I’ve spend the morning reaching out to old colleagues and clients to ask for testimonials about my work. It’s fun and I’ve already had one nibble about new work from a contact. I’ve been westling with what kind of writing I should be spending my new-found free time pursuing. Part of me really wants to… Continue reading On The Other Hand…
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TechHead Revisited
Quite proud of myself today. I’ve been playing with WordPress for this blog, in the interests of using it to power my business website, in anticipation of doing some business writing now that I have (a-hem) all this spare time. So between yesterday and today I have dusted off the techy part of my brain… Continue reading TechHead Revisited
I Hope This Is True
Supposedly Google has devised a sobriety test for email. New technologies create new problems that need solved!
iTunes 8 Problem Solved!!!
…not by me. I finally found this entry in the Apple support forums, after going through tons of official suggestions for troubleshooting. This one worked like a charm, so I’m reproducing it here, in case anyone else is having the same problem (that is, that iTunes 8 would not install fully, or would work once… Continue reading iTunes 8 Problem Solved!!!
Despicable
I don’t care what party you are or what your politics are. Behave!
I just wish everyone would be civil and talk about the boring details. Dare to be boring! Please!
Personality Types
I laughed out loud when I saw the careers [the personality test] recommended for me…
I Saw Neil Gaiman
…it quickly moves on to the warm and fuzzy part. Of course, in a Neil Gaiman book, the warm and fuzzy part includes dead people and possibly vampires and something unspeakable living under a hill,…
Grammar Police
And now we’re watching Barney, where one of the little monsters is singing, Mr Moon tonight Keep on shining real bright For me. And I’m screaming at the TV. “LEEE! Real-LEEE! Bright-LEEEE! Please!” And you just know the lyric sheet spelled it ‘tonite’. It’s official. I’m a curmudgeon.
Untitled
I’m making plans to run away from my family on Wednesday, and go into Philly to hear Neil Gaiman read from his latest novel. I dipped my toe in this water earlier this year, when I spent a fun Sunday afternoon being forced to laugh uproariously by The Yarn Harlot, and now I want more.… Continue reading Untitled
A Guide to the US Presidential Debate, for non-US citizens
So, this was the first official debate between the two men vying for the US Presidency….On a Friday night. In football season.