datadoodle

This weblog wanders out on the far end of business intelligence, where technology comes to fit over the tender and irregular human profile. That’s where interesting things happen.

This weblog is strictly free-range. I go where the trail of crumbs takes me, though I hope for the sake of loyal readers that I don’t stray too far from the roost.

Among other things, you can sometimes read previews and tryouts for stories of mine that appear about every other week in the TDWI newsweekly, BI This Week.

About me

I’m a freelance writer. I write journalism, PR and marketing for clients and publications that serve the greater business intelligence community.

In the past, I wrote about telecommunications (DSL in particular) and computer networking. Far in the past, I edited and ghost-wrote on environmental topics, mostly articles involving technical explanations for lay readers. I worked on contract for two membership organizations, Sierra Club and Friends of the River.

I had a long pre-career. One stint included working on Amtrak as a train attendant (”porter” in those days)—the first white person ever hired to work on West Coast-originating trains and possibly the only one to join the legendary Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. I also washed dishes under the shadow of Half Dome in Yosemite, sold commodity options over the phone (and took advantage of the firm’s excellent training), and singlehandedly reorganized the Anchorage Daily News library.

Now and then, I study Sicilian culture. In 2004 I lived for five months in my grandmother’s home town, Terrasini, west of Palermo, while I edited a book (about something else).

I like to hear from readers with ideas, feedback, suggestions, questions and work inquiries. Please use the contact form. If you really, really prefer phoning, here’s the number: 510-215-8640.

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