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popcorn puppy

I am currently the high bidder on this item, “a piece of ACT II popcorn in the shape of a prancing schnauzer puppy.”

New Year’s Eve

By NYDN photog Angel Chevrestt. Click for full image.

snow cat

I’m not neglecting the blog … just working out all the features of WordPress. It’s pretty cool. In the meantime, here are some neat snow pics by Radley Balko.

New Year, New Blog (layout)

As you may have noticed … I have ported this blog over from Blogger to WordPress. In the process, I have lost all my previous comments, although I may figure out how to get them back. It’s still a work in progress. The URL you should be using for the blog is blog.derekrose.com.

Also I’m […]

CJR Monitor, part 2

Corey Pein has a piece on the CBS memo flap up that I found rather unconvincing.

“The bottom line, which credible document examiners concede,” writes Pein, “is that copies cannot be authenticated either way with absolute certainty.”

Hmm. What about Joseph Newcomber’s analysis, which seems pretty certain – and convincing – to me? What […]

running in the new year

Worked New Year’s Eve for awhile, hanging out in Times Square for most of it. Attended the Colin Powell/ Bloomberg presser, then wandered around, collecting quotes. New Yorkers eschew the Times Square ball drop, mostly, but when you’ve got a press pass and can wander around freely, it’s pretty cool. Hope to post pictures […]