These are addictive. Stories told in a single sentence. My favorite so far is:The next morning she told me she was married, and I told her that I was in her geography class 8 years ago.Two lessons in this. One, brevity is beautiful. Two, I found it using StumbleUpon, my new favorite thing on the Internet. It's old hat to the blognoscenti, but … [Read more...] about One sentence
Who would miss you if you weren’t there?
The always excellent Copyblogger posted an interesting meditation on who would miss your blog if it wasn't there. Writer Ryan Imel goes on to expand that question to four sound pieces of advice, not just about your blog but about anything you put out into the world, personal or professional.Target your audience, be unique, interact with … [Read more...] about Who would miss you if you weren’t there?
It’s the benefits, darling
I originally called this "It's the benefits, stupid," but this morning it occurred to me that a campaign slogan from the 1992 presidential campaign now officially qualifies as ancient history. Dang, I'm old. Anyway: I don't think anyone, anywhere has combined Leonard Cohen, the iPod, and cleft palate surgery in one piece of writing … [Read more...] about It’s the benefits, darling
Meat cake
My friend El Rey, who is brilliant and deranged, has a tradition among his friends. I have no idea who first started it, so I won't even try to guess. Every year for someone's birthday, they bake a meat cake. Meat cake is meatloaf made in round cake pans, and decorated with mashed potato frosting. One particularly chilling year, someone tinted some … [Read more...] about Meat cake
