Pittsburgh: It ain

I may be a little behind the curve on this, but I thought that I would join the bandwagon and write a post about the G-20 summit that was just in Pittsburgh.  I found it interesting that many of the foreign leaders that visited the city were expecting a smoky, sooty town with poor air [...]

A Summer of Concerts (Part 2)

The second band I saw this summer was Green Day (Wikipedia) at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh.  I had pretty good seats.  Since the floor was general admission (standing), I didn’t go for it due to my continuing recuperation.  I am elated that the arena will be gone in a year or so.  It is 46 [...]

A Summer of Concerts

Just before summer started I changed medications for my trigeminal neuralgia.  I was on a rather average dose of a drug called Trileptal.  It was causing me extremely tired, weak, and unsteady on my feet.  I was walking with a cane and just had no energy or drive.  Don’t get me wrong, Trileptal is a [...]

Reminder: Protest Tomorrow in PGH

The Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents has continuing coverage on the protest rally tomorrow, Saturday, January 10.  Unfortunately, I am not able to attend due to my health.  The joys of trigeminal neuralgia in the winter preclude me from the procedings.  The escalation of pain is often set off by extreme cold and mine seems to be [...]

#155 Fred and The Advocate

Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church visit Pittsburgh to picket the funeral of PA Lt. Governer Catherine Baker Knoll.  Also, aggrevated at The Advocate… again.  Thanks to the Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents for providing the information about the funeral protest and to 2 Political Junkies for their continuing coverage.

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19 Voicemails

Well, well, well.  We are finally in the home stretch of this arduous presidential campaign.  I received five  voicemails this weekend alone from the McCain/Palin camp and/or the Republican National Committee (RNC).  Pre-weekend tally: ten.  That’s fifteen so far.  What about the other four?  Today.  Today alone I recieved five voicemails, four from the RNC [...]

PCPGH3 – PodCamp and Social Media

PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 or PCPGH3 as yinz folks like callin’ it, was full of good times for this now PodCamp veteran.  I believe it is so valuable to provide a FREE, casual conference to anyone who wants to learn more about different types of social media.  Of course as one who helped organize PCPGH3 I [...]

LTL: Less Than Lethal

Now, I’ve been accused of being a die-hard, right wing nut.  I also have been accused of being liberal, but not liberal enough.  Some people have also called me ultra-liberal.  I really describe myself as a moderate.  But this conversation is not about politics.  It’s about the criticisms we all receive, especially in social media.

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Social Media: Diversity & Activism

At PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 I just gave this presentation on diversity, advocacy, and activism.  I really think I hit it on the head this time.  You can see the progression over the last few years of my talks on these topics.  I think I’ve come to a much better understanding and ability to describe something [...]

Last Reminder: PCPGH3

This is your LAST reminder to register online for PodCamp Pittsburgh 3.  (We really need an accurate count of the people coming and your name to print the name tags.  It’s a free conference and I will be presenting “Social Media: Diversity & Activism” on Saturday morning.  It is a time to meet new people and learn [...]