http://lindseymastis.com Journalist | Blogger | Tweetwalker Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:16:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://lindseymastis.com/2010/03/who-is-howard-schmidt/ http://lindseymastis.com/2010/03/who-is-howard-schmidt/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:02:27 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=974 President Barack Obama appointed Howard Schmidt as the new White House Cyber Security Czar in December 2009. It's an important position. This is the man charged with protecting the country and its citizens from cyber warfare. What can we learn about Schmidt in five minutes using only the web? Here goes...]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2010/03/who-is-howard-schmidt/feed/ 0 http://lindseymastis.com/2010/02/wedding-invitations-150-with-postage/ http://lindseymastis.com/2010/02/wedding-invitations-150-with-postage/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:27:10 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=969 We wanted our wedding invitations to reflect our theme: relaxed, fun, and personal. Instead of opting for the usual (and might I add, expensive) wedding invitations, I did them myself. All it took was patience, some creativity with Photoshop, $100, and an excellent printing expert from Staples. Our wedding is being held in our hometown, St. Louis. But we love to travel and wanted to show our guests some of our adventures. Our invitations include several photographs-- from our half-marathons in Las Vegas and Virginia Beach, to vacations in Alaska and Mexico, and historic excursions to Mount Vernon and Harpers Ferry.]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2010/02/wedding-invitations-150-with-postage/feed/ 0 http://lindseymastis.com/2010/01/new-robot-girlfriend-used-for-sex/ http://lindseymastis.com/2010/01/new-robot-girlfriend-used-for-sex/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:41:01 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=966 TrueCompanion has created a sex robot. It's called "Roxxxy" and thanks to artificial intelligence, the machine has five different programs that simulate female personalities. The "personalities" range from shy to wild. We don't have to ask why this "pleasure machine" was created. But the mastermind said something in an interview that has got me scratching my head...]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2010/01/new-robot-girlfriend-used-for-sex/feed/ 2 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/12/2010-new-years-resolutions/ http://lindseymastis.com/2009/12/2010-new-years-resolutions/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:54:43 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=962 Cherry Blossom, Frederick Half, Virginia Beach Half, Baltimore Half, and Vegas Half. Splendid! This year, I'm looking to run more races. I'd love to complete my first marathon, but quite frankly, I'm happy doing halves. I'll be getting married this year, so another goal is paying for the wedding a saving up for a house. That's not going to be easy... ]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2009/12/2010-new-years-resolutions/feed/ 0 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/12/video-87-year-old-grandmother-uses-fax-machine-to-twitter/ http://lindseymastis.com/2009/12/video-87-year-old-grandmother-uses-fax-machine-to-twitter/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:02:59 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=960 Twitter. She uses a service called Celery. She hand-writes a note, faxes it in, and they post it to her Twitter account. Then, they fax her a timeline of all her tweets. Here's the video... ]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2009/12/video-87-year-old-grandmother-uses-fax-machine-to-twitter/feed/ 1 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/12/running-the-las-vegas-rock-n-roll-half-marathon-2009/ http://lindseymastis.com/2009/12/running-the-las-vegas-rock-n-roll-half-marathon-2009/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:38:15 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=953 I brought my camera with me during my 13.1 mile run down the Vegas Strip. I only looked at my watch a few times, and surprised myself by finishing in 2:13.50. It's not a personal best, but this was one of THE BEST races... ever! I dressed as Elvis, complete with sun glasses and side burns. But I failed to account for the cold December Vegas weather: temperatures in the low 30s. And I wore shorts. Luckily, I packed a white wind breaker and wore it under my costume. It helped, but I certainly was not warm. I left Patrick near the starting line so I could find the Running Elvi. We were all supposed to run together. But I could never find an organized group. The only regret I have during this race is not being at the starting line with Patrick. I finally found a place near some Elvi with strollers featuring pictures and music of the King. I enjoyed listening to the tunes and I must have completely missed hearing Cher sing the Star Spangled Banner (bummer-- I love Cher!). Soon, we crossed the start line where a band played and old-time show girls stood near large cages with two white tigers. Awesome!]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2009/12/running-the-las-vegas-rock-n-roll-half-marathon-2009/feed/ 5 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/11/running-the-vegas-half-marathon-dressed-as-elvis/ http://lindseymastis.com/2009/11/running-the-vegas-half-marathon-dressed-as-elvis/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:37:24 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=947 My fifth race of 2009 is less than a week away and what better place for my finale run than Vegas?!?!? And I'll be running as Elvis along with (likely) hundreds of runners. Together, we'll make up the "running Elvi." Here's some questions I answered while entering the Running Elvi Group:]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2009/11/running-the-vegas-half-marathon-dressed-as-elvis/feed/ 2 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/11/why-advertising-on-the-web-doesnt-work/ http://lindseymastis.com/2009/11/why-advertising-on-the-web-doesnt-work/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:48:13 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=935 TiVo and Hulu. Advertisers are looking for other ways to make money, like targeting us on our laptops and iPhones. But so far, their attempts to make money online haven't worked. Why? I came across this tweet from @ChrisAbraham a few days ago: "New blog post: An epiphany about epiphanies" I clicked on the link and watched the video from Epipheo on YouTube. I was amazed. It demonstrates why advertisers are having trouble reaching the same audience that so willingly sat in front of the glowing box, hanging on every word. It's obvious we've changed. We expect more from advertisers. And if it doesn't make something easier, faster, better, simpler, smarter, or stronger... well, we don't care.]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2009/11/why-advertising-on-the-web-doesnt-work/feed/ 3 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/11/hoarders/ http://lindseymastis.com/2009/11/hoarders/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:57:33 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=926 What if your house was deemed an illegal dumping site? While working at WSIL in Southern Illinois, I covered a story about a lady who collected so much junk, it spilled onto the main road. When the county wanted to expand the road, they had to move her out. She received $64,000 for property that failed to include indoor plumbing (she would use an out house), and to re-locate. I tried walking around the property. It was difficult and hazardous. On one hand, it was someone's home. On the other, it's a dump site-- even if it was junk dumped there by one person. She was a hoarder. At the time, I didn't know it and I certainly didn't understand. Today, I watched three episodes of A&E's program "Hoarders." The show begins with this definition: "Compulsive Hoarding is a mental disorder marked by an obsessive need to acquire and keep things, even if the items are worthless, hazardous or unsanitary."]]> http://lindseymastis.com/2009/11/hoarders/feed/ 4 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/10/top-5-pr-stunts-hoaxes-and-flat-out-lies/ http://lindseymastis.com/2009/10/top-5-pr-stunts-hoaxes-and-flat-out-lies/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:23:59 +0000 Lindsey Mastis http://lindseymastis.com/?p=911 http://lindseymastis.com/2009/10/top-5-pr-stunts-hoaxes-and-flat-out-lies/feed/ 2