The Informavore

Archive | Alderdice RSS feed for this section

For Your Consideration: Jeff Woods as BG’s Favorite TV Personality

by Corey on August 10, 2010 in Advocacy, Alderdice, Corey, Entertainment, Human Behavior, Information, Memes, Social Issues

The Alderdice household is a big fan of Jeff “Action” Woods, sportscaster extraordinaire, good pal, and just a generally great guy.

Jeff isn’t a fan of the fact that I’ve nicknamed him “Action” and petitioned him on several occasions to adopt the moniker on air. Friends and gentle readers, I believe we can make that and more happen for old Jeffrey.

I sent myself an email reminder exactly one year ago so I wouldn’t forget about this. Nominations have begun for the 2010 Best of Bowling Green. The contest recognizes favorite restaurants, stores, and individuals in the city of Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Most of all, I want to see Jeff “Action” Woods as a finalist for Category #104 — Best Local TV Personality.

Continue Reading →

Comments { 1 }

Photos: Coming Home

by Corey on August 9, 2010 in Alderdice, Corey, Elliott, Lily, Photo Albums, Stephanie

The only thing good about a stay in the hospital such as this is that it brought Elliott into our world. The journey began at 5 a.m. on Friday and finally wrapped up shortly after noon today. Granted, there will be trips to visit Dr. Baker, our pediatrican and other stops along the way in the days ahead but I’d be happy if that was our last stay in a hospital for a while.

For the time being, though, we’re happy to have Elliott at home. Lily, on the other hand, is a bit apprehensive about having something else tiny in the house; however, she seems to be warming up to the little fella. Both mother and child seem to be settling in well, though each have had a couple of naps today.

Until Stephanie writes an account of the last few days, enjoy these photos from our last day at the Bowling Green Medical Center and our first day as a newly-minted family at 806 Brownstone Way.

Comments { 0 }

Photos: Welcome to Our Family

by Corey on August 8, 2010 in Alderdice, Elliott

What an exciting forty-eight hours it has been in the Alderdice world. We were excited to welcome little Elliott Lyndan Alderdice at 9:05 p.m. on Friday, August 6, 2010. The fella was eight pounds, five ounces and twenty-one-and-a-quarter inches long. We’re happy to share this first bath of photos with you.

Comments { 0 }

Time to Celebrate “Labor Day” for Elliott

by Corey on August 5, 2010 in Alderdice, Elliott, Information, News

Most of our friends have joked about the likeliness of me “live blogging” the birth of our first child.

Most of our friends have been correct about this assumption.

Tomorrow, I’ll tweet updates throughout the day. We go in for induction at 5 a.m. (CDT). Who knows how long it will be from then until Elliott’s arrival, though. My tweets will include a #lbrday hashtag. If you’d like to pass along a message to us or the little fella, you are welcome to use the tag as well. All #lbrday tweets will appear in the timeline below so you can see what’s going on if you’re not on Twitter.

It’s going to be an exciting day!

Update: You can read the #lbrday transcript of tweets via What the Hashtag.

Comments { 1 }

Ukuleles, Cake, and Cheeky British Songstresses

by Corey on August 2, 2010 in Alderdice, Corey, Entertainment, Music, Videos

For folks who know me, there are three things that I enjoy immensely: the charming sound of a ukulele, the nomy deliciousness of cake, and the delightful cadence of an English accent.

Boing Boing had a shout out to the song stylings of Rocky and Balls. While the name is a bit lacking, these duet darlings from the UK combine a bit of wordplay with simple melodies. My personal favorite of their songs is “Love Cake,” which can be found below.

Like what you hear? Check out their website for more tracks. You can also follow them on Twitter.

Comments { 1 }

A Little Exploitation Goes a Long Way

by Corey on August 1, 2010 in Alderdice, Corey, Entertainment, Human Behavior, Information, Memes, News, Videos

Like all good memes, Dodson quickly became a product line.[twitter

[twitter]

Ah, the local news. As mainstream, national journalism gives way to the power of the internet and the blogosphere, it seems as though local media is the only traditional avenue that maintains some form of relevancy. After all, local media know their audience, stories, and needs in a way that a national media outlet is simply unable to provide.

Granted, there are numerous professionals working in television and print in newsrooms across the country who are consummate professionals. Every now and then, though, you have a Chris Allen fondling a breast cancer graphic on camera. Media professionals make bad decisions all the time. Even after serving as the Dean of the White House Press Corps, Helen Thomas found herself forcibly retired after inflammatory comments.

Thanks to the internet, a highly local story can become global internet fodder in a matter of hours. Take the story of Antoine Dodson, the latest example of a local news story gone viral. When an intruder allegedly broke into his sister’s apartment and attempted to sexually assault her, Antoine helped scare off the attacker. A story such as this meets the “smell test” for local news: it’s timely, it’s interesting, and there’s a human angle.

Here’s the problem.

Continue Reading →

Comments { 1 }

How Helpful is Your University Website?

by Corey on July 30, 2010 in Alderdice, Comics, Corey, Education, Entertainment, Science and Technology, Social Issues

Before having Gatton Academy students in my life, I had never really heard of XKCD, the crudely drawn though almost always head-nod worthy bit of internet miscellany. Heck, Gatton Academy students even went so far as to stage an elaborate riff on one of its most famous cartoons. (Search “Justin Howell” on the page.)

It should come as no surprise, then, that this little jewel showed up in my Twitter feed this morning. What’s particularly funny is that this Venn-Diagram comes along just as WKU is planning and executing a major revamp of the main university website. Take a moment to study the cartoon diagram below and meet me after the jump.