I was listening to a podcast a couple of weeks ago, and they were talking about the phenomenon of social structure that a hundred years ago, most of the self-help books of the day were about building character, while today, many of them are about being an influencer. They said this is evidence of a shift in our culture from agricultural (where ( Read more... )

Salesmanship is the only commodity the market values inherently. All else rests on salesmanship. A few things will sell without any sales effort, without any advertisement, without any effort: people will come looking for them. But most things require some notification, some effort to interest the consumer, or at least, some effort to get the ( Read more... )

This is it. I closed my bank account yesterday and posted a notice on my Web site today. I'm throwing in the towel.

I've been noticing lately that a good percentage of the people who know (of) me don't seem to have anything to say to me beyond "Hi. How ya doin'?" ... unless they're having problems with their computers. Somehow, I've become the computer guy to a lot of people. Which is kind of funny, because I don't have as much experience with the last two or ( Read more... )

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I got my pictures developed yesterday.
Wow. I've done a lot of yarnwork I haven't mentioned on here.
( Cut for convenience, but of course, everyone will want to click here to see the pictures! )

I just finished a set of slippers. I got the pattern from my grandmother, who has made me several pairs of these "Robin Hood" style slippers over the years. They are very comfortable, and with the top folded down (it can be worn with the top up or down), they remind me of the shoes worn by the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest ( Read more... )

I recently had the unfortunate necessity of replacing the RAM in my laptop, Koko, apparently because it was overheating. To prevent a repeat of this expense, I purchased a cooling pad (basically a box with two fans that sits under the laptop), which is too small for Koko's widescreen body to rest upon but which seems adequate for cooling if I perch ( Read more... )

I finished another scarf. It is about 50" long.
Here are pictures:

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I polished off the last of some lavender yarn today with a mobile phone case. I had to use lime green yarn to make a belt loop and top strap for it, because I ran out of lavender. If I keep waking up early, I'll be drowning in crochet projects ( Read more... )