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Links: St. Patrick’s Day Edition 2010

Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 10:21 AM Category: Blogging, Life Tips, Links, Meryl's Notes Blog, Social Media, Writing No comments

My family doesn’t have a drop of Irishness in our blood — that we know of, anyway. But that never stopped my dad and me from wearing green on March 17th. Dad went the extra mile by wearing a dark green suit to work with some silly button like, “Kiss me, I’m Irish.” Obviously, he liked to have fun and I am sure some folks today would say the button is harassment. No matter, count on my wearing green.

Brain food…

8 Must-Have Twitter and Facebook Add-Ons: Oh yes, add-ons go beyond browsers and blog apps. The article forgot to point to the scripts (all use Greasemonkey), which can you find by searching userscripts.org. Facebook Purity explains how to install scripts for other browsers.
Synopsis Tips for Writers: Excellent short post. [Link: BubbleCow]
10 Turnsoffs Keeping Readers from My Blog: These are the unwritten rules I tend to follow… at least, I hope I am.
10 Amazing Life Lessons You Can Learn from Albert Einstein: Not a single one has anything to do with relativity.
33 Writing Terms You Should Know: When WIP on an ms, be sure to stick to DL while following GL [Link: BubbleCow -- awesome resource... follow @bubblecow!]
Research Tip: Finding Crutch Words: Do you keep using some words repeatedly? I try not to, but with all that I write… it can be tough. Current challenge is to avoid that and which. Not easy! [Link: @elizabethscraig]
Top 100 Sites on the Internet: Very cool interactive graphic. [Link: @kirstinbutler]

tcu horned frog 300x225 Links: St. Patricks Day Edition 2010

Image from jimbowen0306 / CC BY 2.0

And for fun because we’re allowed…

10 Coolest Foosball Tables: Aww… My husband just has an ordinary table.
70+ Examples Of Beautiful Night Photography: Breathtaking… [Link: Ruhani Rabin]
40 Outstanding Mascot Designs: I’d love to have one… but not sure it would fit this site’s brand. Or what. My favorite mascot: Fort Worth’s TCU Horned Frogs. I found many horned toads in my backyard while growing up. [Link: bkmacdaddy]
Junkyard steampunk Yoda: Serious, I am.
5 Browsers and the Modes of Transportation They Resemble: Pretty darn accurate.
Top 10 Japanese Etiquette Mistakes: I love reading about cultures and etiquette even though I never get to try them (or avoid them). I learned about #2 from my husband and I have used it.
Friday Funnies: Words Shape Your Existence: Great way to kick off weekend (and Spring Break for some of us). [Link: @alexkaris]