In the wee hours of February 18, while I was packing for a trip out of town, Loosely Speaking vanished from existence. In the past 6 days, friends and tech support have been trying to solve the problem. I don’t have a handle on it yet, but, as you can see, I am back online. [...]

No, I’m not a sports writer, just a big fan. Division I College baseball starts today, February 19, 2009, which happens to be my birthday. I love February. To commemorate the beginning of the season, Tom Check gave me permission to display this great photo. See more of Tom’s photography on his blog. Wherever you [...]

Harry Caray may be one of the best networkers ever, moving thousands of tone-deaf Cub fans to stand and sing at the top of their lungs. Harry had no issues with his own terrible singing voice, using his presence to connect many of us in ways which extended beyond our fandom. During my recent sojourn [...]

Craving a new look for your Twitter badges? I was on the fence about this until I saw some nice options on another site today. Try Limeshot. Emma Hoffman’s designs are fresh and different from what you find among Twitter’s badge offerings. After an experimental period with tweets appearing in the sidebar, I decided to [...]