There are so many types of writers. As a writer, you try to persuade others. In every case I can imagine, the writer’s goal is to persuade. A skywriter’s goal is to let everyone know that Harold loves Ingrid. The poet tries to elicit an emotion. The spin doctor tries to confound. The philosopher aims …
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Any tech that requires CUTTING yourself to remove it is NO BUENO.
Remember when phones were huge? We laughed at how huge they were. The oldest satellite phones looked like an Army issue two-way radio. Of course the satellite phone was pretty neat in the right hands. People who wanted to show off. Soon after though, phones were getting smaller. It was good. You could fit a …
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Tell me an escalator doesn’t look like a playground and I’ll tell you how boring you are.
How to ride an escalator: Approach confidently, do not hesitate. Step onto the first available tread. Grasp the handrail firmly. If you’re escorting children, lift them and place them squarely behind your belt or suspenders, or store them in your purse. Children have been known to slip between the treads of escalators. Children who get …
Milk the Research Funds
I don’t want to give you any ideas, but there’s probably some money in this idea. Not necessarily good money either. It’s more like the stinky, dirty government grants for scientific inquiries that don’t play a tune in a logical mind. You know what I’m talking about, we hear about them all of the time, …
No Food is Limited to a Day
It’s worth admitting that I was sucked in to the whole Taco Tuesday idea. It seemed like tacos were already on my menu, so why not set aside one day a week for the fabulous food. Then I missed a Tuesday. It wasn’t a horrific, life-altering experience or anything (though I’m sure some would love …
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