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Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Pluggers,...
The most productive yet unhealthy week in a while
A double header of long weekends this week before the drought (our next one is in December, who the heck planned these?!) I spent Monday getting stuck in to some cleaning that I haven't had the chance to do in a while! Getting crayon off...
Early in my career, a friend pulled me aside with a simple piece of advice. As an ambitious person, you’re going to have a lot of ideas for things you want to change. But first, earn your stripes. Show your impact. Then use the influence...
It's been a less hectic week after our Disneyland holiday. The boys had an INSET day on Friday, so L drove them to her parents' for the weekend, while I stayed behind to work (and enjoy the peace and quiet). With some time to myself,...
I was asked for some tips on how to start a marketing/advertising project. Here are three:With maximum forceDon't say brandThe first problem you'll find is that marketing is full of impenetrable jargon. That's not a bad thing in itself,...
From a site visit in 2019, some steel beams in a former restaurant space that might, just maybe, need to be replaced:
Sunday Asides #98 It's Pride month, and it's felt pretty muted so far this year. Events are drying up since corporations are cutting sponsorship, some states have been trying to proclaim June as "Nuclear Family Month" or "Strong Families...
I talked with Top Chef season one star Lee Anne Wong about her latest competition experience—and her first-ever win—on 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing.
Dear reader, I’m off on a 13-day, five country tour of the Balkans, taking in... The post The Great Balkans Road Trip: Blackpool to Bucharest (Day 1) first appeared on Jane Stuart - Writer.
The health tracking device for Mere Civilians.