How Grapes Call Into Question Life’s Unchanging Certainties

April 26, 2012

I like grapes. What kind of a first sentence for a blog post is that? No search engine optimization techniques have been applied, and it doesn’t offer any lessons or advice to you that you can use to make your life better. But I like grapes, and that’s an important statement about my life. A couple of years ago, I didn’t like grapes. Things change. Lives evolve. Continued exposure creates awareness, acceptance and eventually...
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Remember When Sidewalk.com Was Microsoft Sidewalk? It Meant $1,500 To Me

April 12, 2012

Do you remember a website from some years ago called Microsoft Sidewalk? It was located at sidewalk.com and aimed at competing with local newsweeklies. The site hoped to gain a foothold in the local search market, providing details about local events in cities around...
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Political Vandalism At The Bookstore

March 29, 2012

Since visiting used bookstores is part of one of my job, I don’t like to be bothered, interrupted or detained when I’m at a bookstore. And I certainly don’t like a middle-aged woman stopping me from entering a store so she can gleefully confessing...
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Still Here: One Key To Online Success Is Realizing Potential

March 22, 2012

When Ari Herzog mentioned on his blog that he was accepting guest posts, I typed this up right away. It was the first thing that came to mind. Ari’s commenters seem to like it, and I hope you do too. I intended it to...
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Is “Rototiller” A Trademark? And Why I Care

March 1, 2012

Is the term “Rototiller” trademarked? It’s the kind of question a writer like me finds myself asking. I’ll tell you why I needed to know — then I’ll tell you the answer. The Weirdness Of A Writer’s Life One of the writing agencies for...
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The Christmas Birthday Bloggers Club

February 16, 2012

Rejoice! For today is born in a rural area outside Fort Worth, Texas a blog post that collects Christmas-birthday bloggers in one location for the benefit of the world. It may not matter much to you, but I always think it’s interesting when I...
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Clenched Teeth Cause Problems, So Live With Your Jaws Dropped

January 19, 2012

At times, I have a problem with clenching my teeth when I sleep, causing sore gums, grinding away of the tooth surface, pain in my jaws, pain in my face and even a stiff neck. It’s a bit unpleasant. My bad pillow could be...
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