Flash back to 2007.ย I was working for Toy Collector Magazine, an online publication that focused on the rarest and most popular toys, games, dolls and trains.ย The publication lasted for about two years; it was a lot of fun and I enjoyed working there. Especially when it allowed me to give something back to…
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In Praise of the Poky Little Puppy and What-A-Jolly Street
Sometimes, the simplest of texts are indeed the best of texts. Jason Purvis penned this blog post, asking people about what would be the most appropriate and enjoyable children’s books.ย And for the love of me, the only book I could recall reading over and over again, and essentially begging my mother to read to…
Read MoreTen Fingers Rather than Two Thumbs
Daniel Nester tweeted yesterday about whether the keyboard of today – the one found on our smart phones and touch screens – has actually contributed to a change in writing and composition. Originally I thought he was referencing a modern keyboard, I asked whether he meant QWERTY or DVORAK.ย Although I do know there are…
Read MoreCurse you, Manatee!!
Boy, I bet you’re wondering what THAT headline is about. Everybody has addictions of one form or another.ย Some people smoke.ย Some people drink.ย Some people play World of Warcraft and subside on a diet of Mountain Dew and Funyuns. My mother’s addiction – paperback romance novels. You’ve seen them before, haven’t you?ย They usually…
Read MoreAt some point in this blog post, the AP Style Manual will explode.
A couple of weeks ago, I spent a calm Friday night playing billiards at a local bar.ย It was a good spirited game of 8-ball, and neither me nor the person I played against would have caused Steve Mizerak or Jeanette Lee any worries in competition.ย But my opponent kept noting that for some reason,…
Read MoreAnd the winner for “Worst Facial Tattoo” goes to…
According to the Redding, Calif. Record-Searchlight, Patrick Brooks walked into a check-cashing store in Redding and handed the teller a check, made payable to Mr. Brooks, from the Cottonwood Bible Baptist Church. The cashier immediately noticed that the check – which had the Cottonwood Bible Baptist Church address on it – was altered so that…
Read More“I have Larry Flynt on the phone for you, Mr. Miller…”
True story.ย Believe me, this is as true as true can get. In early 2005, I was a featured writer for Goldmine Magazine, the music collector’s biweekly.ย I wanted to pitch an idea to them – an article on cheesecake album covers.ย Cheesecake album covers featured beautiful women – many of them almost wearing clothing…
Read MoreThe Ghost Blogger
No, I’m not talking about a blog written by Casper, Zack Wheat or one of those peripheral characters on Charmed. Let’s say you currently author a weblog.ย But your life is busy with outside obligations and you just don’t have time to park your gluteus maximus in your chair and type a blog post.ย Next…
Read MoreA rare video clip of double-entendre singer Ruth Wallis
Back in 2009, one of my early blog posts was about 1950’s-1960’s cabaret singer Ruth Wallis, one of the legends of the “blue party” records.ย Her songs couldn’t be purchased in legitimate record stores, but if you knew someone who knew someone, you could get a copy of her albums – usually they were stored…
Read MoreReturning to a relationship I thought was permanently dead, thanks to The Din
It was a relationship that had its ups and its downs.ย There were times when I enjoyed being a part of it – I boasted to everybody about how lucky and fortunate I was that we were together.ย And there were days when I wished we never met each other.ย And one day – just…
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