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August 2008

McCain Taps Governor

by johnford on August 29, 2008

Is this the worst (or maybe best) political headline evar!
clipped from news.yahoo.com
Republican John McCain unveiled a major surprise in the White House race Friday with his pick of first woman governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, seen here in February 2008, as his running-mate, campaign officials told AFP.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)
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McCain taps Alaska governor for VP
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Pictures from Spokane Trip

by johnford on August 25, 2008

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The Return of RadioSurfer

August 25, 2008

If you’ve been visiting johnford.net for a while, you may remember I used to run RadioSurfer, the all in one, quick loading radio news portal. I let the site go a couple of years ago, despite much protest. I just didn’t have the time to hard-code the site every day. Well, times have changed and [...]

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A Jackass of a Radio Promotion from the Wolf in Denver.

August 19, 2008

The Wolf has undoubtedly spent countless thousands of dollars advertising its brand, endless hours training its jocks to say “The Wolf” as the first thing out of their mouths, hired an Imaging Director to create an aural brand built around the station name, a Promotions Director to build visibility of The Wolf brand, driving home “The Wolf” over and over again. … Just a little piece of advice for all the amateur Program and Promotions Directors out there thinking of trying something like this; you only change the name of your radio station if you’re going to actually change the format of the radio station.

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KTSA San Antonio

August 15, 2008

I just spent the last couple of days in San Antonio doing fill-in for afternoon drive. Had a good time working with my old compatriat Karen Kay. No airchecks to post, but here’s a couple of camera-phone picts of the studio and a very bad photo of a roadside taco stand. Why? Hey, it’s Texas. [...]

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Dirty Dining Restaurants Nationwide.

August 12, 2008

Instead of just looking for the “dirtiest” restaurants and the cities with the worst health inspection records, the CSPI decided to look at how inspectors do their jobs in different cities and the major health hazards at eateries across the U.S. … Because different cites may have diverse methods for inspecting and grading restaurants, more lenient inspectors or enough inspection personnel, it’s tough to know which municipalities actually have the cleanest or dirtiest dining.

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Yawning is Contagious, for Dogs

August 12, 2008

So maybe your dog yawns when you do because they are man’s best friends; dogs understand us, have a deep emotional bond to their human masters and a lot of empathy. Maybe when they see us yawn it’s just a sign of being unsure, showing their stress and tension to what they feel is uneasiness in their owners.

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Dylan Deep Tacks.

August 9, 2008

I’ve posted a new article on Suite 101 on the best Dylan deep tracks from his Catalog. Pict links to the article.

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Sex Me Up Baby.

August 9, 2008

The majority of us say that we are more or less sexually satisfied. 60 percent of the folks involved in the worldwide Durex Sexual Wellbeing Survey have gone on record that their sexual activity is fun, enjoyable, and a vital part of their life. … According to the Durex Sexual Wellbeing Survey the most important lesson of their research is that we all need to devote more time and energy to our sex lives along with a little romance and fun.

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Mom on her 91st birthday today. (Shhhh. She doesn’t want anyone to know her age)

August 7, 2008

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Rush and Hannity Want Obama to Win.

August 7, 2008

If I were Rush or Hannity, I would be up nights praying to whichever deity is currently providing the most PAC money to the vast right wing conspiracy to smite the Republican electorate and usher in the brave new world of “change” promised by the HypnoBama . … Better material and an opponent in the White House in diametric opposition to their core values (i.e. something they can rally against on the air to whip the ditto heads into a frenzy) will mean better ratings and of course, more revenue.

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Apple MobileMe iPhone Flop

August 6, 2008

The MobileMe service was touted as a companion for the updated iPhone 3G with Exchange “push” features that would supply home users with many of the same advantages found on corporate Exchange servers. … Jobs’ goes on to imply that Apple might have bitten off more than it could chew with the simultaneous MobileMe/iPhone 3G launch, that it “was a mistake to launch MobileMe at the same time as iPhone 3G, iPhone 2.0 software and the App Store.

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