http://cnylink.com/blogs Daniel Lovell has won more than two dozen awards for his columns, editorials and investigative journalism. He is actively addicted to the Internet, soda and New York Yankees baseball. en-us 60 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:07:41 -0800 Rambling on Forgive me for being so very absent for so very long. The past month or so has been a bit of a whirlwind, and I think time got away from me. But I've been thinking a http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1229026061 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1229026061 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:17:24 -0700 Rambling on I've always been intrigued by the thought of life on other planets. That very question turned the A I should have received in a college history class to a C, and I still maintain, http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1224699444 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1224699444 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:45:51 -0700 Rambling on Well, it's official. Baseball is over for the season. Sure, there are games to be played. And, in some small way, I'll be rooting for the upstart Rays or Joe Torre's Dodgers to http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1223401551 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1223401551 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:43:26 -0700 Rambling on I guess I should have been far less shocked to hear Susan Sarandon's take on the election last night. The ultra-liberal actress whose husband made headlines four years ago for http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1221252206 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1221252206 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:30:55 -0700 Rambling on I usually try to refrain from talking about politics in this space, but this past week has got me thinking a bit more about the presidential race, and whether the Democrats' http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1219858255 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1219858255 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:25:11 -0700 Rambling on As much as I may have railed against the iPhone recently, I found myself standing in the AT&T store, dangerously close to purchasing one last week. My old cell http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1219069511 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1219069511 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:26:33 -0700 Rambling on I must admit I was pretty excited about the release of iPhone 3G. As an AT&T customer, I figured, I wouldn't have to change carriers to get the coolest new gadget out there. http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1217946393 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1217946393 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:21:12 -0700 Rambling on "You just have to decide if you're a Tigger or an Eeyore. I think I'm clear where I stand on the great Tigger/Eeyore debate. Never lose the childlike wonder. It's just too http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1217002872 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1217002872 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:17:56 -0700 Rambling on In the past few days, I've been seeing more and more about the quest for better gas mileage, and the ridiculous lengths some people will go to eek out a couple extra miles for http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1215541076 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1215541076 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:46:58 -0700 Rambling on If you're reading this, you've already noticed our new blogging platform and design, and you've undoubtedly noticed the design changes throughout the cnylink.com website. But http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1214941618 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1214941618 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:09:09 -0700 Rambling on You know, I didn't have much to say when Tim Russert died. And I don't really have much to say now, as the news of George Carlin's death has reached me. But I will say this: http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1214276949 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1214276949 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:12:02 -0700 Rambling on I don't know what I've done to deserve all the attention, but over the past few years I've received literally thousands of offers from all over the world in my e-mail. Every day, http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1213971122 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1213971122 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:29:38 -0700 Rambling on Let's face it: Most of us are just too darn busy to really pay attention. We live our lives in the hectic vacuums of individual existence, eeking out whatever joy we can. To http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1212514178 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1212514178 Thu, 22 May 2008 11:16:52 -0700 Rambling on I haven't written yet this season about the Yankees, primarily because they've been so awful that it's been hard to be optimistic. And it's too early in the season to give up just http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1211480212 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1211480212 Mon, 12 May 2008 07:48:08 -0700 Rambling on Randy Pausch is a dying man. I don't know him. We've never met or talked on the phone. But I know a lot about Randy, his family, the cancer that's choking the life from him all http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1210603688 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1210603688 Mon, 05 May 2008 07:12:19 -0700 Rambling on Politicians are arguing now over whether it's wise to give Americans a break on gasoline taxes during the summer. It's no secret gas prices have shot through the roof recently, http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1209996739 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1209996739 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:37:32 -0700 Rambling on My grandfather was a sports nut. He didn't leave his room often, and that's likely because he had a television in his room, tuned to ESPN. For me, a trip to visit my http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1209397052 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1209397052 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:58:42 -0700 Rambling on I promise this will be my last Apple rant for awhile. Sometimes I just get stuck on things, and need to get them off my chest. If I don't, odds are I'll try to start a movement or http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1209139122 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1209139122 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:04:36 -0700 Rambling on I must say I'm much more than a little disappointed at the developments in the PsyStar story. For those of you who don't know, PsyStar raised a bit of a ruckus in the tech http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1208707476 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1208707476 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:31:46 -0700 Rambling on According to news reports, Barack Obama is on the defensive. He's deflecting attention from himself and from comments he made recently about working-class voters, who are tired of http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1208205106 http://cnylink.com/blogs/dlovell/view_blog.php?blog_id=1208205106