Friday, July 23, 2004
HYPIN' THE HOOPLAH
A funny thing happened on the way to the Democratic National Convention. We found the "story," and it is US...
Four years ago, I made a pledge to send daily email updates from Los Angeles as a Delegate to the 2000 Convention. Now I'm doing it again, but posting to my blog site as well as via email. Turns out that "blogging" has become all the talk of the 2004 DNC in Boston.
There will be tons of resources to keep up with the Convention, and the Bloggers who are writing about the Convention, and the "mainstream" media who are writing about the Bloggers who are writing about the Convention. I've already fielded emails and phone calls from mainstream as well as alternative media for interviews, and I expect there will be more. And I'm just a Delegate who happens to blog.
For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, a "blog" is short for "web log," or an online web journal. You are reading a "blog" now, although not a very widely-read or sophisticated one. There are quite a few of us "bloggers" who will be attending and participating in the 2004 Democratic National Convention - some as Credentialed Media, some (like me) as Delegates and other participants, but all writing about our experiences and observations in a format and a place that will allow the Convention to be a more personalized experience than ever before.
Keep an eye on the links on the right side of the page. I will be adding and updating URLs of various "blog" sites as I can, so that everyone will have a wide variety of blogs to peruse.
You'll also see three Yahoo Groups noted under "Email Me" at the top right. If you are a registered Democratic voter in my State Senate District, you should be a member of SD13Democrats. If you want my political postings throughout the year whenever I find something interesting to send out, you might want to join CateyBeth's Corner. And if you are only interested in my postings from the Convention, then CateyBeth's Convention might be your group. Just send me a note and I'll get you added!
I'm heading to Boston on Sunday 7/25 from Delaware, where I am enjoying the last of a wonderful family reunion. If I could capture time in a bottle it would be this week, when the sun is warm, the waves are high, the corn is fresh, my parents are young, my nieces and nephew are angels, my cousins are happy and we are all together, if for a short time. But time does move on, and next week there is work for all of us to do. I appreciate everyone's indulgence while I've neglected my site this week in order to savor my time with my family. Next week, and beyond, are all yours...
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Four years ago, I made a pledge to send daily email updates from Los Angeles as a Delegate to the 2000 Convention. Now I'm doing it again, but posting to my blog site as well as via email. Turns out that "blogging" has become all the talk of the 2004 DNC in Boston.
There will be tons of resources to keep up with the Convention, and the Bloggers who are writing about the Convention, and the "mainstream" media who are writing about the Bloggers who are writing about the Convention. I've already fielded emails and phone calls from mainstream as well as alternative media for interviews, and I expect there will be more. And I'm just a Delegate who happens to blog.
For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, a "blog" is short for "web log," or an online web journal. You are reading a "blog" now, although not a very widely-read or sophisticated one. There are quite a few of us "bloggers" who will be attending and participating in the 2004 Democratic National Convention - some as Credentialed Media, some (like me) as Delegates and other participants, but all writing about our experiences and observations in a format and a place that will allow the Convention to be a more personalized experience than ever before.
Keep an eye on the links on the right side of the page. I will be adding and updating URLs of various "blog" sites as I can, so that everyone will have a wide variety of blogs to peruse.
You'll also see three Yahoo Groups noted under "Email Me" at the top right. If you are a registered Democratic voter in my State Senate District, you should be a member of SD13Democrats. If you want my political postings throughout the year whenever I find something interesting to send out, you might want to join CateyBeth's Corner. And if you are only interested in my postings from the Convention, then CateyBeth's Convention might be your group. Just send me a note and I'll get you added!
I'm heading to Boston on Sunday 7/25 from Delaware, where I am enjoying the last of a wonderful family reunion. If I could capture time in a bottle it would be this week, when the sun is warm, the waves are high, the corn is fresh, my parents are young, my nieces and nephew are angels, my cousins are happy and we are all together, if for a short time. But time does move on, and next week there is work for all of us to do. I appreciate everyone's indulgence while I've neglected my site this week in order to savor my time with my family. Next week, and beyond, are all yours...
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