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On the good news stories

kaiteykat — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:59:35 -0600

Thanks so much. I had a great time putting it together.

It's really nice to have to make choices between the many many good news stories there were! I had a hard time deciding.

Take care.

MIL

mommalittle.com — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:26:19 -0600

Oh, mothers in law! Did I mention that I live 1000 feet from mine. Kinda wish I lived in Canada with you.

As Chris Rock so eloquently

assertagirl — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:09:39 -0600

As Chris Rock so eloquently put it, "Nobody hates like family!"

Assertagirl

Got to check out the Acer One

Kim Pearson — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:28:19 -0600

Thanks for sharing your experience -- it's great to hear from someone who's really field-tested the equipment. By the way, I really like your list of good news stories from Africa as well.

Kim
BlogHer Contributing Editor|Professor Kim|

MIL comments

shoalswriter — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:50:08 -0600

These weren't uttered during the holidays, but two gems from my now former mother-in-law: 1) Upon dropping by my house unannounced and hearing me apologize for it being messy, she said, "But it doesn't look any different than usual." and 2) Upon pulling on a pair of shorts she'd borrowed from me, she said, "I'll bet you never thought you'd have a mother-in-law who was smaller than you, did you?"

But now only my children have to deal with her when they visit their dad's family. And apparently she hasn't changed!

Cathy

cathylwood.wordpress.com

Oh, me me me!

AmberS — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:02:20 -0600

I fell asleep last night composing a grievance-related blog post in my head. I don't think I could actually post it, but I assure you it was brilliant! ;-)

~ Amber

www.strocel.com

Right back at ya!

sexandsuburbia — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:31:46 -0600

Thanks! At least I know someone got a little laugh. Went to your blog and enjoyed your writing too! Seems like we have a similar sense of humor! Now, I have to go wrap those extra 50 presents that inevitably show up out of my husband's trunk! Happy Chanukah!

Julie

www.sexandsuburbiastories.blogspot.com

LOL!

Michellesamom — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:45:19 -0600

I will be firing up twitter tonight... I'm sure there will be lots to talk about in the next 24 hours.

Hope you have a great holiday!

Michelle writes at Michelle's Blog

Cracking Up!

clueless newlywed — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:15:56 -0600

Your blog post was absolutely HILARIOUS! From one Jew to another...HAPPY CHANUKAH!

Great!

kaiteykat — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:05:13 -0600

Love the list!

As a reporter, I would be thrilled by almost everything on here. I managed to use Skype on a smart phone in South Sudan to file stories this past year. Two years ago, I could only DREAM of doing that. How fast things change! Technology really is the way forward for reporters.

For a huge huge huge present, I would also recommend the Acer Aspire One laptop. With the large battery you get 6 hours of battery life (a lifesaver out in the field) and it's small enough to toss in my purse. Runs about $350. So it would definitely have to be for someone special:)

Hiya Kim

Mata H — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:15:50 -0600

I am laughing at the idea of you as "an inkstained wretch"..HUGE LOLs

meanwhile -- for fabulous dream pens try Fountain Pen Hospital -- I guess they also repair pens, but their main business is selling them. From pens under $20 to pens in the thousands of dollars..

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs right along at Time's Fool

Levengers is very tempting, I agree

Kim Pearson — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:46:26 -0600

I used to fantasize about having an old-fashioned library in my home, with floor to ceiling bookcases that you needed a ladder to reach, a beautiful globe, and a special case just for my complete OED. Levengers' products look to me as if they belong in my fantasy library.with a contemporary touch provided by the funky designs on the pens.

But a girl can dream ;-)

KimBlogHer Contributing Editor|Professor Kim|

Thanks for that, Barbara

Kim Pearson — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:28:14 -0600

Soundslides is a big hit in many newsrooms to be sure. I've used Adobe Premiere Elements to produce flash video slideshows as well. I bought it, bundled with Photoshop Elements, for $89, but that was in 2006. YMMV

KimBlogHer Contributing Editor|Professor Kim|

Love Levenger's. :)

lauriewrites — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:23:41 -0600

I'm scared for my wallet to even hit the site, though.

An alternative to the Flip is a simple point and shoot camera that has video. My Canon PowerShot (that's about to die, sadly) has decent video and an adjustable viewfinder so it's been a great stand-in video camera that's easy to edit to from an SD disk.

A SoundSlides download is also a great idea! Plus the writerly me loves to get Moleskines, Sharpie pens, pretty much anything I can write with or on or in. :)

Laurie

LaurieWrites

Add to this a Soundslides download

Barbara Clements — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:27:25 -0600

Kentbarb

It will cost between $45 to $75 depending on the format you want. But it's nice to put the flash/audio packages together.

Barbara Clements

Freelance Journalist, Web Writer - Pacific Lutheran University