 2010

We’re enjoying a few days in Kansas City with Ben and Katie. Besides family, the trip is pretty much about food. Highpoints of the feast thus far include: BBQ in Blue Springs: Jake and Susan gathered up the best ‘Que from all over town… remarkable for perfect greasy goodness were the Gates ribs. Burgers at [...]

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Boots on sale

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 8, 2010

Got this email… Hi Frank, For the next 7 days you can purchase a pair of toasty Whooga ugg boots at 50-60% off. This is a further and exclusive discount over our already heavily discounted prices and can only be accessed by clicking the link below. http://www.whooga.com/pc473OCT2010etk117357XOSBP9GN5 This sale ends in 7 days or sooner [...]

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The Technology Space at AARP

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 7, 2010

Uhhh… Okay. Let’s just say that the technology space at AARP’s Orlando@50+ sucked. Big time. It was so cold in that corner of the show room floor that people were catching cold, their noses were running, the runny noses were causing mustaches to freeze up. It was not pleasant. Enter the guy from Google. This [...]

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AARP Drum Circle

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 7, 2010

Caught this using my little Nikon Coolpix, a handheld still camera with some video capability. The escalator ride seemed like a good idea at the time, but obviously I should have ridden it down first and then done the long dolly out at the end. Oh well. Busby Berkeley, I ain’t, but I’m pretty good [...]

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Procrustean news patterns

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 5, 2010

The “daily news cycle” killed twentieth century journalism. It drained meaning, the life blood of news dissemination, from the stories we needed to hear. The artificial constraint of deadline driven journalism forced journalists and news-makers to collude in an elaborate ritual more suited to ancient Greek dramatic arts than to newscasts or newspapers. Nine years [...]

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