There it was, staring me in the face. My wife and I had just turned on the TV to watch ABC World News Tonight, and during the intro the screen flashed the letter that Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller had sent to Attorney General William Barr. The first thing I noticed was the misspelling, sticking out … Continue reading Seriously? How Could Anyone Forget The First Spelling Rule Most of Us Learned?
I heard about this fascinating web site from Daniel Pink's monthly newsletter back in October, and I had to meant to write about it back then, but it must have somehow slipped into the deep abyss that is my mind. Fortunately, it was still in my inbox, and I stumbled upon it again today. (By … Continue reading Dear Future Me,
Another club that I'm not part of. But this time, I'm actually happy to be excluded. Tech and business newsletter The Hustle surveyed more than 2,000 alcohol-drinking adults about their online shopping behavior and found that on average, shoppers spent more than $400 per year on items bought while intoxicated. Based on that response, The Hustle … Continue reading The 2019 Drunk Shopping Census (Yes, There Is Such a Survey)
I'm sure our dog is no different than most dogs. When it's time to eat, she can barely contain herself. She starts spinning around, jumping up on us, pawing at the door where we keep her food, and running around the kitchen. It's the highlight of her day. But then it's over so quickly. She wolfs … Continue reading Thanks to Harlan Coben, Now I Know What It’s Like to Be My Dog
Today's post represents 1,536 straight days of daily blogging. While it has certainly required an investment of my time, it has not really required much of a monetary investment. The annual cost of having my own web site has been about $200 per year, which is less than 60 cents per day. I think it's only … Continue reading Investing in My Daily Blogging
Today's Wall Street Journal featured an excerpt from ‘Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany’ by Jane Mount. The excerpt looked at the writing lairs of four well-known authors—Virginia Woolf, Dylan Thomas, James Baldwin, and Roald Dahl. The first writer featured was Virginia Woolf. I've certainly heard of her, but more because of the play and movie, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", … Continue reading Another Example of How Little I Know
I'm two days late with this post, but you know what they say about better late... March 4 was National Grammar Day, which was established in 2008 by Martha Brockenbrough, founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar (SPOGG) and author of Things That Make Us [Sic]. This year, National Grammar Day is hosted by Mignon … Continue reading Nashenal Grammer Deigh
Over the past few years, I've written close to 70 blog posts that mention Seth Godin, a New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, and marketing guru. Seth was recently interviewed by Zack Friedman at Forbes magazine on several topics, including how to get ideas to spread, how to build human connections, the importance of otaku in marketing, how … Continue reading Seth Godin on the Secrets of Marketing, and the Power of Blogging
The Weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal is always my favorite. It's not all business, and with its Review and Off Duty sections, there's sure to be sure a story or two that captures the reader's interest. Since today's paper was no exception (even though there was no column from Dan Ariely), I thought … Continue reading From Sports to Politics to Aristotle to Teenagers, Highlights from Today’s Wall Street Journal
About four months ago I started using Grammarly, an artificial intelligence powered program that helps people communicate more effectively. Its algorithms flag potential issues in the text and suggest context-specific corrections for grammar, spelling, wordiness, style, punctuation, and even plagiarism. Grammarly explains the reasoning behind each correction, so you can make an informed decision about whether, … Continue reading Add One More App That Quantifies What I Do with My Life
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