The First American Blogger

The First American Blogger

A few years ago I read The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. It’s a lengthy biography but well worth the read.  So when I saw a free version of the Benjamin Franklin autobiography from Amazon available for the Kindle, I downloaded it immediately. This past week [...]

Top 10 reasons why you want your boss to read your blog

A really weird thing happened today. My boss quoted to me one of my blog posts while we were talking shop. I was so taken off-guard that I didn’t have a quick witty reply for him. It took me a few seconds to recover and get back in the conversation. Are you kidding me? Boss [...]

An alternate view: The end of blogging

I read a post today by Andrew Serwer titled The end of blogging. While I agree with the premise that the manner in which we communicate is rapidly changing, I disagree that blogging is dead. I too use both Facebook and Twitter as a communication vehicle with family, friends, and those interested in my thoughts [...]