There’s a bit of literary advice provided by author William Faulkner to aspiring writers: “Kill your darlings.” The point here is that while novices tend to go hog wild with flowery turns of phrase, experienced scribes know good writing requires a careful pruning of overblown prose. No matter how much you [...]

Have you ever heard the term: “Twinfluencers”? It’s one of the hottest trends in marketing worldwide – and according to a piece in the Economic Times, international brands like Pepsi, L’Oréal, and Emami have jumped on the “seeing double” bandwagon in a big way. Some think it’s a nostalgia play for [...]

Who doesn’t appreciate an excellent seafood dinner at a fancy restaurant? Well, I can think of someone – The main course. Yeah, it’s tough being a lobster. As a lobster, you don’t have to fret too much about those crazies on Deadliest Catch – they’re more interested in your King Crab [...]

Way back in near-prehistoric times, a spoof of the James Bond-ian spy movies graced the TV airwaves week in, week out. Get Smart On this show, super-spy Maxwell Smart regularly confronted the agents of KAOS in an ongoing battle to keep civilization zany and free. The somewhat inaccurately named “Smart” character [...]

With the lockdown, many people have experienced greater levels of loneliness as they’ve been cut off from their normal relationships at work, church, sports, and so on. As a result, people have turned to their pets for companionship and affection. Petsmart reported sales of pet supplies jumped by 36% back in [...]

Ahhhh, bubbly. There’s nothing like that sensuous experience of a fine bottle of champagne getting opened. …the crinkle of the foil as it’s unwrapped… …the soft twist of the wire frame holding the cork in place… …the anticipation as you see the cork slowly rise up in the bottle’s neck… Then, [...]

You never know what information may come in handy… Today I’m going to share a tidbit discovered among the pages of Wired magazine: “How to Outrun a Dinosaur” Of course, one hopes you’d never encounter such a situation, and indeed, chances are slim. The last known predatory attack from a T-Rex [...]

Gold Fever. Since time immemorial men and women have left hearth and home in search of all that glitters. The discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley in 1848 was clearly a pivotal moment in US history – thousands of miners flooded California, extracting over $2 billion in gold in [...]

I’m going to share a secret. This secret has helped me de-stress, refocus, and even reinvigorate my brain. And the great news is that you can do it any time, anywhere, and often. No one will notice. Ready? It’s breathing. Now – you’re probably thinking, “Duh. We all need to breathe. [...]

Hit me with your best shot Why don’t you hit me with your best shot Hit me with your best shot Fire away - Pat Benatar As we enter the fourth quarter of the year, it’s the perfect time to do some evaluation. And I want to try something completely different. [...]