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My 5 favorite books on writing

Published May 5th, 2008

This post is getting a lot of hits over at JohnnyBunko.com.  Some of you might find it interesting, too.

Phrase of the day: The Sanford and Son Economy

Published April 30th, 2008

With the price of precious metals soaring, and with discarded consumer electronics embedded with these valuables piling up in junkyards, Cryptogon heralds the rise of – get this — the Sanford and Son Economy.  

Due(s) Day

Published April 15th, 2008

Like many Americans, I’ve got conflicted feelings about taxes.  On the one hand, I recognize that they are the price we pay for civilized society.    On the other hand, I cringe (or worse) each time I pay them — because I have, er, serious doubts about the efficacy of handing over my hard-earned money to […]

(Lap)topless meetings

Published March 29th, 2008

One reason I decided to work for myself 11 years ago was to avoid going to meetings.   At one place I labored back in the early 90s, I was astonished to discover a few months into the job that several people did nothing except attend meetings.  I’d have stuff to do (”Ahhh!!!”), but they’d […]

Our new look (version 0.9)

Published March 21st, 2008

If you can read this, you can see that we’ve rolled out a new look for the site. We’re still fixing up lots of stuff. And I’m trying to learn a new blogging software system. So bear with us. And if you see kinks, chinks, or broken links that need fixing, […]

Fewer students major in computers

Published May 23rd, 2005

What’s your story?

Published May 22nd, 2005

The Family Guy economy

Published May 22nd, 2005

Mini-Sagas: Another approach

Published May 20th, 2005

More Conceptual Age jobs

Published May 18th, 2005
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