Tag Archives: The Atlantic

Pessoa’s Birthday and Soon: Off to Lisbon

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Meakin Armstrong

Happy Birthday, Fernando Pessoa Life is an experimental journey undertaken involuntarily. ‎It is a journey of the spirit through the material world and, since it is the spirit that travels, it is in the spirit that it is experienced. That … Continue reading →

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Blogging Again for The Atlantic

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

I’ve been working on a sponsored blog for The Atlantic, where I find links, write, edit, and so on. I’ve been finding out about such topics as cloud computing. The experience reminds me of my first job: I was an … Continue reading →

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Blogging for The Atlantic

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

As I’d noted earlier, I’ll be writing an occasional blog for The Atlantic on business trends. The link is here and it’ll be updated on Tuesdays and Fridays.

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My Google Maps Piece is up

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

As noted earlier, I wrote a piece for The Atlantic, using Google Maps. It was a highly complex project and difficult to execute–I wrote pithy listings for some 125 spots all over the world. I also provided the client with … Continue reading →

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Have My Own Page on The Atlantic Site

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

Still busy posting for The Atlantic, and now have my own page, here

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Blogging: A Return to TheAtlantic.com

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

For the next few weeks, I’ll be blogging for The Atlantic on environmental issues. So far, the favorite thing I’ve written about is the “sky farm”–a skyscraper that’s filled with crops, not people. They can grow enough in one of … Continue reading →

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Blogging: On Davos for TheAtlantic.com

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Meakin Armstrong

I’m writing about the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, from a small-business perspective. I’m doing two posts a day, for the length of the meeting. Here are my posts Update: The Atlantic redesigned their site, and unfortunately, my postings … Continue reading →

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The background blah-blah

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Meakin Armstrong

I’m a writer. But: I’ve erased everything that was here because I found it so appalling. I’ve never kept a diary (on a regular basis, that is) for the same reason. I have had just about all I can take … Continue reading →

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