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You are what you post

The headline could also read, “You are what you tweet.” If you put something out there on the Internet — it’s out there on the Internet and anyone and everyone can find it and see it. And as far as … Continue reading

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Maybe you shouldn’t write for a living

At this moment, the world is obsessed with the perceived financial calamity that keeps sending everything down, down, down … except, perhaps, consumer prices. There’s hand wringing, hair rending, tears a plenty and profanities shouted from rooftops. As a Simple … Continue reading

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The unarticulated world of business writing

In a business context, the world of writing is amorphous: ill-defined (if defined at all). Murky. Obscure. In fact, although I refer to it as “business writing,” business really isn’t the correct word. But I can’t think of the right … Continue reading

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Work: Some ill-considered comments

Many people suffer from physical and/or psychological problems because of work. These problems occur because they worry about work. It’s understandable. No work? No payday. No payday? No home. No recreational drugs. No betting on NFL games. You can see … Continue reading

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Impressions – who exactly are you?

In the introduction to his novel Mother Night, Kurt Vonnegut says something to the effect of, “You are what you pretend to be. So you better pretend to be something good.” I was thinking about this as I read Creating … Continue reading

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