|
|
Add one part satire to two parts sincerity. Sprinkle on a couple of rants. Stir liberally.
RSS feed coming soon!
Daily Blah FAQ
Who are you?
I'm the newly-appointed Future editor at Business 2.0 and the former San Francisco correspondent for Time Magazine.
Wow, so does this mean everything you write reflects Time Inc's opinion? Or do you perhaps have some sort of standard disclaimer to the effect that it doesn't?
Naturally, the opinions contained in this blog are not those of my employers. In fact, some opinions may be the polar opposite of my employers. Some may be the same, for all I know. Hey, it's not like I ask my employers their opinions about everything in the news, okay? Let's just say that if this were a Venn diagram with one circle marked "my opinions" and the other one marked "my employers' opinions", there would doubtless be some overlap. But neither I nor my employers are able to pinpoint exactly where that overlap is.
What is this Daily Blah thing?
An experiment for a column I wrote about blogging back in December 2001. All these years later, I haven't been able to kick the habit.
If it's called Daily Blah, how come you don't ... hey, wait, you're writing every day!
See? Told you I'd try harder.
Mister, you talk funny. Are you one of them furrners?
Why yes I am, as it happens. I was born, raised and educated in Great Britain. I've been living in the U.S. since 1996 and identify as British.
I say, old chap, you forgot the "u" in "colour."
No I didn't. I may identify as British, but I am also an American journalist writing for an American audience about mostly American issues. These two different sides of me are a constant source of tension. Nevertheless, Daily Blah will adhere to American English grammar and spelling.
Praise for Daily Blah:
"It is fun to watch the author's navel-gazing joy." - Sunday Times (UK)
"It's really funny and informative." - Dave Eggers, author
"The Blah is becoming a daily destination for me." - Richard Marsh, Playwright
"I like it, and I don't." - Fiona Hogg, Teacher
"Better than Xanax." - Lessley Andersen, journalist
"Dude, lay off the crack pipe." - Souris Hong-Porretta, gamesmith
Friends, Bloggers, Countrymen ... lend your ears to these people. I come not to bury them, but praise them.
Arik
Bill
Dan
Cole
Emily B
Emily G
Helena
Jee
Jewelz
Kaila
Kathryn
Mac
Robin
Slim
Souris
Mr. West
My TIME articles
All magazine articles (subscription required for older stories)
Online column index
|
|
|
|
|
Daily Blah for... Thursday, July 24, 2003
Purple Bear: Readers Respond
The story is true. I actually saw moving pictures of the bear on BBC-World service. That's when I started looking for pics on the net to show to my girlfriend :-) Arne Bienert, Germany
Actually, the medicine used was Gentian Violet. It is a widely used antifungal medication used to treat everything from Thrush in children, Jock Itch [It's also widely used for nipple pain apparently ... no, don't think of all those purple jocks and nipples ... Gentian Violet is also the name of a South Florida rock band which "drags a back to basics rock and roll radiance kicking and screaming into the realm ruled by the 21st century technology fueled mind-set".CT] and several other skin conditions... including dermatitis. Kyle H. Davis
Meanwhile, thanks to worldwide interest in Pelusa, I'm no longer number one on Google's "purple polar bear" search. I'm not even on the front page anymore. An archived version of the Blah is still the number one result for "pelusa purple bear", but somehow it doesn't seem enough. The thrill is gone, baby. Damn you, Associated Press!
And so another fifteen minutes of fame draws mercifully to a close. I promise to write no more about this rave-colored arctic refugee -- except to offer my commiserations to her mate, Arturo, who has reportedly been "a bit grumpy" since the couple have been kept apart for 20 days. Arturo, old chum, I know how you feel.
|
|
|
|
