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Marquez and his Melancholy Whores

(Review of Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.) When I first read Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Memories of My Melancholy Whores (translated by Edith Grossman), a novella published in English in 2005, I did not like it. I’ve … Continue reading

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Social media basics for a small business

Many businesses, especially small businesses, are wary of social media and for a variety of reasons. The reasons are legitimate given that owners are wrapped up in the business of actually running their business, so they are often in uncharted … Continue reading

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Gender, technology and generalizations

When talking about genders we inevitably employ broad and loose generalizations. We know there are differences (the obvious biological ones). We think there are differences in thought because it often seems that way though we’re never quite sure because sexuality … Continue reading

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Can you hear me now?

(This was originally posted October 23rd, 2005 on another one of my blogs, one that is on hiatus. I’ve edited slightly to make the terminology more current.) I came across a post about blogging and social media and know exactly … Continue reading

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After 30 years: Kurt Vonnegut and Slapstick

This is an anniversary year. Mind you, every year is an anniversary year of something. Every day could be used to celebrate an event — public or private, births, deaths, weddings and so on. (Today, for example, The History Channel … Continue reading

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