Given that a strong ability to talk yourself out of self-doubt — or at least to go ahead despite it — is pretty much a requirement if you’re going to write for a living, this Savage Chickens cracked me up:
Savage Chickens: Irrational Fear #8 Cartoon
(Have I mentioned how much I love Savage Chickens? Doug Savage [...]

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I didn’t do a podcast this week due to Thanksgiving holidays, but here’s the column:
Wired News: Check Your Judgments, Eh?
CALGARY, Alberta — You’ve heard people say that if you wouldn’t want your boss, your spouse or your mother to know what you’re doing online, you shouldn’t be doing it. Or that you should consider what [...]

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I loved the new James Bond film. LOVED it. I don’t want to put any spoilers here but … it’s probably the most romantic movie of the year. swoon

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How wonderful to find this in my inbox this morning, after giving my presentation about sex online:
Gina!
Your presentation was orgasmic… well actually twas the aftermath that was.
I came home and finally had the courage to ask my wife of 17 years to engage in a sexual fantasy I have had since Christ was a babe [...]

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This column is generating a lot of email, which I look forward to reading this weekend.
Think Before Pinging Your Ex
My digital trail has taken an unexpected swerve: I got an e-mail from a man I have not spoken with in years. Not that I had ruled out the possibility of hearing from him again [...]

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I’m in Calgary now for the Lexicom Online Identity conference, staying at a very nice hotel downtown. I returned from dinner to find chocolate on my desk and an envelope addressed to Mr. Trevor Bell.

Inside, the card welcomed Mr. Bell to Calgary and wished him a pleasant stay.
I figure, either someone else came back to [...]

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Am having a ragged day in a ragged week, and a friend sent me this link. AMAZING picture. (Totally SFW.)
Hubble & Spitzer Space Telescopes on Yahoo! News Photos

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I’ve been interviewed by NewAssignment.net, a website that was founded to put open-source reporting to the test.
Interview with Regina Lynn: Mastering Citizen Journalism With the Help of a Smart Mob | NewAssignment.Net
The beat of Wired News columnist Regina Lynn is unique in several ways � not only is she using a smart mob to [...]

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