Archive for September, 2007

Why is No Reservations an Interesting Romantic Comedy?

From the way it was marketed, No Reservations looked like any other romantic comedy. To a certain degree, this is true. After all, there’s nothing unique about a woman with neurotic control issues falling in love with an unpredictable, happy-go-lucky man.
Kate Armstrong (Zeta-Jones) is one of New York’s finest chefs, who likes to be […]

What’s a Thought-Provoking Writing Trial?

A Lipogram is a form of writing that prohibits a symbol or group of symbols. Such an approach is in play on this post; what’s missing is that fifth symbol most common in writing and talking. Do you know what I’m talking about?
Lipograms signify a good work out for your brain. Trying to fashion writing […]

How Can You Really Avoid AdSense Check Fraud?

Google now lets you receive AdSense payments through Western Union. Yay, no more potential for check fraud!
It’s been a while since I wrote about avoiding AdSense check fraud, when I covered Google’s secure delivery option. But spending $24 to receive an AdSense check direct via DHL is simply too much for publishers who are just […]

Why Should You Remember the Military Alphabet?

Recently, I had to provide a serial number made up of letters and numbers over the phone. So I spelled out the letters through words, using the military alphabet: Alpha for A, Bravo for B, Charlie for C, etc. It’s how I spell out the last four letters of my last name (Gamma-Echo-Lima-Delta) whenever people […]

How Do You Become Classic?

Check out this 1920s dance number backed up by Daft Punk’s Around the World:

You definitely won’t try these moves out on the dance floor today, but this video is definitely a classic (at least compared to my recent dose of 80s weirdness). Why? The skill is obvious. Floating on air is definitely more memorable to […]




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