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March 11, 2010
Too Much Fame Can Kill By Alan Caruba There is an interesting juxtaposition between the annual Hollywood orgy called the Oscars and the death of actor Corey Haim at age 38, apparently of a drug overdose. I must confess I have never understood the adulation heaped on people who make their living pretending to be someone else. I [...] March 10, 2010
Posted by Genevieve in: Current Events, Economics, Education, Entertainment, Family, History, Life Experiences, Music, Personal Experiences
 2 comments I was never a history buff. I was the kid in high school who got caught napping instead of listening. “So?” I would ask. “Why does this matter?” Now my tweenage daughters ask the same question and I struggle to explain why. “Because,” I say. And it’s not one of those “Because I said so’s”. It’s [...] February 26, 2010
Posted by Brandon Marcus in: Current Events, Entertainment, Humor, Legal, Opinion, Uncategorized
4 comments At what point does comedy become hate speech? How free is free speech? Do we still have lines that comedians and other entertainers can’t cross? Comedian Guy Earle Canadian comedian Guy Earle is dealing with all these questions lately. Earle is being taken to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal to face charges of hateful speech. [...] February 25, 2010
Posted by Lena in: Children, Creative Writing, Entertainment, Humor, Literature, Opinion
One comment I don’t want to say that I live in a bizarre world but you see I reside in a town called Topsy Turvy in the country of Before. My name is Todd and I live on a small farm with my parents and my grandfather. I go to school and am proud to be at [...] February 24, 2010
Glenn Beck, Performer and Provocateur By Alan Caruba I watched Glenn Beck mesmerize the audience at the CPAC meeting that had begun so well with serious conservative speakers such as former Vice President Dick Cheney. However, it ended as a libertarian fun fest and Beck strikes me as the clown prince of libertarianism. I find it beneficial when [...] February 17, 2010
Posted by Minnette Coleman in: Commentary, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Personal Experiences
2 comments Each morning I become privy to the things people do to keep themselves busy on the bus. While most of the elderly just look out the window as if glad to be alive, the rest of the passengers seem to believe that they must keep busy in order to pass the time before they get [...] February 16, 2010
Posted by Brandon Marcus in: Current Events, Entertainment, Humor, Politics, Satire, The Media
One comment Things change a lot. Like the four seasons of the year, things come and go, rise and fall, sparkle and fade. We live in an uncertain world, where we lose things we hold dear without any warning. Luckily, there are some things that stay the same and will never, ever change. Glenn Beck is one of [...] February 14, 2010
Posted by Robert Walker in: Creative Writing, Entertainment, Fiction, Freelance Author, Literature, The Writer's Corner
2 comments Julia & Julia Type Journal for Cooking up a Gritty Suspense or Mystery Novel by Robert W. Walker At Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, yes, you can follow me as I blog on the progress and success or failure of putting together my 50th novel. Without a contract, written on speculation only in my head [...] February 3, 2010
EXCLUSIVE! EXCLUSIVE! Lindsay Lohan is a hoarder! Lohan, interviewed by that woman from Reno 911, reveals to The Insider that she’s got a problem with hoarding — JUST LIKE THAT ONE SHOW ON THE TV! “It’s kind of a sore subject,” the Mean Girls star says about her massive amount of shoes and clothing. “I just need [...] February 1, 2010
Posted by Tim Roux in: Books, Communications, Computers, Creative Writing, Entertainment, Fiction, Internet, Literature, Non-Fiction, Writing Essentials
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It is hard to believe sitting here today, but in 2-3 years’ time paper books simply won’t exist. I love paper books. Specifically, I love paperbacks. As they say about Toblerone, never eat a sweet that hurts you – so I am not so fond of hardbacks as being uncomfortable and often [...] January 14, 2010
Posted by stuartaken in: Book Review, Books, Creative Writing, Entertainment, Fiction, Humor, Literature
One comment Seer’s Moon is Karen Wolfe’s second fantasy novel centring on the unusual activities of Granny Beamish and her cronies. With its mixture of comic style and supernatural content, the book had me smiling, chuckling and laughing out loud; much to the consternation of my fellow travellers. The story, or at least the main thread, follows [...] January 8, 2010
Somewhere, in a safe hidden deep within the Hollywood Hills, Jay Leno has a photo of an NBC executive cavorting with naked young boys. That’s got to be it. That’s the only rational explanation for this mess NBC is knee-deep in. Here’s the situation: NBC agreed to The Jay Leno Show. Five nights a week of “hilarious” Jay [...] January 6, 2010
