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(If you missed any of the postcards or have trouble viewing the video here, just follow this link.)

I have my photos from Yosemite, but they still aren’t posted. Sorry. Working on it, should have them up by this weekend.

Sometime this spring, my T-Mobile contract is up and I can get a new cell phone at a discount. I can also jump ship to another provider without paying a penalty. I have no idea what to do.

Currently I have a 600-minute voice plan (which is reasonable enough) and an orange Motorola PEBL, which looks cool but which I have never liked because of the bad keypad and bad software.

Other factors to consider: iPhones and other smart phones are out of the question because I do not want to pay for data service. I need a phone that works internationally, which (unless I am misinformed) limits me to T-Mobile or AT&T. I have had such a poor experience with the PEBL that I will not buy another Motorola product.

My question for you, dear readers: Are you happy with your cell phone? Why or why not?

My friend Bret recently took a lengthy tour of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier. If you’ve ever been curious about these colossal floating airports, check out Bret’s blog:

Peace Through Strength, Part 1
Peace Through Strength, Part 2
Peace Through Strength, Part 3
Flickr photos

My long-running coverage of imprisoned photojournalist Bilal Hussein continued today when Bilal was set free. I’ve written about 15 Bilal stories since 2006. Here are some highlights:

Today: After Two Years In U.S. Custody, Photographer Bilal Hussein Goes Free

Today: Lawyer: Only Two Witnesses Testified Against Bilal Hussein

Nov. 28, 2007: The Man From Fallujah

Nov. 27, 2007: Bilal Hussein Will Face Overloaded And Rushed Court System

Nov. 26, 2007: Interrorgators Told Bilal Hussein His Photos Were A Threat, Report Says

Sept. 18, 2006: AP: U.S. Has Held Iraqi Photojournalist For Five Months

Yes, I still have a job, thanks for checking.

At work, I appreciate having both a blog and a reporting-driven Web site as a vehicle for news. The blog is great for quick-hit things that ought to be published immediately. Today I was able to post a fast blog update within a minute or two of the Pulitzer announcement (followed by a longer and more thoughtful story on the main site), and I posted a short summary of an auction I attended tonight (but won’t have time to research and a write full story about until tomorrow). Plus there were some stray things going on that didn’t warrant a full story but were interesting enough to share with our readers.

12:11 p.m.: Jury: Photogs Share Blame For Diana Death
12:55 p.m.: Absolut Ad Campaign Backfires Horribly
3:13 p.m.: Breaking News: Pulitzer Prizes Announced
4:25 p.m.: Andrees Latif On His Pulitzer-Winning Picture
9:03 p.m.: Weston Print Fetches $1.6M At Auction

Jeremy returns to blogging!

Liftoff!

I’ve been testing this new blog since the beginning of February and I think I have all the problems worked out. (Okay, there remains a slight formatting issue in some older browsers and it’s not yet perfect on the iPhone, but it’s still readable.)

If this is your first time here please check out the About page.

I hope you’ll stop by often, add me to your RSS reader, and leave lots of comments.

Back then, there were things I hated about my blog. It was a lot of work. Sometimes my readers took it a little too seriously. Sometimes I took it a little too seriously. I gave it up in 2005.

Since then, I’ve often thought about getting back into the blogging hobby. It’s kind of an obsessive itch.

It’s going to be different this time. Yes, I still intend to post something at least once a day. Perhaps more. But it won’t always be a piece of writing. Sometimes it will be a photo, sometimes a link to a video, sometimes just a random headline.

The point is to have fun. It’s also a chance to experiment with online tricks and writing in a forum where nobody’s going to get hurt. I hope you like it and leave lots of comments!