Time Wasters and Online Fun

Aside from the three biggest time suckers—Facebook, Twitter and YouTube—I lose still more time on Mashable, Wikipedia, and Petside.com (yes, I’m fixated on tech news, facts, and my dog).

Two 2011 Great Reads

Click here to view article in PDF format. “A touching, delicious, compulsively readable account of life after love.”    —Kirkus Reviews In her wickedly funny book, Can’t Think Straight: A Memoir of Mixed-Up Love (Citadel Press), author Kiri Blakeley (kiriblakeley.com) tells a heartbreaking tale of betrayal. After her fiancé said, “I’m confused about my sexuality,” … Read more

Updating Articles Page on Website

Article categories: books & authors, travel, personal essay, entertainment, medical, dogs, arts, relationships, helpful tips, charity.

My Latest Travel Article • Colombia

Medellin, Colombia is safe for travel if you use your common sense like you would in any big city. Have fun. It’s a cultural gem!

Kosher in the Caribbean?

The sunny mid-80s weather is year round, bring suntan lotion—its 12 degrees north of the Equator!

The Tourist with Angelina Jolie & Johnny Depp

The problems with The Tourist are an inane script and poor directing. The movie was a boring bit of nonsense that should be skipped. Better to spend the $12 renting Girl Interrupted and Blow.

Editors Looking for Freelance Writers

Paying markets are hiring freelance writers

Population and Online Statistics

Population and Online Statistics: the number of people online around the world will grow more than 45% to 2.2 billion users over the next five years,

Wendy Shanker and her new book, Are You My Guru?

Humor columnist and comedienne Wendy Shanker has penned a new memoir, Are You My Guru? How Medicine, Meditation & Madonna Saved My Life. Shanker is best known for her first memoir, The Fat Girl’s Guide to Life, a humorous take on how she learned to live happily within her overweight body. Since then she’s lost … Read more

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