Posted by Prentiss Gray in: Current Events, Democracy, Entertainment, Freedom, Internet Advice, Journalism, Motivation, Opinion, Personal Experiences, Spirituality
4 comments The mass of instant information that is the Internet and Mass Media could free each and everyone of us to become more informed and knowledgeable. Then we could all come together as a new smarter, kinder society and deal with all of our problems in wise and wonderful ways. But that’s not exactly what’s happening is [...] December 8, 2009
My father has a delightful term he uses when writing. “Killing your darlings” refers to choosing which beloved parts of your work need to be edited out, as painful as it may be. I’m “killing my darlings” in a sense by creating a list of my favorite films from the past decade. There were so many [...] December 4, 2009
If you live in New York you see a lot of celebrities. Most people don’t crowd them when they see them. They just let them continue their journey as if unnoticed. Then once they have passed they tell their companion: “That was so and so. You know from the television show?” The companion will turn [...] November 22, 2009
Two days ago, I had the privilege of presenting my program of “Ben Franklin, Live” before a community meeting in Franklin, NC. It would have been delightful if the town had been named after old Ben. But both that town, and the short-lived “State of Franklin” were named after a local leader, Jesse Franklin, sad [...] November 20, 2009
For many years now I have been avoiding Broadway shows. They cost too much and very few of them are original. Though I am glad to see performers getting paid work I wonder about those poor playwrights out there who will never get past seeing [...] November 20, 2009
Posted by Bob Grant - Editor in: Commentary, Current Events, Entertainment, General Topics, The Writer's Corner
2 comments On November 13th I sent a photo, to our contributors, of a Pumpkin Man making the ingredients for Pumpkin Pie. At the suggestion of some of them I posted it on our site with a brief narrative http://www.speakwithoutinterruption.com/site/2009/11/how-pumpkin-pie-is-made/ Since that time – with all the great articles, and contributors, we have on our site this post has [...] November 16, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Entertainment, Opinion, Politics, Social Issues, Television, The Media, The Pundit's Corner
Leave a comment Even if we agree that our journalism is less than objective these days and television now resembles the carnival more than the domain of the Cronkite’s and the Murrow’s with hawkers yelling at us as we walk down the dusty aisles…that still doesn’t mean we can’t try for a representative news channel. You could never [...] November 14, 2009
Posted by npofahl in: Attitude, Biography & Memoir, Creative Writing, Entertainment, Family, Freelance Author, Humor, Inspiration & Motivation, Life Experiences, Non-Fiction, Personal Experiences, Short Stories, Social Aspects, The Writer's Corner, Women's Perspective
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The Wide and Wacky World of Sports Nancy Pofahl I like sports. My whole family does, save my daughter. She’s the odd one. When I was young, I loved to play tennis, volleyball, basketball or anything that involved guys crashing into girls. Especially [...] November 13, 2009
“Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other [...] November 12, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Books, Entertainment, Opinion, Publishing, Social Issues, Sociology, Television, The Media
One comment “Inappropriate. You are being inappropriate Larry.” Now this sounds like Larry whipped out something from his pants or cracked an obscene joke or flipped Carie Prejean the bird or swore. Larry did something far worse…he hit the wall. The wall is where the Bush Doctrine meets Sarah Palin…what do you think of the Bush Doctrine? It is [...] October 29, 2009
Posted by npofahl in: Attitude, Comments & Discussion, Creative Writing, Entertainment, Family, Freelance Author, Humor, Inspiration & Motivation, Lifestyle, Personal Experiences, Uncategorized
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The Ridiculous Side of Shop Till You Drop Nancy Pofahl
The holiday [...] October 14, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Entertainment, Governance, Minorities, Opinion, Politics, Republican, Social Issues, Sociology, Sports, Television, The Media, The Pundit's Corner, The Writer's Corner
Leave a comment So Rush Limbaugh is down for the count. No NFL team for him to hang his hat on. Seems the NFL wants nothing to do with him or his views. They repudiated the Limbaugh world hook line and sinker. Which of course for Rush is something he will make much of and increase ratings, but, [...] October 11, 2009
Mercedes Sosa in concert, Quito, Ecuador, 26 October 2008 Following is a post I wrote this morning for my Tostada Speaks blog. I also want to share it here with our readers. ~ ~ ~ My wife showed me an article yesterday about her passing, and it feels like I’ve lost a much-loved member of [...] October 6, 2009
