Warning: This Blog Contains Me

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Who are you? – Roger Daltrey When it comes to blogging, there are two fundamental things that must be known: We must know who you are; and, YOU must know who you are. Whereas the first one in the list is very important (SEO, content marketing and all that jazz), I’d like to focus on [...]

The (New) ABC’s of Blogging

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Recently my wife and I joined Netflix and have been able to stream movies and TV shows through our Wii console (which is an activity next to heavenly for me). One of the shows I’ve been re-watching from the beginning is 30 Rock.  It’s quickly rocketed into one of my favorite shows.  It reminds me of [...]

Your Blog Post Is a Story: So What’s the Point?

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Writing my memoir is teaching me a lot about story. Because the best ones read like novels, I’m structuring it with plot, colorful characters and scenes that build to the climax where the main character will have to choose between two overwhelming but conflicting needs. So, throughout the book, we get to watch her squirm [...]

What Is Your Blog Actually Saying?

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“Mel Funn: Mr. Marceau, how would you like to appear in the first silent movie made in nearly 50 years? Marcel Marceau: No!” Mel Brooks‘ Silent Movie What is clever/funny/ironic/brilliant about the above piece of dialogue from Mel Brooks’ 1976 Silent Movie is, that line is the only line of dialogue heard in the entire film and it is spoken [...]

Blog: For A Limited Time Only!

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My favorite part of almost every episode of Inspector Gadget was when Chief Quimby would show up in a garbage can, or locker, or sewer grate and give Gadget his assignment. The best part was that each time Gadget would finish the letter it would self-destruct, making the message all the more important and secret. [...]

The Blogarium of Dr. Stawnassus: The Power of Story

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“Somewhere in the world, right now, someone is telling a story.  A different story.  A saga, a romance, a tale of unforeseen death, it doesn’t matter.  It’s sustaining the universe.  That’s why we’re still here.” -Dr. Parnassus One thing I truly love about movies is how much they depend on the viewer.  I know that [...]

You’re Doing It Wrong. Period.

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How many spaces do you put after a period when you’re writing? If you said any answer besides “one, of course,” you’re writing incorrectly and I’m about to tell you why. It’s time we put this debate to bed. I’m also very aware that this post will ruffle many feathers, so if you can’t handle [...]

Give In To Your Inner Blogger

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A lot of people talk about connecting with your inner child. Normally, I’d be all over that advice. Hell, your inner child likes ice cream and Xbox games, singing along to New Kids on the Block and silly string, but the problem with bringing up the advice to connect with your inner child on a [...]

Of Blogging and Meth Labs, Advice From Walter White

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If you watch AMC’s Breaking Bad, you know one thing: Walter White is one bad-ass teacher. And he is nothing if not an effective teacher. When not teaching Jesse how to make the purest meth this side of the equator or high school chemistry, he’s taking the time to teach us how to blog with his [...]