Armchair Sociology
Okay, maybe it wasn’t actually him. Maybe it was whoever operates his Twitter account. But his name is on it, so the blame starts there. First, the backstory. Last week, I noticed a Twitter trending topic that said “Justin Deserves Our Love.” Never one to pass up a chance to make a sociological comment about [...]
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First, let me admit that I haven’t always been the biggest fan of Baltimore since I moved here in 2009. I also haven’t always been thrilled by the live events I’ve attended here, and maybe that’s led me to be a bit of a curmudgeonly misanthrope. (Or, maybe I was just born that way.) But [...]
I currently freelance, which means I’m my own boss. I finish as much work in a day as I tell myself to get done, and I earn as much money as I choose to earn. I also have a long-term goal of becoming a professional writer and media producer with my own profitable production company, [...]
No, I’m not talking about getting more “likes” or raising your Klout score, because that doesn’t matter. What matters is what people use. For example: When I’m looking for a new place for dinner, I read restaurant reviews. When I’m booking a trip, I read hotel reviews. When I need a new book about a [...]
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This year, I’m trying an experiment: Every weekday, I tweet a new arbitrary question at 10:04 AM EST. The answers I receive may (or may not) be used in — or as inspiration for — a future blog post. My goal is to get people thinking, sharing, and maybe even sparking some interesting conversations or [...]