Maybe Dave Letterman should retire. If you watched last nights show then you will have to agree it had the look and feel of a an old boys club, rich men yucking it up on national television with Dave’s peccadilloes moving in the background. Forget that Steve Martin looked like an ass with his socks [...] September 28, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Comments & Discussion, Current Events, Democrat, Economic Crisis, Energy, Entertainment, Foreign Affairs, Global Warming, Governance, Healthcare, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment All Obama, All the Time You know things are amiss when a British newspaper takes President Obama to task in an editorial titled, “Too much Obama.” America and the rest of the world have had nine months of President Obama and all the flaws that were hidden by campaign rhetoric and coverage are now on [...] September 20, 2009
Posted by Bob Grant - Editor in: Comments & Discussion, Creative Writing, Entertainment, Poetry
11 comments I started enjoying music as a young boy in the 1950’s. I liked artists like Harry Belafonte, Nat King Cole, Perry Como, The Platters, Chuck Berry, and Buddy Holly to name a few. I was was not an Elvis fan. I did watch American Bandstand and Your Hit Parade. In the 1960’s I liked the Rolling [...] September 15, 2009
MTV ups the ante…Kanye is the new Sacha Cohen by Bill Hazelgrove Can you top Sacha Cohen coming down from the rafters inverted with his ass showing and landing in Eminem’s lap and giving him such a crotch shot as he runs out in disgust from the awards? Too bad they staged it. So the next year [...] September 14, 2009
Sometimes when I would least expect it my father would pull out this big book published by the Time-Life Corporation with pictures from the second world war. He would point to a group of soldiers crowded on what had once been a glorious ocean liner. “There I am” he would say pointing to a speck [...] September 9, 2009
Will the Beatles ever go away? by Bill Hazelgrove Um, I know it is blasphemous to say, but, will the Beatles just ever, you know, sort of fade away? I mean not like their music fades away of course…it is fantastic, but this media event stuff over…well nothing is kind of stupid. So they are now on Guitar [...] September 9, 2009
<!–[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN AR-SA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]–><!–[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]–> Photo Courtesy: www.philliesnation.com A year removed from his perfect season, Brad Lidge has reverted to his former Houston self. Lidge gave up a leadoff single to Wil Nieves then Alberto Gonzalez recorded a ground out [...] September 8, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Accountability, Children, Current Events, Democracy, Education, Entertainment, Opinion, Politics, Television, The Media
3 comments President Obamas speech–victimized again by television by Bill Hazelgrove Television may appeal to what is banal and base and it may be low art but it should not be used to hurt our democracy. We have been victimized again. Talking heads on the left and the right have hacked it out over the Presidents speech to school [...] September 3, 2009
Posted by Prentiss Gray in: Attitude, Communications, Diet, Entertainment, Freelance Author, Global Warming, Health & Fitness, Humor, Lifestyle, Marketing, Motivation, Non-Fiction, Sociology, Television, The Media, Uncategorized
One comment Is it a problem that negative journalism is read, viewed, discussed more than positive reporting? Well, more viewers means more money and as a race, it would seem that we are more attracted to the negative than the positive. Just a few nights in front of the TV around any election will demonstrate to the viewer [...] September 2, 2009
I recently spent two very long days on the set of a new sci-fi movie to be released sometime next year. I have not been on a movie set in nearly twenty-five years, when I was cast as the “Mexican” in a western [...] August 31, 2009
Three YouTube Clips of Ben Franklin by John Armor Here are three clips of Ben Franklin that I thought you might enjoy. Let me know what you think. Here’s the first half of Franklin in a meeting in Raleigh. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xa6rbgq1lw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ304mIo1eI August 25, 2009
Death of a Movie Star? by Bill Hazelgrove Read an article in the New York Times about the cratering of big movies with big stars. Seems people don’t care about movie stars anymore. Scratch that…they care they just don’t care enough to lay down almost ten bucks for a ticket. Tom Hanks, Sandra, Julia, Cruise–where have all [...] August 18, 2009
Posted by seamus in: Attitude, Books, Creative Writing, Entertainment, General Topics, Internet Advice, Journalism, Literature, Writing Essentials
One comment Book signings. Absolutely love them. Not the tepid white wine of some vintage in the plastic glass with the runny cheese on a paper plate. Nope. It’s when I get to meet the real reason I [...] August 14, 2009
