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I was forced to write my first rejection letter today. I think I nailed it.
Posted in Blog, Word Nerd
Greetings and Salutations (and Other Insincere Forms of Expression)
Dear Reader, To begin with, can we stop using the word Dear. Dear means beloved, precious, priceless, or rare. I don’t have that kind of relationship with my phone company, nor do I want one. We can still be friends,…
Posted in Blog, Whine Tasting, Word Nerd
Truth in Words and Pictures (or The Circle of Academic Life)
Photos by Steve Jurvetson, Lynette S., Horia Varlan, research.gov, Carolyn Lagattuta, Trois Têtes, and Wikipedia CC-BY-2.0 Original idea gratuitously stolen from xkcd
Posted in Blog, Things I know less about than I think
The Five Stages Of Writing (or I Feel Your Pain)
Like dealing with grief, writing also has five stages. STAGE ONE – Caffeination Most writing begins with some sort of stimulant. Much writing is done late at night because writers are so easily distracted during the day and fail to…
Posted in Blog, Word Nerd
Anatomy of Customer Service (or Do You Want My Money or Not?)
Based on a true story. Apply for new credit card. Get accepted for new credit card. Wait for new credit card. Wait longer for new credit card. Get a letter that tells me to go to post office to get…
Posted in Blog, Whine Tasting
Decisions, Decisions (or Insert Humorous Subtitle Here)
I’ve got a choice to make. Well a few choices, actually. And I don’t mean what to have for breakfast. Things that involve money and feelings and where I want my life to go decisions. Like do I want a…
Posted in Blog, Whine Tasting
No Autographs Please (or Sign on the Bottom Line)
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) It has long been a staple of fandom: that scrawl of ink across a piece of paper that announces to the world that you met, er… what’s his name. You know, he was in that thing with…
Posted in 3(Blah) + 3(Yada) = (Blog), Blog
Verbatim Gibberish 