Back in the day, meta-blogging was a big deal, one of the things the Internet talked about when it talked about itself. Not so much now; it’s been a while since I actually thought about blogging as such, let alone held forth in public.

In preparation for the event, I thought I’d jot down some helpful tips and tricks, and in no time at all I had more than twenty. I ran through them real fast in the hope of provoking some conversation — it worked — and got a laugh by saying “I guess I should write these up in a blog post”. Well, then.

— ongoing by Tim Bray · Things about Blogging

A hearty standing ovation prompted two encores: “Riga Dimd,” a Latvian folk standard, and “Put Vejini,” a treasured ballad with nationalist associations, as set by Imants Ramins.

— Kamer the Latvian Choir at Baryshnikov Arts Center - Review - NYTimes.com

Today, Autodesk resembles the legendary one hoss shay more than a car with one flat tire. Because of our success in marketing AutoCAD, and in stirring up interest in dealers and OEMs, and gaining publicity and reviews of the software, and in closing the marketing deal with Sun-Flex, each single segment of the company is overloaded to the point of collapse.

— In 1983, Autodesk Almost Died - Dustin Curtis

Kā Jūs pats, varat likt roku uz sirds un teikt, ka Jūs tiešām ēnu ekonomikā nepiedalāties pilnīgi nekādā veidā?

Latvijas bankas prezidents: “Nu, es ļoti cenšos to nedarīt, man faktiski, laikam, vienīgais … vienīgais, kas, tā teikt, pie manīm šad tad palīdz ziemā sniegu notīrīt cilvēks un saņemt šos te 100 latus. Tā ir vienīgā iespēja, vai ne, kādā veidā viņam druscītiņ nopelnīt, ja tie to uzskata par ēnu ekonomiku, nu, tad … bet es saprotu, ka laikam cilvēkiem, kas atnāk un vienkārši saskalda malku un notīra sniegu, ja viņi nesaņem vairāk nekā 200 latus, ja nemaldos, sava darbība nav jādeklarē.”

— Kārlis Streips: pārdomas par dzīvi: Visi dara tā

Kamer … (Thursday) A highly regarded vocal ensemble of singers between the ages of 16 and 30, the Latvian choir known as Kamer … makes its New York debut. Conducted by Maris Sirmais, the chorus demonstrates its crystalline sound in a program of 16th-century madrigals and their contemporary Latvian descendants. At 8 p.m., Baryshnikov Arts Center, 450 West 37th Street, Manhattan , (212) 868-4444, smarttix.com; $15. (Smith)

— Classical Music/Opera Listings for March 11-17 - NYTimes.com