Friday, August 22, 2008
I'm not dead, I'm just in Denver.
(Usual apology about being so busy blah blah blah and how I am reading every day even if not posting goes here.)
As you may recall, I made up my mind to go to Denver and blog the Democratic National Convention as soon as they confirmed the site. I am here now!
I'm not an actual Delegate -- I don't even play one on TV. I'm not one of the Official Credentialed State Bloggers, either. (For Colorado, that would be Square State, a site really worth your time if you are into Colorado-flavored political stuff.)
Where I AM credentialed is as a blogging member of The Big Tent. This is a HUGE two-story tent set up in the parking lot of the Alliance Center in Denver. Hundreds of bloggers from all over are going to use this as a base of operations, from the giant and world famous Daily Kos (also a Big Tent sponsor) to the tiny and unknown (like me). This is also the place I am volunteering. Happily, we have that all straightened out now....
Part of the reason the ProgressNow people decided to make The Big Tent is that they didn't want to see this going on in the streets of Denver:
From what I saw on Wednesday, when I went in for volunteer training, I think they've got that action covered and then some.
If you want to follow along with my on the spot views of the DNC action, you will find them at http://codeneonblue.net So far I only have a few items of peripheral convention stuff described, but there are some COOL pics of the FOX who hangs out in the backyard of the friends' house I'm staying at.
Yes, that's a bribe for you to go and look!
As you may recall, I made up my mind to go to Denver and blog the Democratic National Convention as soon as they confirmed the site. I am here now!
I'm not an actual Delegate -- I don't even play one on TV. I'm not one of the Official Credentialed State Bloggers, either. (For Colorado, that would be Square State, a site really worth your time if you are into Colorado-flavored political stuff.)
Where I AM credentialed is as a blogging member of The Big Tent. This is a HUGE two-story tent set up in the parking lot of the Alliance Center in Denver. Hundreds of bloggers from all over are going to use this as a base of operations, from the giant and world famous Daily Kos (also a Big Tent sponsor) to the tiny and unknown (like me). This is also the place I am volunteering. Happily, we have that all straightened out now....
Part of the reason the ProgressNow people decided to make The Big Tent is that they didn't want to see this going on in the streets of Denver:
From what I saw on Wednesday, when I went in for volunteer training, I think they've got that action covered and then some.
If you want to follow along with my on the spot views of the DNC action, you will find them at http://codeneonblue.net So far I only have a few items of peripheral convention stuff described, but there are some COOL pics of the FOX who hangs out in the backyard of the friends' house I'm staying at.
Yes, that's a bribe for you to go and look!
