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• A Guide to Writing Well and 60-second Practice

  February 13th, 2007 |

  Fire and Knowledge has pulled together a nice guide on writing principles based on two of my favorite books, On Writing Well and Strunk and White. It answers four key questions many of us ask about writing. The appendices include Orwell’s Six Rules of Clear English and Mark Twain’s Rules of Story Writing. One of the [...]

• Texting and Driving

  February 12th, 2007 |

  This story: Do You Text While Driving? gives a real-life example of what happens when you text and drive. I believe the same happens with cell phones and driving even if you have a hands-free handset. I may not hear like the normal person, but I noticed that when I listen to a song where [...]

• Stand O’Food PC Game Review

  February 11th, 2007 |

  The business style games just keep coming. In these games, we play an owner or a worker bee in a business, racing to fulfill customer orders and keep them happy. Stand O’ Food comes closest to resembling a big McFast Food chain. Stand O’Food has two game types: Meal Quest (serve customers until completing the level) [...]

• Quick Cures for the Cold and Flu

  February 8th, 2007 |

  Due to a big family event coming this month, I’ve been trying to get work done ahead so I can take a few days off. Alas, I came down with the flu and have been in slow mode all week. I only had one bad day where I stayed in bed all day — the [...]

• Making Money with Niche or Keyword-based Web Sites

  February 7th, 2007 |

  You’ve probably come across an email, a web site or a free download that talks about how setting up a niche site can bring in lots of money without using advertising from publishers like Google, Yahoo and so on. A colleague had been telling me that I should set up a similar site because I [...]

• Shot Patients Needing Allergy Shots

  February 6th, 2007 | Tags: sign, Writing

  Confusing headline? Just echoing the sign I saw in an allergist’s office. Has a few problems, doesn’t it? Apologies for the bad looking photo — “shot” with a camera phone with not so hot functionality.

• MP3 Player for Toddlers

  February 5th, 2007 |

  It’s true. Fisher Price sells MP3 Kid-Tough Players for Toddlers as well as digital cameras, but we couldn’t find digital cameras anywhere — it was a popular Christmas gift. They’re available again and my little guy will have to wait till his birthday in the spring to get it. My son loves listening to music on [...]

• Two Talented Writers: Sheldon and Ivins

  February 2nd, 2007 |

  This week, we’ve lost two wonderful writers who had their unique style: Sidney Sheldon and fellow Texan Molly Ivins. Sidney Sheldon’s books gripped me. It’s cliche’, but I couldn’t put them down unless my weight of eyelids trying to go to sleep forced me to. The only book I didn’t like was The Doomsday Conspiracy. It [...]

• Harry Potter 7 Release Date

  February 1st, 2007 |

  Just saw on Amazon that you can pre-order Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which releases on July 21, 2007. So much for a 7/7/7 date. However, Paul had an interesting theory about the 7/21/07 release date. Book 6 says there are seven horcruxes. Two have been found, leaving five more. Since there are three 7s [...]

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