Blatherhttp://www.billbarol.com/blather/en-US2010-03-10T19:25:35ZSquarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/){Crickets}http://www.billbarol.com/blather/2008/7/4/crickets.htmlBill Barol2008-07-04T15:12:55ZHello. If you've stumbled into this, my long-dormant blog, via a search engine hit or possibly just a blow on the head, please be aware that I am now blogging at Tumblr and at Twitter. See me there... don't you?

]]>From Beyond The Gravehttp://www.billbarol.com/blather/2005/7/5/from-beyond-the-grave.htmlBill Barol2005-07-05T11:23:57ZBlather is still closed. I'm spending a lot of time these days reading Mr. Irresponsible's Bad Advice.

]]>-http://www.billbarol.com/blather/Bill Barol2004-07-12T14:14:09ZFrom Blather HQ]]>And Mr. Gibson Thanks You For Your $17http://www.billbarol.com/blather/2004/6/13/and-mr-gibson-thanks-you-for-your-17.htmlBill Barol2004-06-13T06:20:58ZCurrent Affairs FilmA Georgia couple really got into it, theologically speaking, after viewing "The Passion of the Christ": Sean and Melissa Davidson ended up debating the film so forcefully that Melissa walked away with injuries to her arm and face and Sean incurred a stigmata-like wound to his hand, although it was inflicted not with a spike but a scissors. Everybody involved seems vaguely embarrassed by the incident. "It was the dumbest thing we've ever done," Melissa says. Adds a Statesboro sheriff's deputy: "Really, it was kind of a pitiful thing.... I think they missed the point." The Smoking Gun has the incident report. (Also via reader Gary I. Selinger of New York.)

]]>I don't understand. What business are you in again?http://www.billbarol.com/blather/2004/6/5/i-dont-understand-what-business-are-you-in-again.htmlBill Barol2004-06-05T09:42:34ZBusiness, And Why It's Scary"Los Angeles Based Licensing Agency, The Licensing Group Ltd, Returns for Its 13th Licensing Show with New Properties in Its Licensing Portfolio"

]]>Blog Fatigue Gets Big Inkhttp://www.billbarol.com/blather/2004/5/27/blog-fatigue-gets-big-ink.htmlBill Barol2004-05-27T21:33:32ZFrom Blather HQSo I've had some nice emails today about Katie Hafner's NYT piece on compulsive blogging, which mentions this weblog in passing. Some of you have also been kind enough to write over the last few weeks, wondering what's become of the daily snarkiness that marked this site until pretty recently. For what it's worth: Blather's been on a little hiatus, and should be back shortly. Check in every once in a while, if that seems like a good use of your time. Or set your newsreader to scour the site for updates. Shiny, futuristic RSS feed lives here. Mmmm... Shiny!

]]>On The Road. (Again?)http://www.billbarol.com/blather/2004/4/3/on-the-road-again.htmlBill Barol2004-04-03T12:56:47ZFrom Blather HQBlather's traveling for most of this month. Back in early May.

]]>(I Can't Get No) Shameless Self-Promotionhttp://www.billbarol.com/blather/2004/3/31/i-cant-get-no-shameless-self-promotion.htmlBill Barol2004-03-31T15:46:42ZFrom Blather HQThree wheels to glory, in this month's Fortune Small Business.

]]>Screw the verdict, where's my check?http://www.billbarol.com/blather/2004/3/30/screw-the-verdict-wheres-my-check.htmlBill Barol2004-03-30T10:52:24ZFun With JurisprudenceSlobodan Milosevic and other war-crimes suspects will be paid for the time they spend cooling their heels in The Hague, under legislation just adopted by the Serbian parliament ("Paying Ruthless Genocidal War Criminals' FedEx Bills Since 2004"). According to Reuters, "The new law provides all Serbian war crimes indictees at the U.N. tribunal with compensation for lost salaries, plus help to spouses, siblings, parents and children for flight and hotel costs, telephone and mail bills, visa fees and legal charges." The mental picture this spawns, of the extended Milosevic family giddily ordering up Spectravision and gobbling seven-dollar Toblerones in a suite at the Amsterdam Hilton, is almost enough to restore your faith in international justice.

]]>I'm on TV! I'm on TV! I'm... Wait. I'm Not on TV.http://www.billbarol.com/blather/2004/3/26/im-on-tv-im-on-tv-im-wait-im-not-on-tv.htmlBill Barol2004-03-26T11:24:43ZPressAshleigh Banfield, who I used to take a childish delight in poking with a stick back when we were all hot and bothered about Afghanistan, is apparently washed up at NBC, where she has been toiling invisibly for some time. Her representatives are said to be exploring exciting possibilities in syndication. Circle gets the square!

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