In several different job settings, one interview question has been the same, “where do you get your news?” It was asked of me, and I ask it of every candidate who comes my way. In this era where the headlines hold such great weight, and in a time when the medium you choose says so much about your place in the modern world, the answer to this question speaks volumes. Each interviewee could come up with something, even if it wasn’t a roster impressive enough to qualify him or her for the next round. Based on my own criteria, I’m not sure I could hire Sarah Palin:

Posted on October 02, 2008 by Katie 0

Seriously? I mean, look at #2. Not a day over 30, and I've turned into some sort of hyper liberal-conservative extra-planetary hybrid! Anyway, don't forget to vote, and thank goodness I already did and this lethal combination is not humanly possible.

Posted on February 05, 2008 by Katie 1

Tell them public matters.

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Katie 0

Losing network neutrality would be a pain for all of us, especially because Mind the Gap does not believe in payola.

Posted on June 07, 2006 by Katie 0

This just in: you can take the pocketbook sting out of a fill-up by helping to heat your needy neighbors' homes.
UPDATE:If you'd rather not sign your life over to True Majority, here is Citgo's own station locator.

Posted on December 20, 2005 by Katie 0

A list of tsunami relief organizations from the Command Post.

UPDATE: For your reference, check out this photo comparison from Banda Aceh in Indonesia.

Posted on December 28, 2004 by Katie 0

so apparently the deadline to register passes tonight at midnight in many places (including my home state of Florida -- challah back!). not to sound like your mother (or like mine, who is as-yet undecided, in Florida!), but register to vote already, hmm? I've included this helpful tool:

Posted on October 04, 2004 by Katie 0

the debate sked:

Sept. 30: University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida: PBS' Jim Lehrer moderates

Oct. 5: Vice presidential debate Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio: PBS' Gwen Ifill moderates

Oct. 8: Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri: ABC's Charlie Gibson moderates: questions from undecided voters

Oct.. 13: Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona: CBS' Bob Schieffer moderates.

info courtesy of The Note.

Posted on September 20, 2004 by Katie 1

the Sox are having a lottery on their website for the chance to buy monster seats. Enter by Wednesday afternoon, winners of the drawing will be contacted Thursday. One entry per email address, and if you win, remember who tipped you off about it, won't you?

Posted on September 29, 2003 by Katie 1

this morning i've been flooded by that virus that appears from an admin address, like nprhelp@npr.org, or (bizarrely) that girl I went ot h.s. with who now works for fox news. it has an attachment that says movie review or something like that. remember kids, don't open the attachment, just delete the email and empty your trash. this PSA has been brought to you by my morning coffee (Chock Full O' Nuts French Roast).



UPDATE: an interesting side effect of all of this is that i can see who has me in their address book.

Posted on August 19, 2003 by Katie 2