Meditation55–Fanny and Alexander Stephen Sangirardi: Bard715@aol.com August 9, 2009
When ‘pay TV’ was commercial-free by Al D Squitieri,Sr August 6, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Biography & Memoir, Entertainment, Freelance Author, Literature, The Writer's Corner
Leave a comment Budd Schulberg: 1914 – 2009. Genius is the Only Word for Him It’s one of those things that only someone who has devoted their life to writing would understand and it is inherently unfair. Budd Schulberg was a great writer and, though the word is widely used, a genius. Genius leaves its mark on the [...] July 29, 2009
Yes, I am a fan of Michael Jackson! And yes, I know that Michael was very controversial. But why can’t the world just let him rest in peace. The King of Pop has been gone for over a month and the news concerning his private endeavors has not decreased! July 22, 2009
The world is full of books. That in itself is a joy for an avid reader like myself. There is so much to pick from these days. I have always adored being surrounded by stacks and stacks of books in my house and my office that hold my interest. As a student I bought every [...] July 10, 2009
The high price of Jackson’s fame–do you really want to dance with this woman? by Bill Hazelgrove Fame is a fickle lover. She comes and goes and seldom cooperates and is rarely faithful. Even Madonna has become tarnished by this ghost after resorting to pornography when things were really low in the nineties and since becoming a [...] July 7, 2009
Sarah Palin Sarah Palin is one of the most rewarding and fascinating characters in the pop culture spectrum. Forget the fight between Perez Hilton and Will.I.Am, I was more riveted by the silly spat between David Letterman and the woman from Wasilla. Britney and Lindsay’s drug-induced train wrecks last year? Nothing compared to the cover-your-eyes, [...] July 5, 2009
Posted by Author 101 in: Advice, Biography & Memoir, Book Marketing Online, Book Review, Books, Creative Writing, Education, Entertainment, Family, Fiction, Freelance Author, General Topics, Inspiration & Motivation, Interview, Journalism, Literature, Motivation, Non-Fiction, Philosophical Genres, Self-Help, Short Stories, The Media, Writing Essentials
2 comments Nearly 81 percent of people say they have a book inside them. It’s in their hearts, minds, and soul; but unfortunately, it never seems to develop in pen. Most of these people feel their life story or an event in their life is worthy of becoming a book—and they may [...] June 29, 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine The summer movie season isn’t entirely over yet (that tricky wizard Harry Potter is due in a few weeks). However, for all intents and purposes, the majority of the major films have come and gone. The conclusion? Ouch. Aside from a few stand-out movies, this summer has been, to put it politely, [...] June 26, 2009
Michael Jackson: Redefining Wierd We shall now be regaled with over-heated reporting about the life and death of Michael Jackson. The media will have a field day because he was always good for circulation and ratings. When I think of Michael Jackson, I think of a grown man who, though born black, had a metamorphosis [...] June 23, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Books, Entertainment, Fiction, General Topics, Lifestyle, Literature, Opinion, Sociology, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment Summer is fast. So fast that the longest day of the year has come and gone. Now we start a steady march to the short days of winter. June 21st is the Summer Solstice and I wish I had marked the day with some sort of reminder that life is what John Lennon said “the [...] June 22, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Books, Creative Writing, Education, Entertainment, Fiction, Lifestyle, Social Classes, Sociology, The Media, The Pundit's Corner, The Writer's Corner, Uncategorized
2 comments Read an article in the New York Times about the current generation not getting A Catcher In The Rye. “Why doesn’t he quit whining and take his Prozac,” some fifteen year old whined in some classroom discussion. The Times surmised Holden was dated and not relevant to our mega teen culture and that his disaffection [...] June 18, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Creative Writing, Entertainment, Fiction, Literature, Publishing, Social Issues, The Pundit's Corner, The Writer's Corner, Uncategorized
2 comments A lot of people have stopped blogging. There are lots of reasons to not blog. You don’t get paid. You burn out. You don’t think anyone is reading your blogs or anyone cares. All these contribute to a collective blogburnout. Sometimes you just don’t have anything left to say. Then there is a final reason [...] June 12, 2009
Posted by Jose Antonio Ponce in: Biography & Memoir, Entertainment, Humor, Short Stories, The Writer's Corner
