http://www.michaelwaynejones.com the home of the frawg Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:24:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When the race goes most often to the shallow and the loud, when integrity and ethics matter not, is it acceptable to resign the field and walk away? When all around is wilderness and Philistines, is there any point in staying the course? When the windmills are covered in advertising, ... http://www.michaelwaynejones.com/2010/06/08/a-lament-in-the-wilderness/ If you are reading this, you are spending at least some time on the internet, living in the virtual world. Almost by definition, the virtual world is much broader than our physical world, or at least there is much more of it accessible at one time. That is one of ... http://www.michaelwaynejones.com/2009/07/15/net-time-vs-face-time/ Plurktalk is a weekly live videocast that I do with several of my friends from Plurk. There's more about it at this link. The first hour or two of the show is fun, joking around and personal stuff, mainly. Recently, we have been staying late into the night, often until ... http://www.michaelwaynejones.com/2009/07/11/plurktalk-late-night-july-22/ Plurkfood began life quite a while ago, went like gangbusters for a while, and then just lost it's heartbeat. It has been a long time since a recipe came in (Wow! One came in today!) It has also been a long time since we have pushed the site. I think ... http://www.michaelwaynejones.com/2009/07/09/the-plight-of-plurkfood/ As many of you probably know, I own the domain name Plurkiverse and have published a Web site by that name. I bought the name and put the site up during a very short hiatus between blogging-for-dollars gigs (the tech blog site went broke!), when I was at loose ends. ... http://www.michaelwaynejones.com/2009/07/08/plurkiverse-the-web-site/ In speaking with a friend last night, I wondered what sort of name I should give to posts that have little to do with business, or with ?talents?, or even with sites or services. More like the post titled 101 things about me, but generally more contemplative. I, the writer, ... http://www.michaelwaynejones.com/2009/07/07/musings-in-general/ I have alluded herein to being a writer. That has even brought comments, suggestions, and the idea (freely given by a wonderful person) that I use this blog as a vehicle to push my writing career along. So here is yet another post about writing, which may or may not ... http://www.michaelwaynejones.com/2009/07/06/scribbling-with-purpose/ I was just at my uploads page on Youtube, where these videos blogs actually live, and I noticed thereon what I had previously noticed in real life. Sometimes it appears as if I wear the same shirt several days in a row. Yeah, I'm a guy, but I'm not that ... http://www.michaelwaynejones.com/2009/07/05/those-damned-shirts/ I have always loved sunsets, and have arranges to live in places with a good view of them, especially views that included the Pacific ocean. Here are a few of the thousands and thousands of sunset photos that have enriched my life. Click on the thumbnail for a larger view. http://www.michaelwaynejones.com/2009/07/04/a-few-amercan-sunsets/ There was a rage a while ago to reveal, 6, or 10, or 15 things about oneself. I am nothing if not an over-achiever, and nothing if not random. Therefore, what follows are 101 random things about moi, in no particular order, primarily without context, and in very little order ... http://www.michaelwaynejones.com/2009/07/03/101-things-about-me/