10 Journalists To Follow On Twitter

Following your favorite journalists on a regular basis has never been easier.  With the help of Twitter, you can always be updated on the current thoughts and circumstances of almost any journalist you can think of.  If you don’t know who to choose then take a look at this list of 10 journalists to follow on Twitter.

Amy Simons

Amy Simons (amysimons) is the online producer of ChicagoTribune.com.  She is a journalist to follow given her serious involvement in current events.  Her Tweets, however, are infused with a welcome dose of intelligent humor.

Andrew Cohen

Andrew Cohen (cbsandrewcohen) is the CBS News Chief Legal Analyst and Legal Editor.  His no-holds-barred legal perspective gives you the inside legal scoop on pressing issues that are garnering media attention.

Alex SheBar

Alex SheBar (Alexshebar) is a breaking news and trend reporter.  Turn to Alex Shebar’s Twitter updates for comedic interpretations as well as real commentary on popular topics and trends.

Brian Caulfield

Brian Caulfield (bcaulfield) is a technology reporter for Forbes.  Follow Brian Caulfield for mentions of technological news and, oddly enough, a plethora of nods to various animals.

James Rainey

James Rainey (LATimesrainey) is an L.A. Times media columnist who turns the focus onto journalism itself and the topics being covered.  This commentary on commentary makes for interesting Tweets.  Of course, other media outlets are included as well.

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Current Favorite Songs

There are two songs that I really really like right now. One is “Maddening Shroud” by Frou Frou. It goes something like:

Frou Frou - Details - 09 - Maddening Shroud (Frou Frou)

Sometimes I like to get away from this maddening shroud

Sometimes I laugh, you know, it’s all insane

Maybe it’s time for me to pack it in

Maybe it’s time for me to track it in

Maybe it’s time for me to throw…

I’ve got a good mind to throw it all away, throw it all away, throw it all away

After all, what is it worth?

 

I like it because it’s light and carefree. Here is a woman thinking of turning her back against everything she knows and built but she is singing about it as if she were happy. The song makes me want to stowaway to China or Switzerland without telling anyone.

The second song I like is “Don’t Be Afraid, You Have Just Got Your Eyes Closed” by Mum. If I were a fantasy RPG character exploring the world this is the song that should be playing in the background. It sounds optimistic about finding the next town or treasure chest and eventually, beating the Big Bad Evil of the land.

04 Don’t Be Afraid, You Have Just Got Your Eyes Closed

I’m all about happiness and optimism so I love happy, optimistic songs. This attitude - it keeps me sane.

I am not fully here and I don’t know where the rest of me is

These days, it feels like half of myself is not with me. I talk to someone and I understand what he is saying but only at a bare minimum. I write down stuff but the grammar and spelling are haywire and words are near to the intended ones, but that’s it - just near. I am writing this blog post and my mind is already wandering somewhere else. 

I wonder what’s wrong? It’s like I don’t care anymore. I don’t think I’m unhappy, really. This is something nearer to apathy.

I really have to get back in shape. I have this idea that the new year will make everything right.

Cows

Filipinos walk like cows. This epiphany dawned on me one morning as I observed a man walking. His shoulders were straight, the swing of his arms was precise and his pace was brisk. He was wearing a hat and I only saw his back, but I knew that he was not a local. He knew where he was going and he obviously wanted to get there in the shortest amount of time as humanly possible. He walked with purpose.

I looked around to see how everyone was walking. It was around 9am and I was in one of the country’s major business disricts so I lazily expected everyone to be rushing to work. They weren’t. Most of the people looked slack, in their droopy jeans and loose shirts. They were dragging their feet to wherever they needed to go, stubbornly, even though they have nothing better to do.

Look, I can’t tell you how to change the world. I can’t tell you how to make this country a better place to live in. You know what though, it wouldn’t hurt if you started walking faster, started shaking yourself out of the lethargy centuries of culture have instilled in you. It should do you good.

Gibo?

I understand that Gilbert Teodoro is a good, capable man fit to run our country. He is a well-educated person who looks honest and honorable.

I won’t vote for him. Let me spell out why.

Gloria is going to run and win as congresswoman of her hometown. There is no question about that. Consequently, she and her henchmen has expressed several times that one of her main objectives is Charter Change and that she will continue gunning for it when she gets her seat in the legislative. If an administration candidate wins - Gibo - little is left to the imagination as to what will happen next. He will not stand in the way of Gloria resuming her seat of power because he values utang na loob so much.

I’m sure that as a Filipino who had to live through Gloria’s illegal and inefficient administration this scenario is the last thing you ever want to happen. I don’t care if Gibo is sincere in his intention to serve us. I don’t trust his backer so I don’t trust him. Call it a fallacy - this is just me trying to make sure that my family’s future is as prosperous and secure as possible. Call this instinct.

I know that our the presidential roster leaves much to be desired (as usual) but if you were to vote for anyone, try not to vote for someone who has close ties to the administration. I will not ask you this if Gloria is not running for Congress, but since she is, try to use a little brain power when you shade that name in the ballot next May.

Such Injustice

I read Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights by Galland (edited by E.Dixon, 1893) in my spare time.

I would like to express my anger and distaste.

The women in the stories are usually depicted as headstrong and powerful. They are  beautiful, intelligent, strong, and endowed with fantastic powers. The decisions they make are important enough to determine the fate of a kingdom or a human being. However, they almost always die a horrible, bloody death while trying to save a prince’s life.

Let me illustrate. A prince who is down on his luck finds a hidden subterranean castle in which a beautiful, kidnapped princess lives. He is given a rich bath, luxurious robes, feasts, and I assume, sex by the infatuated princess. The prince gets drunk and destroys a talisman which summons the genie who kidnapped the princess, saying that he is ready to kill all genies so that he and the princess can live happily every after.

The genie comes, asking why the princess called, and the prince runs away. As he is leaving, he hears the screams of the princess as the genie beats her up senseless and bloody. The genie knows that someone has been there but the princess will not say who even under torture. The prince still leaves, cowardly.

The genie finds the prince and brings him to the underground castle. He interrogates the princess and the prince, but they both deny his allegations. The genies cuts the princess’s hands off. The prince denies some more. The genie eventually kills the princess. Guess what the dumb dick did to the prince?

He turned him into an ape. Oh, such injustice.

Anyway, take a no fax payday loan to take your mind off things.