Monthly Archives: October 2002

My counter at this moment is 9,999. The next visitor will be Bene Diction’s 10 thousandth unique visitor. Wow. Whoever you are, welcome! Wow. Update: My 10 thousandth unique was an Australian visitor. I’m going out to celebrate!

Kenna hit the Mexican West Coast this afternoon with sustained winds of 140 mph, dropping to 115 mph as it moved inland. There are reports of lots of property damage as the hurricane moves through. So far, there have been … Continue reading →

Diverse bunch here. Late last week, while the Online News Association held its annual conference in New York, a handful of online journalists headed to a different kind of conclave, trekking to a scenic coastal village in Maine for PopTech, … Continue reading →

Kenna has been upgraded to a category 4 hurricane today. It has moved it’s path and is expected make landfall on the Mexican coast near Puerto Vallarta. UPDATE: Kenna is now a category 5 and is expected to come ashore … Continue reading →

This is what I woke up to. The Russian media are all over the hostage taking. Stating the obvious, Moscow is in shock. A female hostage has been killed. One of the things the Russian media is focusing on is … Continue reading →

I’m beat and it is time to catch some zzzz’s. When I get back on line, I wonder what I will find about the Chechan 29th Martyrdom Brigade and their decisions. I wonder if the current decisions of Russias police … Continue reading →

A hostage taking in Moscow is going to get very very ugly. About 20-50 Chechan rebels have taken over a crowded theatre and have made their intentions very clear. One thousand people are inside that theatre. Explosives have been strapped … Continue reading →

On October 16th I linked to a blog of a friend of Rick Gleason that was posting updates and messages. Rick Gleason was seriously injured in the bombing in Bali and was airlifted to Australia. Rick Gleason died from his … Continue reading →