Intense Web Media

This will be the first Thanksgiving since being in Iraq that I will not be with family. Since moving to Colorado to work on Intense Debate I have felt closer to family than I did when I lived in Florida. The reason: Skype.

Since moving, I have evangelized my family about the merits of Skype. I picked up my MacBook Pro back in August and it came with a webcam. I never had use for one before, but my family has embraced seeing me in the flesh. So much so, I have two uncles, one grandma, my parents, in-laws, Sister-in-Law, cousin, and a few more all with webcams now.

This Thanksgiving we will be using Skype to connect and see Thanksgiving as it happens. It will be like Justin.tv with Memaw, turkey, and more. I am actually looking forward to it even though I won’t be there. I am sure my wife feels the same. Ain’t the web great?

If anyone is interested, I am giving Tumblr a try here. You can keep track of my Tweets and some miniblogging. Think of it as Crunchnotes, Morgan-style.