Author: Jonathan Blundell

Here’s an interesting connection…
Michael Moore and Cindy Sheehan.
Should we play the 6-degrees of Michael Moore now?

Regardless of the pay and the long hours I might complain about, it’s always fun to work in a position where congressmen stop in just to say hello.
Just spent 20-30 minutes chatting with Rep. John Carter and two staff members. He’s doing one of his normal tours of the district to keep in touch with media and local leaders. I think this is the fourth or fifth time I’ve talked with him on a tour of the district since he took office in Jan 2005.
I have to respect a congressman like that. I was in Belton for a full year while Chet Edwards was in office and he never stopped by our office and I don’t know of anytime he stopped in Belton other than the 4th of July parade or a special ceremony at the Bell County Museum. The only time I met him was the day he announced he would not run for re-election in our newly aligned district, but run in Waco instead.
Granted I think he did some great things for this area, but I never once talked to the man, either after all my phone calls or in person.
I think that’s smart marketing and working.
As a representative in the U.S. Congress you need to make yourself as available as possible to the media. If you’re not, you can’t get your name out there and winning re-election is rough.
Well, now that I’ve met my “celebrity” for the day – back to the salt mines.

Now this is just nuts. Robert Scobble, Microsoft evangelist found a vending machine in his hotel lobby that sold iPods.
Nuts. What’s funny though, is the machine was running Windows software. HA.
Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger writes: “Maryam, Patrick and I were just having breakfast at the Sunnyvale Four Points Sheraton and when we came out we saw a huge vending machine. OK, that alone might be notable, but Patrick instantly recognized that it sells iPods and other Apple stuff, along with the typical junk food and other items you might expect in a hotel lobby.”

Im actually waitin in line 4 gas in waco. Its only 1.28 a gallon

CORRECTION: Typo – it was 2.28 a gallon. But at the rate of 2.45 or higher (which I saw all weekend and filled up for on Saturday), that’s a steal.

CSI actor George Eads just gave props to Belton on the Late Late Show.
Except he said all he did in Belton was cruise the Sonic – which may still be the case.
But he did give some big props to Texas women. Don’t blame him.
For those who don’t know, Eads was born in Fort Worth and grew up in Belton, son of a local judge and step-son of the Belton ISD superintendent.
Read the local papers and there’ll be a feature or mention of him once or twice a year.