How to Win Writers and Influence People
Something that longtime readers of The Casual Observer have noticed is the gradual morphing of the writing staff from one lonely writer to a merry band of writers who are actively pushing the magazine forward. A blogger friend of mine was intrigued at the fact that I was able to get some many quality writers [...]
→ Read Full ArticleWhat Mileage Will I Get With Ethanol?
In the midwest, ethanol is often a key discussion point regarding alternative energy. I am not going to try to touch on the many political, environmental, and social issues regarding ethanol. Instead, I will touch base on a rather simply mathematical point.
It is often said that ethanol provides 70% of the energy of [...]
A Salty Piece of Land
I bought this book off a discount table for $4. I had my doubts that Jimmy Buffett could write a decent novel, so I pushed it to the side. Months later, I stumbled across the abridged audio book for $1 and took the plunge. Now that I owned the work in two [...]
→ Read Full ArticleObama Gets Help From Europe
Today marks the debut of Jonna Wibelius as our international voice. Jonna is a native of Sweden and currently lives in China (you can read all about it in her blog, SHEinChina). Jonna’s monthly column will address a current issue from the point of view of a European.
“Help Obama!” says a red banner on the [...]
Are You Serial?
Yes, yes I am.
I am announcing the launching of a new blog, The Fiction Writers. What will this blog feature?
A large chunk of the articles on the site will actually be serialization of short stories I have written. There are already 4 posts containing portions of the short story Key Relationships. I [...]
Twelve and a Half
We present a special Wednesday edition of Fiction Friday.
“Remember – twelve and half.”
Buck Schroeder nodded his head and left the diner. He slipped the envelope into the pocket of his jeans as he walked to the parking lot. Half now, half after the game – the same as last year. The money was begging to [...]
Felony Murder Statute
The felony murder statute (or felony murder rule) seems to pop up in the news every now and then, but the general public does not seem to have a great deal of awareness of it. Some people think that the term simply refers to “normal” murder. In fact, it is a special type of murder. [...]
→ Read Full ArticleSports Medley
An exciting week in sports this week. I am still resting up from my trip to the Solheim Cup, and I am sure you are all ready to read something other than another golf article, so I will just touch on some golf briefly and move on.
Golf
A real win for the LPGA this week [...]
Life, The Googleverse, and Everything
I’ve noticed a slight increase in Google traffic this week as we made a push toward 250 articles. I suspect that 250 files (article + pages) may trigger Google to give you a bit more love. At this rate, we’ll have at least 3 unique visitors every day by the end of the [...]
→ Read Full ArticleDinosaur Contest Winners
On July 23, I launched a dinosaur book giveaway as part of a multi-part dinosaur extravaganza.
I am happy to announce the following winners:
The winner for “best comment” goes to Evan from 40tech.com. I’m not going to point out a specific comment, but I’ll just award it as a “monthtime achievement award”. Evan has [...]
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