Monthly Archives: August 2009
TV Networks, Fox News Audiences Older, Angrier Than Ever, In Desperate Need of Hobbies
The people who watch network TV, all-news channels are older than ever, according to the latest numbers. This trend has continued for decades, even before the Internet explosion. It also explains a number of American social phenomena. First, the “angry” … Continue reading
Looking for a Better Browser: Explorer vs. Chrome vs. Safari
It’s amazing how most of us take our Internet browser for granted. What’s even more amazing is we don’t realize how many options we have. I was browsing through an airport somewhere last week looking for something to read. Being desperate … Continue reading
Michael Jackson Homicide Ruling Teeters Between Recklessness and Lack of Responsibility
When is overdosing your responsibility or your doctor’s? We’re about to find out after the LA County coroner’s finding that Michael Jackson’s death was a homicide. From the timeline of events, Jackson could not sleep despite repeatedly requesting increasingly powerful sedatives from … Continue reading
Breaking Irony: Visual Media Inescapable and Why More is Better
All you have to do to see how pervasive TV and other visual media are is go on a business trip. I just got back from two hit-and-run days in Charlotte NC and Charlottesville VA shooting four videos for my … Continue reading
New Solar Hot Water System Brings Schreiner Productions Closer to Net Zero Energy
They started tearing up our master bedroom, bathroom, closet: about one-quarter of the house today. We’re starting a major remodeling of our home which not only makes it more efficient through the use of more ventilation, passive solar and other … Continue reading
Liberal vs. Conservative Bloggers: Right Wing Discovers “This Internet Thing”
“The Internet is a great place for people to turn when they want to get involved. And people really want to get involved when they’re locked out of power.” – Erik Telford, executive director of RightOnline In a true LOL … Continue reading
P.J. O’Rourke’s Classic “All the Trouble in the World” Sadly Stupid Now
As a fan of satire, I actually like the writing style of P.J. O’Rourke even if I don’t agree with his politics. Never mind his sometimes-right-wing, sometimes libertarian, anti-left and anti-environment views. Because they’re almost always- and admittedly- written in a … Continue reading
Obama vs. Bush: 9/11, Iraq, Katrina, Economic Collapse, Corruption- Ah, the Good, Old Days
Personally, life for me is better than ever. I’m beginning to believe that it’s actually been just as great for several years but that what happened to our country from 2001-2009 was creating the illusion that my life was suffering. … Continue reading
Collapse of Indie Film Promotion Industry Creates Truly Independent Film Industry Again
This article in the New York Times about the death of the non-independent independent film industry is only about five years too late. But it is accurate. Independent films began when the major studios refused to listen to small producers so … Continue reading
Utah Four-Day Work Week Saves Energy, Money, Employees are Happier; Where are the Republicans to Bash It?
Utah’s not known for being a hotbed of conservation, workers’ rights or anything that looks like a Democrat, Easterner, federal agency, woman or non-white person thought of it. But one such idea looks not only like it’s working but that Utahns … Continue reading