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I stand here, arms well muscled after countless days in the gym. I assume the position, as it has come to be known, in the small circle that is event security. Feet apart, shoulders squared, arms folded at the chest with a menacing scowl on [...] May 31, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Children, China, Current Events, Education, Entertainment, Motivation, Opinion, Social Issues, Television
2 comments Stupefying America If you have a suspicion that many of your fellow Americans are too stupid to trust with the great affairs of this nation, you might just be right, but you might not know why. Take a look at the choices television offers. Do you ever wonder why shows featuring stupid people or animated [...] May 9, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Biography & Memoir, Book Marketing Online, Creative Writing, Entertainment, Fiction, Publishing, Social Issues, Sociology, The Media, The Pundit's Corner, The Writer's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment In a time when Kirstie Alley is on the cover of People Magazine for gaining eighty seven pounds. Elizabeth Edwards rules the airwaves with a book that promises to dish dirt on her husbands affair and possible love child–do we care about the novelist who puts it all on the line?We better. It’s our only [...] May 9, 2009
Posted by seamus in: Attitude, Creative Writing, Entertainment, General Topics, Humor, Opinion, The Writer's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment People sometimes ask what the impetus was for writing Last Call. Me being Irish should cover most of my explanation about a book where eighty percent of the action takes place in a bar. The gift of gab certainly helped. A fondness for a pint and being a lifetime observer of people didn’t hurt either. Actually, [...] May 6, 2009
Som Ocene 1, November 2007 My husband knocked on the bathroom door, a politeness remarkably present after 32 years of intimacy. In his usual ‘this is important’ tone he announced: “There’s an article in the paper you need to [...] May 5, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Creative Writing, Entertainment, Opinion, Publishing, Social Issues, The Pundit's Corner, The Writer's Corner, Uncategorized, Writing Essentials
Leave a comment You assume people know who Ernest Hemingway is.”Wasn’t he that writer guy?” A biography comes on television and he pops up in old films of movie stars or on a safari, but that time is past–almost seventy years past and the century is almost gone. It’s become passe to be a Hemingway fan. The biggest [...] May 4, 2009
Posted by John Joss in: Accountability, Communications, Entertainment, Freelance Author, Journalism, Non-Fiction, The Writer's Corner
Leave a comment We consumers in the U.S. are being defrauded by the news media for which we pay, by our donations or through the advertising we see and hear, or—if we are advertising agencies—buy. Harsh? Yes. Appropriate? Indeed. Broadcasting should deliver high-quality written and spoken linguistic skills, through which we and our children learn about life, and how [...] April 30, 2009
When Harry Kalas passed away on April 13th, I wanted to do a video memorial for him. Since Temple University gives me the opportunity to rent camera equipment, I decided to head down to Citzens Bank Park a week after Harry’s death to get some interviews. Leave some comments if you would like, but above [...] April 26, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Entertainment, Governance, Lifestyle, Social Classes, Social Issues, The Media, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment Anita Bryant sold a hell of a lot of orange juice as Miss America. She sold it as a darling of the right espousing family values. Take Sean Hannity and Bill O’reilly and put a skirt on them and give them some orange juice to sell. But what was Anita really selling. My way. She was [...] April 26, 2009
Posted by seamus in: Attitude, Book Review, Creative Writing, Entertainment, General Topics, Humor, Interview, Lifestyle, Social Aspects, Uncategorized
Leave a comment I had the coolest interview by Juanita Watson with Reader Views. She is really good. It was like talking to an old friend or something. If only they were all like that. I remember this one time with this dude from the FBI….boy could he take lessons from Juanita. To listen to my really cool [...] April 24, 2009
Posted by John Joss in: Attitude, Creative Writing, Entertainment, Fiction, Freelance Author, Journalism, Lifestyle, Literature, Short Stories, The Writer's Corner, Writing Essentials
2 comments Jeanne LaMarque sat at the Louis XIV dressing table, in her bedroom in the grand apartment in the First, and surveyed the ruin. She had to face the facts sooner or later. Truth trumped illusion and drove out self-delusion. April 22, 2009
A friend of mine on a women’s Bible study list challenged me to speak in rhyme. So I quickly wrote the following little poem and am sharing it with y’all just for fun. That’s great, Sister. April 14, 2009
Posted by John Joss in: Creative Writing, Entertainment, Fiction, Freelance Author, Literature, Non-Fiction, Publishing, The Writer's Corner, Writing Essentials
3 comments Synopsis: Lulu blends theatrical ambition and desire, rage and revenge, in Paris, New York and LA. Wendy Wilson, a young American, attends a ‘finishing and acting’ school run by aging French actress Jeanne LaMarque. LaMarque wants Wendy to learn ‘day jobs’ so her parents send her to the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in St. [...] April 3, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Entertainment, The Media, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment A friend of mine from high school just appeared in the final episode of ER. I have never watched one episode, but I watched the final three hour show in support of this old friend. His name rolled in the credits and it was prominent. So then we waited through the special retro portion of [...] April 1, 2009
Posted by John Joss in: Book Review, Creative Writing, Current Events, Entertainment, Fiction, Freelance Author, Journalism, Literature, Publishing, The Writer's Corner, Writing Essentials
Leave a comment Writers of a certain kind are certain to be Booker Prize nominated year after year. For the committee, it’s seemingly a reflex, like the infamous knee-jerk phenomenon. Readers, if they care about literature to the slightest degree, approach their books either with reverence or skepticism. With these premises in mind, I took up ATONEMENT reverentially, [...] March 31, 2009
I know that you all have missed me so, and I apologize for I was basking in the sweet Caribbean sun and enjoying the crystal clear ocean off the western coast of Jamaica (It was awesome and if you want to ask me any questions about it my email is shaungallagher7@gmail.com). I have been pretty [...] March 28, 2009
Posted by seamus in: Attitude, Creative Writing, Current Events, Entertainment, Health & Fitness, Humor, Lifestyle, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Leave a comment and raring to go. My wife, the dogs and I rented an over-priced, shitty home with a great pool and beautiful landscaping for two weeks and escaped Bike Week and most of Spring Break. We didn’t escape Duval Street though and made lots of new bartender friends. There is some new stuff there now so I’ll [...] March 27, 2009
Jack B. Rochester Time Warner is doing its best to prove to us, once again, that the media industry doesn’t understand customer care, nor does it know how to market its products. To quote my colleague Roger Peterson, a top marketing guru, “most people with marketing on their business cards cannot enunciate a clear marketing [...] March 25, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Entertainment, General Topics, The Pundit's Corner, The Writer's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment I watched the movie ET with my son the other day. My thought was, well this will be interesting as I saw the movie twenty years ago. It really wasn’t. I think the term classic has come to mean anything that is at least ten years old. When we watch Casa Blanca or Citizen Kane [...] March 18, 2009
Posted by John Joss in: Biography & Memoir, Current Events, Entertainment, Freelance Author, Journalism, Non-Fiction, The Writer's Corner, Writing Essentials
Leave a comment My wretched old car was terminal. It oozed oil from every pore (the British ‘total-loss’ lubrication system: don’t change the oil, merely add it—often). It was, in effect, a four-wheeled motorcycle for getting to work, or play. It could accommodate up to ten friendly people, and often did. I called it, appropriately, The Beast. I [...] March 16, 2009
Posted by npofahl in: Current Events, Entertainment, Family, Freelance Author, General Topics, Humor, Lifestyle, Non-Fiction, Social Aspects, Technology, The Writer's Corner, Uncategorized
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HOW MY CELL PHONE MASTERED ME!
The world is now connected by cell phones. Ok, you’re thinking, this isn’t news; even six year olds have cell phones nowadays. There’s only one problem. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make a simple phone call on my phone.suspect [...] March 10, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Social Issues, Sociology, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment Editors Roundup: Alright, we have some very interesting and thought provoking essays today. Will Bernie Maddoff go to jail? How do you get started as a writer? And the hypocricy of Christians. There is something for everyone. Enjoy. Peace. I watch bad television late at night and so I am victim to all the bad [...] March 9, 2009
Posted by John Joss in: Accountability, Creative Writing, Entertainment, Governance, Lifestyle, Social Aspects, The Writer's Corner, Writing Essentials
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Is There a Place?
Is There a Place?
by Bob Grant
Is there a place where minds can meet?
Is there a place where thoughts can greet?
Is there a place where debate takes place?
Is there a place for all kinds of race?
Is there a place where discussions are real?
Is there a place for passions and zeal?
Is there a place for posts without [...]