I wonder if there’s a WordPress plugin to count all the parentheses in my blog posts. Quotation of the Day: A picturesque talent will express itself in concrete images; a genial nature will smile in pleasant turns and innuendoes; a rapid, unhesitating, imperious mind will deliver its quick incisive phrases; a full, deliberating mind will…
Read MoreSo I was just watching a video of “some guy” (deliberately vague now because I’m going to sort of make fun of him in a minute) talking about how he uses Scrivener on his Mac for writing. But he pronounced it with a long /i/, like it rhymed with ‘hive:’ scrive-ner, as opposed to scriv-ner.…
Read MoreWhat networking isn’t: asking people for cards when they haven’t expressed interest in your services, or blowing an opportunity to showcase your talent. For example, a web/logo designer took my card the other night and didn’t even look at it before it went into her pocket. (It’s a good thing for her I’m not Japanese!…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court recently decided, 7-2,that the federal government has the power to civilly commit federal prisoners on the eve of their release if they meet some level of danger of future harm. The dissent, by Justices Scalia and Thomas, argued that only the states have the power to implement this sort of punishment/power. I…
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