( @Phillyist, #Booze, #NewYearsEve )
The Phillyist was kind enough to publish a video I put together with Mario DelMonte at Kress Wine. He gives me his recommendations on sparkling wines and champagne.
Traffic in 2010 (map)
( #Traffic, #OrderedChaos, #Blog )
I just wanted to take a moment to say thanks to my readers for allowing me to break least year’s traffic record by about 300%. The entire “Joey Lombardi” brand of websites brought in about 25,000 unique visitors this year (and traffic the last few months has increased by 30%) Not bad for a little vanity website.
Last year you helped me achieve my goal of having at least one person in every state in the US look at the blog… but I haven’t been paying attention to the world view. Check it out:
Its kind of insane for me to think so many people across the world have checked out my crazy blog. I hope it serves a purpose and people are getting something out of it, it has certainly made me happy to have an outlet for my thoughts.
This is (hopefully) just the beginning.
– Joey
Phillyist: A Pleasant Afternoon Typewriting?
( #Philly, #Phillyist, #Type-In )
Phillyist published another short post by me today (I am on a roll this week). I saw a notice on Make this morning about a Philadelphia “Type-In”, so I did a quick write up while drinking my tea and getting ready for work this morning.
Phillyist: Why Kids are getting stupider – response
( #Phillyst, #PhiladelphiaMagazine )
Yesterday, I got my Philadelphia magazine in the mail and the cover asks “Why Kids Are Getting Stupider”. I felt the hairs on my neck rise and reading the article didn’t do much to calm me down. Phillyist was kind enough to let me write a response to it.
Phillyist: Is Philadelphia Magazine Right – Are Kids Really Getting Stupider?
Second Hand Smoke
( #Smoking, #Cigarettes )
Smokers have it hard: the government keeps taxing and raising the price of their vice, they have that terrible cough in the morning, nasty yellow teeth and skin, and non-smokers look at them with disgust.
Hi – I am one of those people that look at you like that.
There are a couple of good smokers out there that peel off and smoke privately—like dogs going off to the woods to die alone—then there are the rest of you. The new kids that never learned how to do it right, blowing smoke out of their mouths like dragons. Looking pissed off because they have to be out in the cold. Or what about the lazy moms driving a carload of kids in her mini-van with a cigarette in her mouth (seeing more of those every day).
For all of you people, second hand smoke kills 600,000 people a year (NY Daily News)
Phillyist: GTT Interview?
( #Phillyist, #ClassicalGuitar )
The Phillyist published an interview with Tom Amoriello, some of you might know him as GTT. Tom was kind enough to sit down with me and discuss the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society.
Give it a read: