The Crazyhorse Literary Journal is offering a $2,000 (!!) prize for a short story or poem. The catch — you have to pay for a 1 year/2 issue subscription ($16). It sounds like a pretty good deal if you are reading and submitting to literary journals anyway. You can also enter multiple times, and each [...]
400 lb. Gingerbread House
Check out this elaborate 400-lb. White House replica gingerbread house, complete with a sugary replica of Bo, the white house dog. This gingerbread house took 6 weeks to make.
Amazingly, Disney’s Grand Floridian has a tradition of building gingerbread houses that make that one look tiny! The 2008 Grand Floridian gingerbread house used 1,050 lbs. of [...]
City of the Future Using Green Technology We Have Today
The Green MegaCity is a virtual “eco-savvy blueprint” for the city of the future — using technology that has already been invented. Very cool graphic interface, so you can see what the city looks like, as well as read about the innovations which would make this a futuristic paradise.
Now if we can just get somebody [...]
Attending Writers Conference
Hi, everyone. I’m attending the Southern California Writers’ Conference for the next couple of days. This is my first writers conference, so I had no idea what to expect. I’ll be posting updates about my experiences on Twitter if you want to know what’s going on (twitter.com/mewritewords).
Middle Aged — That Phrase is Getting Old
I recently had a birthday, and I’m wondering how long I can go on describing myself as “middle-aged.” People seem to hold on to that term for far longer than it applies to them. At some point, you have to stop shutting out reality and just admit you’re old.
What’s the official year one switches from being a “middle-aged [...]
Zoo Sex Spammers – Maybe You Should Re-Think Your Business Plan
I just got 67 spam messages for:
animal sex
horse sex
zoo sex
Somebody went to a lot of trouble to set up sites for these subjects and send out thousands of messages all across the web. So, what I’m wondering is…is there really that big of a market for this that it’s even worth it???
Free business advice for [...]
Who Put the Dead Bird in My Mailbox?
So this is weird.
Worst Dating Ads Ever
Some people just don’t know how to market themselves. Sassybean.com has a great article on their site featuring the The Worst Craigslist Personal Ads. Here’s an example:
“I am a lvl 8 warrior seeking my adventuring companion. Only sanctioned spells allowed, costume dress optional but preferred. I have the body of a wandering Norwegian brawler and [...]
Frogs Give Guacamole that Minty Green Tint
Have you ever wondered if frogs are an ingredient in guacamole? No, probably not, because you’re not an idiot. Now if you’re making frogamole, that’s a totally different thing.
Anyway, Dan the Librarian is pretty up-in-arms about the whole (nonexistent) frog/guacamole debate, and he wants you to know that there are definitely, without question, no frogs in [...]
