This Is Fitzy: Archive

Jason Fry's Dorkery: Happy Broke New Year →

jasonfry: Every freelance writer needs a budget strategy. There’s no single way to approach this. In my conversations with other freelancers I’ve found that the specifics aren’t what’s important — it’s the overall strategy that matters. Developing a sense of financial discipline is critical, but how you do…

Jan 2nd

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Jason Fry's Dorkery: Sad News Out of New Orleans →

jasonfry: This fall, the New Orleans Times-Picayune will cease publishing print papers daily and move to three print days a week, stepping up 24-7 operations on its web site. According to the New York Times’ David Carr, editor Jim Amoss will leave once the transition is complete, along with two…

May 25th

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In Penn, guy flags down friend by shouting full name twice. Friend sees him, guy says “What’s up *chief* ” — name not good enough then?

Nov 9th

So cool to have Optimum on iPad right now, watching football postgame while kids play Mario Kart on TV. #thankyoutechnology

Nov 8th

Surprised “School Counseling” in here with all the govt cuts. “Sortable Chart: Best College Majors for a Career” http://t.co/YVhkE7NR

Nov 7th

Only needing a FG to tie definitely opened up playbook to give them a chance to score TD. Couldn’t believe the PI - not a Belicheck team.

Nov 7th

Funny moment on Glee when bullies demand an Irish transfer call U2 overrated. “Never,” he says desperately.

Nov 2nd

How does this still happen? “@latimes: JetBlue passengers endure seven-hour tarmac delay http://t.co/CRtdmFdN”

Oct 31st

RT @WSJSports: The New York Giants. The first NFL team that could cause someone to offer survivor pool insurance.

Oct 30th

There’s hit no. 1 … “@jasoncfry: So … Edwin Jackson hits a 3-run homer to win it?”

Oct 29th

Cool — Yahoo has Jack and Joe’s identical home-run calls. Nice tribute from son to father. http://t.co/g8NDTmMa

Oct 29th

Back to reality: Raritan Valley Line train #5710,on the move up to 25 min. delay, due to earlier mechanical problem.

Oct 28th

RT @JonathanHaynes: Two-week-old baby pulled from rubble alive two days after Turkey earthquake which killed 366 people http://t.co/0v1yOEW7

Oct 27th

Looks like everyone is having trouble with their sound earpiece. “@atu2: Usher is coming up next at the #clintonconcert”

Oct 17th

At #clintonconcert, Bill singles out Edge for his work raising money for all the musicians who lost everything after Katrina. Awesome.

Oct 16th

I could not get the iPad to update to iOS 5 on its own. Dropped the Restore bomb. Waiting for the results.

Oct 14th

I take comfort knowing 75% of the suicide pool I am in just went down with me. The week after last “buy back.” #AndWeWillAllGoDownTogether

Oct 10th

RT @WSJ: “He said, ‘Let’s go for a walk.’” Walt Mossberg shares a personal story about a chat with Steve Jobs: http://t.co/fMuMwuPG

Oct 8th

What do you know? I like a show, so NBC ditches it. Free Agents with @HankAzaria was funny. Blame DVR?

Oct 7th

Poynter rounds up the front page memorials to Steve Jobs: http://t.co/KINTlfqa

Oct 6th

Google — minimalist as always — in its tribute to Steve: http://t.co/aY5J7KYT

Oct 6th

Herman Cain dropped by WSJ.com to explain his “9-9-9” tax plan. Gimmicky name, but getting a serious look http://t.co/DSELvQxI (VIDEO)

Oct 5th

Chronic throat-clearer on #njt train is spawning contagious acts of “aherm” throughout the quiet car. Air gurgles with tension.

Oct 5th

RT @WSJ: William Shatner just joined the set of our live Markets Hub show on http://wsj.com He’s talking about the stock market. Really.

Oct 4th

Is massive debt relief for Americans, a “great haircut” for banks and bondholders, the answer? http://t.co/OFpObod9

Oct 4th

Yes, it will be hot in the NYC today. Pre-8 pm and most people are sweating. Fear noon. #heatison

Jun 9th

For anyone with scars of Dreamcast, the Wii U controller touchscreen is b/w size of an iPad and an iPhone. http://t.co/Z1QLKmI

Jun 8th

Reese gets a Generation award? Insulting. Next year, a toss up between Hayden Christiansen and Elle Fanning. http://t.co/xUliKNZ

Jun 6th

So You Think You Can Dance is infinitely better when @tycediorio is involved. #sytycd

Jun 3rd

RT @FakeAPStylebook: Typographers will tell you to eliminate widows and orphans. Typographers are MONSTERS.

Jun 3rd

If you like your superheroes to come fresh off the Gossip Girl set: DC Comics unleashes a new universe … http://t.co/IM8shN9

Jun 1st

Was a young “Wizard of Oz” author Baum really told to “follow the yellow brick road” in … Peekskill? http://t.co/W21Mujc

May 31st

Congrats #SHU Baseball on winning the Big East http://t.co/jEWszPt

May 30th

This is your weekly reminder that #Parenthood is the best show on TV, and you are dumb for not watching it. There.

Mar 2nd

Another line has been crossed: Judas Priest was just sung on American Idol. #idol

Mar 2nd

RT @moorehn: Charlie Sheen is exactly the character he played when he seduced Ferris’s sister Jeannie in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

Mar 1st

Insert joke here. “@CBSNews: BS News/New York Times survey finds that many Americans are siding with organized labor. http://bit.ly/gkikUS”

Mar 1st

Check out No. 29. http://nyti.ms/9vgqFl

Feb 28th

RT @iracane: I mean this in the nicest way possible but I hope Mike Brey gets run over by a semi truck full of turtlenecks.

Feb 27th

RT @zseward: I tagged New York with QR codes (in Photoshop) http://on.wsj.com/g7Aid5 #nycqrcodes

Feb 25th

I don’t say this lightly, and not playing into the Idol hype, but this year may be the best talent yet. #americanidol

Feb 24th

NO, HASBRO! NO! | Monopoly 2.0 - http://nyti.ms/grk9Sx

Feb 23rd

Another great episode of Chicago Code. Who’s not watching this? But worried about a coming ep after seeing previews. Bomb plantings?

Feb 22nd

My thumb tip is numb from the D-pad on wii-mote. I can barely type. Haven’t felt this for 15 years.

Feb 22nd

Just had dinner with 11 friends. Ran into nun who knew my 2nd grade teacher. How random. Then manager scolded us for cursing. (We didn’t.)

Feb 20th

You got quite a few on TV. I think one guy from phone commercials is on The Mentalist. http://on.wsj.com/hYkpgG

Feb 18th

Yes, I am sharing this article from The Daily.

Feb 2nd

Excellent moment as Parenthood went off the air: Screen stays on black for four seconds, and all you hear is Chuck Scarborough say “uh oh.”

Feb 2nd

Fathom being 70 — and living 45 more years. RT @Drudge_Report: World’s oldest woman dies at 115 in Texas… http://drudge.tw/evLYmq

Feb 1st

Sometimes #Chuck infuriates me, but great references tonight to Settlers of Catan, Snow Patrol and Coldplay.

Feb 1st