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  Maybe it’s just all advertising

  12.07.08 | Permalink | 8 Comments

  Thanks to the great cultural advancement that is the DVR, I can watch plenty of mind-numbing TV without commercial interruption. But sometimes, as I’m fast-forwarding to the next diagnosis on House, I catch a spot that looks intriguing. Lexus has their annual December to Remember campaign going on. The ads start with a little boy [...]

• fight the frump

  Fight the Klutz Frump, and Other Tips for a Well-Lived Life

  06.19.08 | Permalink | 12 Comments

  ***Updated*** I should probably save all these tips for upcoming Works-for-Me Wednesday posts, but since Shannon could not be bothered to acknowledge my seven million shout-outs to her the other day (forget what I said about the Golden Rule, okay?), I just might start boycotting the carnival, which will really show her!

• blogging, works for me

  Duck, Duck, Blog: The Art, Business, and Technology of Doing The Blog

  06.17.08 | Permalink | 24 Comments

  For those of us not attending BlogHer, I thought I’d compile everything I know about blogging. This is sort of like the (unfair to teachers) maxim: “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” The list will make up in candor what it lacks in exhaustiveness. Go on, ask me how much I make on [...]

• blogging

  Unexpected, and a call for Bloggy Opinions

  05.28.08 | Permalink | 14 Comments

  Well-meaning friends and strangers have asked me why I blog. And I confess that sometimes I ask myself that very question. Also: What on earth am I hoping to accomplish here? Or maybe that was what I wondered when I used licorice-bribery to get Susan on the potty this afternoon. Various Reasons People have Suggested [...]