Monthly Archives: March 2002

I sent Doc Searls a note about his being part of the story on blogging in the Mpls Sunday Strib and he gave Real Joe a sizable mention in his blog today, along with a listing in his Blogrolodex. Cool. … Continue reading →

Churches are hosting job-hunting support groups? I had no idea that this was a phenomenon. Anderson sees the job group as “a grief ministry. Every loss produces the grief process. With research saying that the average person will have five … Continue reading →

WSJ’s OpinionJournal’s positive review of Mel Gibson’s new movie. Interesting paragraph on prayer: Prayer is a strong element of the movie too. Several references are made to riding off to the “valley of death.” Mr. Gibson’s character, Lt. Col. Harold … Continue reading →

A couple of reviewers have noted that GE’s retired CEO Jack Welch’s book Jack: What I’ve Learned Leading a Company & Great People gives only a brief blurb about his marriage of 28 years that ended in divorce. “We grew … Continue reading →

I’ve just added a Comment feature to the blog entries, since it’s going to be a month or more before Blogger Pro has it implemented. Test it out by clicking on the “Post/Read Comments []” link at the bottom of … Continue reading →

Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong was on MPR’s Midmorning radio talk show for two hours last week. (Hour One | Hour Two). He’s authored a couple of books, including “Rescuing the Bible From Fundamentalism” and “Why Christianity Must Change or … Continue reading →

I quietly relaunched the Real Joe web site yesterday. I sent out an individual note to a couple dozen or so guys I know, asking for feedback, asking them to subscribe and/or use the tip jar. The first two replies … Continue reading →

Hundreds of FDNY personnel suffer stress-related ailments No real surprise: the emotional toll for NYC firefighters is proving to be severe. The good news is that the stigma of getting therapy is going away. I did an audio essay on … Continue reading →

The other Feb. Esquire piece worth reading is Mr. Popular by David Sedaris, a story of his encounters with an in-crowd grade school kid who hits him with a rock and knocks out a tooth. Sedaris’ descriptions of the kids’ … Continue reading →

Esquire’s February How to be Tough issue is not at all about how to be tough. I don’t know what tagline I’d put on the cover, but it bugs the hell out of me when magazines mislead, just to sell … Continue reading →