Some Reminders:
(1) TMV WILL BE MOVING starting a week from today. It’ll start on the evening of 12/29 and should be completed by 12/31 so on January 1st we start TMV from a brand, new home. The design will be the same, but there still are a few changes. If you have this site hooked up to any kinds of news-readers or feeds you should get ready to change them as of the end of the year.
(2) YOU CAN HELP THIS SEASON BY USING THE TIP JAR. As mentioned, TMV’s costs in his EXTENSIVE travels have gone up considerably since he now stays at motels that have (supposedly) high speed or wireless Internet so it can be easier and (supposedly) more reliable to write for this site. Also, in a previous post we mentioned buying an XBox3 for a San Diego teen who we’ll call Sam who has had some very tough times the past 10 years. TMV bought him the Christmas present today and between his part of it and a few promised donations we’re still about $220 short (he also needed one accessory). If you want to make a donation, use our Pay Pal or Amazon payment icons near the Tip Jar towards your left.
(3) TMV’s own posts will be greatly-limited today due to having to drive to L.A. and back in holiday traffic. But keep checking back because our co-bloggers will have some things to say.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.