Pardon the rant, but if you can’t go off on your blog, where can you? Years ago I moved from a PC to a Mac and have been happy with the decision ever since. Macs aren’t quite as wonderful as some people would have you believe, there are a number of things about mine I [...]
Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. – Kurt Vonnegut It amazes me that so many organizations don’t understand branding. They think branding is their logo, their TV ads, mailouts and handshakes for the cameras. Your brand is everything associated with you. Like the [...]
There is a post over on Living the Romantic Comedy (Billy Mernit’s blog) called “You and Your Shitty Draft” where the odd quirk many writers have of wanting to make that first draft perfect is discussed. I made a couple of comments and decided it was worthwhile to post them here. They are: Comment #1: [...]
I repeat myself, but I’ve been playing with that Harcourt Goes to Hell thing I started. Also repeating: It’s experimental in the sense that I wanted to see it evolve online – what was it? Where was it going? I got caught up by the idea that it needed illustration. It struck me as a [...]
I’ve been up to no good, at least not in a practical sense. I’ve been doing what I’ve always done with computers, the Internet and writing: playing. Some guys go out at 11:00 at night and play hockey. Some people go hiking or kayaking or running. Some people pour over recipes and try new cuisines. [...]
This is a short instructional video on how mornings should be experienced. Thanks to Molly Bloom and Bear for sharing their expertise. A note on the music: Michael Kaeshammer. I saw him in Fredericton about two years ago and immediately picked up his disc, “Strut,” from which the music for this is taken (“Almost a [...]