All posts for the month August, 2010

How much for that free speech?

Just as I’m trying to figure out how to set up an online tip jar so that Don and I can spend more time on the blog and less time on work that pays money, I read that the Philadelphia city government requires blogs to be licensed. The City of Philadelphia expects bloggers to pay […]

In the dark

“Technologically impaired” ought to be an official category of disability. With all the world wired for instant access, those of us who are completely flummoxed when we click an icon or a hyperlink and nothing happens are at a true disadvantage. Last night I wanted to listen to what other people thought about the county’s […]

Rational decisions, or not

After almost a year of tracking the Chapel Hill Town Council and how it works, I’ve concluded that the folks on the board are not especially smart. Many times during the year the board members had to decide on an issue, and rather than base that decision on the facts, members chose to vote by […]