Category Archives: rant

Adam Carrola’s career path

I interviewed Adam Carolla recently about his Hollywood home he’s selling for $1.3 million.
While we definitely move in different circles, but I thought of some similarities between us after the interview:

We’re both about the same age.
We were both laid off at about the same time. Carolla about a year ago from a high paying radio [...]

Russell Crowe and I are safe

I wrote a story for WalletPop today about an Internet hoax that Russell Crowe (no relation) was dead. He’s not. He’s fine.
And so am I, although I used the same website that someone used to create the Russell Crowe hoax to come up with the same headlines if I were an actor:

Luxury yacht sinks [...]

Another journalist not getting paid

Here’s a photo of Al Gore at work in his office. I took it from his website, and now await his lawsuit.
A story in today’s New York Times points out how Gore’s cable TV station, Current TV, grabbed a photo off another Web site to use on Current TV. The photo’s owner, an Orinda man, [...]

Every company should hire a laid-off journalist

Aaron Crowe

I’ve thought this for a long time, but it really struck me today in two separate events: Every business should hire a journalist if it wants to be successful.
What would a journalist do for a company? Many things, which I’ll get to in a bit, but up high on that list is checking for [...]

Pajama jeans. Really?

Just what America needs, another excuse to dress like a slob and wear pajamas outside of the house.
As someone who works out of his home as a freelance writer/editor and works most of the day in sweatpants, I realize I don’t have much room to talk here. But come on, pajamas disguised as jeans? Why?
I’m [...]