Jun 18-24, 2008
The Mini Issue: Health Records in the Information Age; Recipe for a Small Sandwich; Mini Mares – Making Horse Sense
Speeder and Earl’s Turns 15
Hey, Speeder and Earl’s is celebrating their 15th birthday today. Go to their Pine Street location in Burlington before 3 and you can get a free travel mug and a piece of birthday cake. Happy Birthday Speeder’s! I [heart] your free wi-fi.
Burlington on Al Jazeera English
Seven Days, VPR, the Burlington Free Press and other local media have covered Burlington Telecom’s attempt to drop Al Jazeera English from its cable TV line-up. Now you can add Al Jazeera English to the list of media outlets reporting on the debate. The Arab news network aired this 12-minute segment on Friday. They sent…
Bush Plans Monday Visit to Vermont
* updated at 9 PM with more details on purpose of visit * First Lady Laura Bush that is. “Fair Game” has learned that First Lady Laura Bush will be in Woodstock on Monday at the behest of a friend who is associated with the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park. She will have a tour of the…
Ralph Cioffi Arrested for Role In Subprime Debacle
Ralph Cioffi — a South Burlington native, St. Michael’s College graduate and Bear Stearns hedge fund manager — was arrested this morning for his role in the collapse of two funds, sparking the global credit crisis that brought down the subprime lending industry. Business Week did a pretty good job of explaining the investigation that…
Update on Chen Candidacy for Lt. Gov
We have an update to the news “Fair Game” broke yesterday, that Democrat Rep. Harry Chen (Mendon) was considering a run for lieutenant governor against incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie. Chen’s been in the White Mountains for a few days — perhaps conferring with a mountain sage — and unreachable by phone or e-mail.…
A Word On “Info Graphics”
A few weeks back, I reviewed a show at Burlington’s Firehouse Gallery called “Elusive Truths.” The show, which closed last week, featured four artists, one-and-a-half of them Vermonters, all of whom use “information graphics” to explore the slippery, amorphous boundaries between data and creativity; science and art. When I interviewed Chris Thompson, the Burlington artist…
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for June 18-25, 2008. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): We’re halfway through 2008. It’s a perfect moment to take inventory of how well you’re capitalizing on this year’s unique opportunities. So let me ask you, Aries: Are you working your ass off in order…
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Rene Kirby [SIV84]
Rene Kirby is a self-proclaimed “gimp without a whimp.” He has never let his small stature detract from his active lifestyle. Rene (said, “REEN”) never wastes time complaining. Whether he is getting around on all fours or using his specially tailored bike, he feels better constructed than the “normies.” Rene was a star gymnast in…
Cross Cultural
Art Review: M. Castano, multimedia paintings. Gallery in-the-Field, Brandon. Through July 6.
Minimizing Tactics
Participants in Franklin County’s Biggest Loser program are downsizing
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again New Zealand police charged Michael Geoffrey Linn, 36, with robbing a bank in Cromwell after he drove to a lake and used gasoline and some papers from his car to start a fire to burn the clothes he wore during the hold-up. Nearby construction workers spotted the fire and used shovels to…
Mini Issue: The Smart Car
Just after 5 p.m. last Wednesday, St. Paul Street in Burlington was jammed with station wagons, SUVs and trucks. One white pickup whizzed by pulling a cigarette boat the size of a spacious backyard porch. Then, during a lull in traffic, 34-year-old Debbie Safran piloted her brilliant yellow Smart car into the fray. At 5.1…
Random Collection of Stuff
Sometimes, when I’m too busy to post, I keep every interesting food news item I come across in its own little Firefox tab so I don’t forget about it. There are a couple of downsides to this, the most significant of which is that I can’t turn off my computer until I suck it up…
Epik Online Marketing Boot Camp
Today I’m blogging live from the Epik’s Online Marketing Boot Camp. You can follow along here on Blurt, thanks to this free Cover It Live service. I’ve never done this kind of type-as-you-go live blogging, so this is a bit of an experiment. Feel free to send me comments. I’ll post ’em if they merit…
Playin’ Possum
Matt Thorsen and I live in what’s commonly called “The Compound.” If you’ve been on lower Church Street, you’ll know the place: One apartment building is covered in giant photographs, the other with CDs (and photos), and there’s a fabulous garden courtyard between the two. Anywho… a couple weeks ago, Matt came upon a dead…
