john hassell

I'm John Hassell, and this is my tumblog. It catches the interesting bits that are too much for my twitterfeed but don't quite make a blog post at the exploding newsroom.
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The Star-Ledger Munchmobile prepares to ride out the coming storm.

The Star-Ledger Munchmobile prepares to ride out the coming storm.

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I won’t usually cross post stuff here from the exploding newsroom, but this is worth it. A video about the increasingly popular sport of dragon boat racing, by Star-Ledger veejay John O’Boyle.

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Disqus this, disqus that

Spent part of the morning integrating disqus here and at the exploding newsroom, and you can check out my disqus page here. Pretty cool stuff, and the option of leaving Seesmic video comments is a nice bonus.

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Sunday afternoon at Castle Park, Chatham, NJ.

Sunday afternoon at Castle Park, Chatham, NJ.

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Friend Matt Rainey goes for the ride of his life with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.

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Remembering Francis X. Clines’ New York stories

For years, I read Clines’ little time capsule tributes to life in New York City, and every now and then a little snippet of one flashes into my mind. Today, I saw a couple jogging and remembered Clines overhearing one city runner turning breathlessly to a partner and asking, “Where are you, heartwise?”

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N.J. newspaper learns a new medium

Talking with newsandtech.com on blogtalkradio:

http://tinyurl.com/6d6mgl

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Step on up and spoil yourself

Step on up and spoil yourself

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