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December 09, 2006 10:09 PM EST -- I just ‘lost it.' To make matters worse, I lost it in three font sizes, bold face, caps, redundancy, and exclamation marks. Those, particularly all in the same letter, are sins. I guess I have . . . more
Pretty Good Goods Ad
by Howard M.
views: 22 | rating: 10 | comments: 9
November 25, 2006 09:12 PM EST -- Has anyone noticed the 'Pretty Good Goods' ad that features a quote from Garrison Keillor's book, Nothing you do for children is...?  more
December 30, 2006 08:45 PM EST -- This is merely an update for those of you who might either be interested in this saga or are considering Verizon Wireless as a potential supplier. Please recall or visit the previous two articles concerning . . . more
6 billion miracles is enough
by Elyse S.
views: 27 | rating: 10 | comments: 13
September 28, 2006 08:53 PM EDT -- We live in a fishbowl. Essentially swimming around in our own excrements, however, other things that live in that fish bowl with us clean up after us and let us reuse everything, free of charge. The ecosystem . . . more
November 27, 2006 04:20 AM EST --   Last week, I wrote two articles summarizing the use of the comma in non technical writing. These articles excited a few comments buried in a tidal wave of apathy. I had planned to continue the . . . more
It has to be a joke
by Howard M.
views: 33 | rating: 7.8 | comments: 3
December 07, 2006 04:44 AM EST -- Minutes ago, I was checking out David Rochester's recommended site for writers who are looking for reputable agents and editors. It's a fine site but I ran across the best example I have ever . . . more
There is no hope
by Howard M.
views: 22 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
December 15, 2006 03:54 AM EST --   This is an actual letter that I am sending to a life insurance company to which I recently applied for a policy. Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. This is another of my series . . . more
Click2Ink -- DON'T!
by Howard M.
views: 52 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
February 22, 2007 06:42 PM EST -- As I have previously written, I have refilling ink cartridges down to a science. However, there is a natural limit to the number of times it can be done without sophisticated equipment, and I don't . . . more
October 22, 2006 06:43 PM EDT -- A company headed by President Bush's brother and partly owned by his parents is benefiting from Republican connections and federal dollars targeted for economically disadvantaged students under the . . . more
March 23, 2007 11:52 PM EDT -- A couple of days ago, I received an e-mail from my nephew. He enjoys annoying me with his political stance. He is a money broker, and, therefore, prone to the distorted value system endemic to the . . . more
If you package it right...
by Howard M.
views: 43 | rating: 9.7 | comments: 15
February 01, 2007 05:22 AM EST -- Earlier today, my wife found a few chunks of memory. These 'chunks' recalled to mind the most entertaining enterprise in which we ever engaged (business wise). It was a business . . . more
Is there a problem?
by Howard M.
views: 27 | rating: 9.5 | comments: 8
April 16, 2007 04:53 PM EDT -- I have just, for the first time this year, 'clicked' on the Gather points site from the opening page. Repeatedly, I get the following message:     There is a problem with this website's . . . more
 
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