Author: Eric

I'm a writer, video editor, foodie, and geek.

Dear Barack, My Ass Is Broke: Donate

It’s been eight months since 63 million Americans voted for change. If you listen closely you can hear the cacaphanous strains of “buyers’ remorse” blending harmoniously with the “I told ya so” chorus. As a pragmatist, I never bought season tickets to that concert series. But I will freely admit the one thing that truly… Read more »

Overeasy Frittata

Ingredients 2 large eggs handful of whole leaf spinach half-handful of shredded carrots half-handful of sliced, mild onions your choice of oil and seasoning garlic clove or two, sliced thinly fresh grated nutmeg (optional) As part of a personal initiative to reduce my consumption of meat, I’ve begun observing “no-meat Wednesdays”. Being a meatatarian nothing… Read more »

Hawthorne, TNT’s Colorful Primetime Prescription

Last night I watched TNT’s third episode of Hawthorne, Jada Pinkett Smith’s (Exec Producer/Director) and John Masius’ (Exec Producer/Writer) new nursing “dramalet”. Yes, I made that word up. It’s the diminuitive form of drama. That isn’t meant to be demeaning in any way. I really quite like the show and almost blogged the first episode… Read more »

Using The AdSense Preview Tool In Firefox

This post originally appeared in slightly altered form on another blog of mine. Many of you budding millionaires who use Google AdSense will want a preview of the ads available for (or already showing) on your blog. Authorizing third-party ads on your website is always a crap shoot. Being upset by a link is bad… Read more »

IRAN

E-B flies a new badge as a small but sincere show of hope for better days in Iran. Salaam ‘Alaykum.

Iran’s Stolen Election? Been There, Done That

International clamor over Iran’s presidential election has reached deafening proportions. The incendiary struggle is fueled in no small part by Twitter’s dominance as a global “one-to-many” communication tool. Confronted with a media blackout, CNN has relied extensively on tweets and re-tweets (RTs) in the #iranelection and #neda hashtag feed. Even friends of mine who have… Read more »

My Name Is Cancelled

NBC has been my most watched non-cable network for years. That may soon change. E! Online reported earlier this week that NBC had canceled My Name Is Earl and Medium. This move only compounds the loss of Life and Knight Rider. OK, Knight Rider maybe wasn’t such a surprise but one’s lust for muscle car… Read more »

The Sounds Of Silence

The Ride of Silence commemorates bicyclists worldwide who have been injured or killed while riding public roads. This year I participated for the first time and hopefully put my own injury behind me.