Monthly Archives: February 2006

‘Queen of Sheba’ Tasty, Cheap

Hopefully my mini-review of a new restaurant in my neighborhood, Queen of Sheba, will appear on DCist sometime tomorrow. I’ll give you a hint: it’s good. Here’s some pictures of the restaurant, located at 1503 9th Street, NW. (At P) Update: Here’s the review on DCist

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Any Ideas?

I’m trying to track down a copy of the lawsuit filed in Washtenaw County Circuit Court against Michigamua last week to put up here for all to see. I’ve left messages for the only Christopher Bell in the phone book in Ann Arbor, and sent an email to the court administrator inquiring about how I […]

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U-M Defends Google

The University of Michigan, one of the universities who agreed to allow Google to digitize the books in its library, has defended Google against an association of publishers which has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the project. The University Record has a short write-up of a recent talk in Washington, D.C. by university President […]

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On the Importance of Online Profiles

I just sent this letter to the editor in response to this Washington Post Jobs section column about how what you put in online profiles could have professional repercussions: To The Editor: While Mary Ellen Slayter’s Sunday Career Track column “Maintaing an Online Profile – and Your Professionalism” (2/12/06) makes the important point about the […]

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Lots of Blogs

I’ve always kept an eye on Technorati founder and CEO David Sifry’s regular reports about the size and scope of the blogosphere. He issued one of his reports last week, concluding that even while taking into consideration spam blogs the number of blogs on the internet is increasing dramatically — at the current rate, the […]

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Michigamua Sued

[7/12/06: Welcome Romenesko readers. Please click here to read all my recent posts about Michigamua, or click here to view a slightly outdated page about the group.] Ok, people, I’m trying to give the old ‘gamua beat a break, but with big news, I just can’t resist: Ann Arbor News: Suit claims U-M, secret society […]

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We’re Back

This site has been dark for a few days after the server it lived on croaked. However, thanks to quick thinking by friend and tech guru Scott Trudeau, we are up and running on a new server. Thanks, Scott!

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