What's the Motive?

Lately, I've been installing Verizon DSL software for folks who don't want to pay a lot for their high speed internet: currently the price is only $14.95 per month for residential users. But someone called RidgeRunner, posting to Big Muddy IMC, has some advice about the Motive SmartBridge part of the Verizon installation. Well, I don't know who RidgeRunner is, but you got me, and I got you, Bloggee.

Warhol Who?

A few more folks are reading this blog, since the Southern Illinoisan's 'jumping on the bandwagon story' about local bloggers. I still haven't read the article, but will - for the chapter on "Meeting the Media."

Do I seem ungrateful for my "15 minutes of Fame" by criticizing the headline and graphics of the article? No, I'm happy to have a few new readers. But as a media pundit, I have a duty to critique the media, and having someone write a story about blogs who knew nothing about blogs, instead of someone (like Jim Muir) who actually has a blog, or a reporter who actually reads blogs, makes no sense.

Since I haven't read the article, I can not fault the author (unless she chose the headline, or designed the hideous graphics). More likely, these were choices of the editor of the Life section, Likewise, the fact that SI blogs by Paul Klee and Jim Muir weren't mentioned. No matter, most of the newsprint copies will be in the recycling bin by now anway. Fifteen minutes of fame, indeed! -- about the length of time it takes to read The Southern Illinoisan oldspaper -- on a Sunday . . . counting coupons! If it were available online -- wait, here it is -- with a broken link to this blog! Ha! and the Bloggers Dictionary, and an advertisement for Klee's Dawg Blog.

Oldspaper? Have I coined a new word, or has the term been used before?

How the Strip got Stripped

Yesterday an informative briefing was given to this blog by a Carbondale official who has worked for the City for more than 30 years -- about how the retail spaces on Illinois Ave. came to be decimated through redevelopment in the 70s and 80s. Did you know that the current Amtrak station on Illinois Ave. is on wheels? I will try to get the interview broken down into mp3 segments by topic by tomorrow.

And speaking of wheels, the Carbondale Greyhound ticket office is moving over to Jackson St. "on the square" before the end of the month.