Category Archives: Bloggery

Like public radio, sort of

Posted on September 29, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell Hey. folks! In case, you’ve been wondering what it’s for, that “donation” button above my by-line actually works. Yep, there are people out there in the blogosphere who have actually used that button to contribute money … Continue reading →

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Figuring it all out

Posted on August 11, 2008 by admin

Control. That’s what I wanted. Before we left for vacation on August 1, I wrote enough columns to post a new one each day that I was gone. Well, almost. True, I recycled one. Hey, Bob Talbert did that. Remember … Continue reading →

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Joel on the road — but the roadmap has changed

Posted on August 7, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell I’m on vacation, folks. Pecking away at my laptop in a Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario motel. It’s August 2, and I have fresh columns through August 6. Oh-oh. I promised I’d post something new every day. Many … Continue reading →

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Kwamegate + Sludgegate = elitism, entitlement

Posted on July 31, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell A few minutes after six this morning, having brought the day’s issues of The Detroit Free Press and The New York Times in and while I measured coffee into the java machine, it occurred to me that … Continue reading →

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joelontheroad, 24/7

Posted on July 26, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell [donation] With rumors that the Detroit Free Press is mulling a twice-weekly publication schedule in tabloid form, I want to assure readers of joelontheroad.com that no publication cutbacks are being planned here. Au contraire, I’m mulling (isn’t … Continue reading →

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Pantaloney

Posted on February 12, 2008 by admin

Bloggers get a bad rap. They get that bad rap from journalists who, it seems, claim some kind of official credential because they call themselves, well, journalists. Most of the journalists I know cash a paycheck cut by some official, … Continue reading →

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Left to the imagination

Posted on January 27, 2008 by admin

Mr. Kerviel’s former judo teacher, Philippe Orhant, said he taught him judo for more than six years and that Mr. Kerviel later taught marital arts to children. — ‘Rogue Trader’ Portrayed By Some as Unremarkable, New York Times, Jan. 26, … Continue reading →

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Radiating against the odds

Posted on January 6, 2008 by admin

My wife’s eyes narrow or close entirely when I talk about what I call my ham radio hobby, though she thinks it’s an obsession. Her reaction tells me that excessive conversation about radio bores most people. But I can’t help … Continue reading →

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The Future of Newspapers, Part 1.1

Posted on December 30, 2007 by admin

By Joel Thurtell When I started this blog, I fully intended to turn it into a carbon copy of the Detroit Free Press community newspaper whose pages ran my stories for the past several years. That was before I understood … Continue reading →

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Jump-starting us retirees, or, That Joe Hadyn sure was one hyped-up guy!

Posted on December 27, 2007 by admin

So it’s a bit after six in the morning, I’m brewing coffee, reading the NY Times and writing up my day’s “to-do” list. When I get to a dozen entries, my head starts to spin. Which one do I start … Continue reading →

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