Thought of the Day: “Invest in Jerky”

May 24, 2010
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I was looking through investment news all morning.  The market is going crazy right now with volatility; one day a stock is up 5%, the next day it’s down 3%.  I took a break from all the resources, the bond indexes, the trends in gold prices, the mortgage rates and tax returns, and walked to my [...]

Five Tips for Getting Out of Bed

May 18, 2010
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It’s almost three in the afternoon and you still haven’t moved.  Getting yourself motivated and out of bed can really be difficult some days.  Ranging from physical illness to mental disability or old fashion hangovers, there are plenty of excuses for why it’s so difficult.  Here’s some helpful advice for ways to get yourself up [...]

How to Survive Bay to Breakers

May 14, 2010
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This will be my sixth year doing Bay to Breakers here in San Francisco.  I’ve compiled a few helpful tips for how to survive and make the best of it.

Hot Guys Writing Code

May 13, 2010
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A friend of mine sent me a link to a review of a new blog that features “Hot Guys Reading Books.” The idea being that some women are really turned on by images of casual guys doing some casual reading.  But why should book-worms get all the love?

Stupid Nerds – The Lost Social Class

May 12, 2010
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I had a realization some time ago that there is a sad little sub-sect of the Nerd social class that nobody much talks about: Stupid Nerds.  In the broad, two-party system of social classes, where you’re either a jock or a nerd, most accept that, where nerds lack in athletic prowess or social aptitude, they more than [...]

Cinco de Mayo – Celebrating Mexican Independence

May 5, 2010
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Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) is not Mexican Independence day, but it might as well be where Americans and, specifically Chicanos are concerned.  Pride in one’s nation, check.  Beer being marketed at an unusually high level, check.  Bar-b-que? Check.  I did some checking up to try to figure out this holiday’s significance, because knowing why [...]

Five Topics I’m Not Writing About Today

May 3, 2010
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Being a writer means treating it like any day-job: you ought to work at it every day, and you can’t just cheat it.  But I’ve been busy the last few days with my actual day job and, frankly, nothing has fired me up saying, “Write me!  Write the shit out of me!”  So here’s a [...]

“Too Many Porn-Stars” TNB

April 28, 2010
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I’ve always felt it was too easy for a person to be labeled a “porn-star.”

Thought of the Day: “It’s Time We Start Naming Earthquakes”

April 27, 2010
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Do you know why everyone remembers hurricane Katrina?  It wasn’t the human suffering, the billion dollars in property destruction or the spotlight it put on a befuddled administration.  It was the name.  You don’t even have to mention that it was a hurricane or where it hit.  It’s sort of like the economy in that [...]

Justin Bieber’s Bangs Hide Map to Dry Land

April 20, 2010
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Following a lead in the quest to answer “Why people care about Justin Bieber,” it was discovered today that upon his forehead, well hidden by his signature bangs, is hidden the map to Dry Land.  The fabled map, which holds clues to the last known location of dry land on earth, has long been sought after [...]

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