In the midst of the whole Sweetney debacle, I read a comment that almost thawed my cold and bitter heart. A woman posted eloquently about how my picture insulted people with downs syndrome more than it insulted Sweetney’s daughter. I clicked a link she left to her blog and found out that she was the [...]
In the past 35 days, I have: 1. Made it into the technorati top 15 and stayed there for a solid week. 2. Had 2 posts make it to the front page on digg. 3. Had 2 posts make it to the front page of reddit, one post staying in the number one slot for [...]
Last night, I met a friend at the bar of a local family restaurant. The bartender was cute and cheerful….but a little on the dim side, if you catch my drift. I didn’t really hold it against her because she made one hell of a chocolate martini. The restaurant was getting busy. An Arabic family [...]
I met Renee in English class in the 7th grade and was immediately stricken with a mild case of hero worship. Renee was constantly thought provoking, extremely witty and an excellent writer. She made friends easily and impressed teachers with her scholastic abilities. She had great taste in music and impeccable taste in books. She [...]
I can’t stand it when people use the phrase ‘in my opinion’ in their writing. Of course it’s your opinion! You’re the one writing it, aren’t you? Do you normally write from the point-of-view of someone else? Ditto on the phrase ‘I believe.’ For example, ‘I believe abortion is wrong.’ Do you? Do you really [...]