Run – Don’t Walk

To your local book seller and buy Hellhound on His Trail by Hampton Sides. It is the best book I have read this year, meticulously researched and written. It is a book about the lives of Martin Luther King Jr. and James Earl Ray and their collision of fate and the history of our country in the 60s. I couldn’t put it down. I devoured it. It is a magnificent work. Worth your time and money.

Another One on Bloggers in Press Rooms

Here is a mature and well written piece on the issues at hand.

Everyone knows where I stand and where we as a franchise stand on the  matter.

And I am a blogger — I read a lot too — and in my blog — I link to  many articles  from main stream media and bloggers as well.

I am non denominational in my linking; if it is a good  and thoughtful piece — I offer “link love”; and I am not afraid to take to task  anyone on  my blog when someone writes something I disagree with — that is the power of interactivity.

As I noted — there are 200 million bloggers around the world now — this isn’t a fad — this is mainstream.

Also — why aren’t more owners  doing  daily blogging? Or answering  all fan email? Jump in the water — it is nice and warm and inviting, I promise.

Facebook – Arrgghhh

Facebook is experimenting with a new security system.

In order to get into my account today it is asking me to identify people from their photos to make sure it is really me trying to get into my account.

I have 5,000 friends on Facebook - most of whom I have never met.

I can’t answer the questions. I can’t access my account. I have tried twice and I have failed twice.

There must be a better way Facebook. I have to be one of your best accounts and I can’t get in. This new way to secure an account isn’t efficient for someone like me on Facebook. Weird. The only person who came up that I recognized was Capstronaut - true story!