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Words and Phrases that Should Exist but Probably Don't

Ever suffered from aerosomnambulism? Would you know if you had..? Ever been tempted to call someone a scritoon but had no idea why? Ever felt slightly schadengrint? If you answered YES (or JA or OUI!) to any of the above, congrafumigations! You'r...

Top 50 Worst, Most Boring Sight-Seeing Trips in America Part 1

Meet the Mundanes. Bob, Fred, Amber, Fred and Amber's mom, and the frog. There they go, driving through some of the most magnificent scenery and walking across some of the most hallowed historical ground that America has to offer, but you can bet th...

Help! My Mac Crashed!

Almost every problem has at least one solution, and that rule holds true for Apple / Mac computers as well. No matter what computer you're using or what brand of computer you're using, the first thing to do is take a deep breath and step back for a m...

Coffee, Caffeine, Java, Joe, Mud, Buzz Juice

Can there be anything finer? A cup of coffee enjoyed out on the patio at dawn as the sun filters through the trees to the east. Even better if enjoyed around an early morning campfire, with the scent of pine lingering in the air above the fire pit. I...

Celtic Elegance - Exploring, Learning, Listening, Browsing

Why do our heart strings resonate to the sounds of a Celtic harp? Why are our eyes drawn to decipher the intricate weavings of a piece of Celtic knotwork? What cultural threads pull us backward in time, with the rhythm of a bodhran (a traditional Cel...

Top 50 Worst, Most Boring Sight-Seeing Trips in America Part 2

Now joined by a Great Dane named Rolf who adopted them in Missouri, our intrepid travelers stumble their way through the most breathtaking scenery our great country has to offer, without managing to see a bit of it. Part Two takes them from Montana...

PopShops to TurboCharge Your Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate Marketing has been an uphill struggle for me since Day One, last year when I decided to dive headlong into the deep end of the AM pool. Every day has been a learning experience, to put it mildly... and every day I would look further into th...

Micro-Green - Small Steps to a Greener Existence

It happens too often. We read an ad or see an uplifting documentary about conservation, saving the environment, ecological responsibility, going green, and say "Hey! I can do all that stuff!" And that's great and encouraging but, like a good golf swi...

Kitchen Retro - Everything Old is New Again

Old style chrome appliances, formica countertops, stainless steel cabinetry, linoleum - rounded Art Deco lines that harken back to years before the Great Depression - post-WWII period pieces - grace of some decades many of us have only read about. "...

Squidoodling Artwork for your Lens and Group

I'm very happy to help with small bits of art for my fellow Lensmasters and Groupmasters. (Not a Lensmaster? Become one!) I work with the Squidoo Design Group, so a request placed to that group may end up on my desk from there. That also means that...

Top Ten Ways to Blog and Bore Your Visitors to Itty Bitty Bits

Blogging well is hard work, but then again, so is anything that's worthwhile. Here are a few tips and things to avoid while you're planning and executing your own blog, whether it's for business or pleasure. I'm also including several blogs and ref...

Warrior Women - Who we are, What we do, How we are

To all my sisters, including those I've not yet met. This is not a protest march. This is not a plea for anyone's understanding. This is not a sales pitch. If you're a warrior woman, you may recognize yourself within. If you're not and you're fema...

Fun Geek Stuff and Ways to Raise your Cool Factor

We could call this something like Desktop Geek Stuff You Can't Live Without Now and Executive Toys Through the Ages, and Places to Go to Raise Your Cool Factor with the tribe (both personal and office). At the small office where I first worked, our...

HootOwls, Day Sleepers, Insomniacs

For anyone who has ever watched the minute hand creep past 3:00 AM, praying for sleep. For each of us who have struggled through the daylight hours, drained from lack of rest. For every one of us who has tried repeatedly to close our eyes and snooze,...

Getting Organized, I KNOW I Have It But Where Did I Put It

My favorite bit of office graffiti rested on the side of my desk for several years, and proclaimed 'A Clean Desk is the Sign of a Sick Mind.' Well, it sat there until it got lost in a stack of clutter.

Game Starting Secrets and Hints for Legends of Karinth

Legends of Karinth is a FREE online roleplaying and combat MUD. MUD stands for 'Multi User Domain' or 'Multi User Dungeon' depending on who you listen to. MUDs are a type of game that has been around since before the advent of the Internet as we kno...

Confessions of a Readaholic

The contents and position of books on my various bookshelves reflect the stages of my life, the projects I am (or was) involved in, the hobbies and interests of a particular decade. Eclectic hodgepodge that mirrors the ways that life descends upon me...

Save Gas -Online Comparison Shopping Tricks and Delights

Dedicated to you, the pressed-for-time shopper - you, the stuck-at-home shopper - you, the busier-than-humanly-possible shopper. You know what you want - you know what you need - you just don't have time to surf endlessly. My mission is to help you...

Plus Size is the New Normal

We're curvaceous, audacious, bold, beautiful, voluptuous, sensously shapely, and we dress to show off our beautiful selves! We live in our perfectly shaped world, comfortably fashion forward and proud of it. We celebrate ourselves and our world.

Power Napping, De-Stressing, Rest, Sleep, Energy, pzizz

pzizz™ (pronounced POS-sis) is a wondrous invention ... software for both Windows and Mac, that allows you to generate and replay pzizz nap techology™, export them to iTunes, and dramatically increase your enjoyable sleep experience. The op...

Welcome to the Kritard's Home

If you are Kritard-challenged, or don't know what a Kritard is... find out (look in the Ks). Half-baked lens.. half-baked Kritard.. I'm positive both will get much much better, but for now, enjoy the video and gasp in awe at the inconceivable glory...

Top 7 Newswire

Bookmark this for an easy-to-use, rapidly updated set of summary feeds on what's happening in the world, weather, sports, business, technology and science, even entertainment and offbeat worlds around you. We bring you the Top 7 stories per category...

A Small Hour

A Small Hour got itself written and stuffed into an electronic drawer on my desktop, where it vanished from sight until this morning. There are several rhythms within.. see if you can find and follow each. Too often, time does not allow us the luxu...

Think in the Future

Kick off your shoes; put your feet up if time and place permit. Get comfortable. Get as comfortable as you can get for your environment. We're going on a thinking expedition.

The Meryl Streep Channel

Who would have known, on June 22, 1949, that the birth of a girl in Summit, New Jersey, to Mary and Harry William Streep, would mark the entrance of one of America's most dynamic and pivotal actresses on the face of the earth. Raised in Bernardsville...

Geekenfodder - What it is, Why you need it, Where to get it

GEEK - the possibly shy person with the 195 IQ in the office with the 44 shelves of computer components, 12 racks of the fastest servers on the planet, a workbench covered with Cheetos, his own personal Coke machine, and the teetering stack of comput...

Plexography by Caseyfern

So much to do, so much to learn, so much to write, so much to say!