by Erik John Bertel | Oct 28, 2009 | The Blog
With the release of the late Michael Jackson’s “This is It” movie I felt it was time to revisit a blog I wrote about a disturbing trend in American culture that continues with the release of the movie: enabler- one that enables another to achieve an...
by Erik John Bertel | Oct 28, 2009 | The Blog
Okay, from the title as you can guess this is going to be a cautionary tale, one you should perhaps heed. I should know better about being bleeding edge but last night I did something really, really stupid: I made the dreadful mistake of installing Windows 7 on...
by Erik John Bertel | Oct 9, 2009 | The Blog
Okay, I surrender, I give up! I admit to taking… wait a minute why am I feeling guilty? Isn’t it amusing that the FTC is going after bloggers with $11,000 fines for testimonial advertisements and undisclosed freebies when you consider the sheer volume of...
by Erik John Bertel | Sep 20, 2009 | The Blog
Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot, a Featured Work eBook on Wattpad.com is now over 20,00 reads at Wattpad. Well, the original pdocast is up to 100,000 downloads at Podiobooks.com. Flores Girl is a prehistoric science fiction novel combining elements of adventure...
by Erik John Bertel | Aug 16, 2009 | The Blog
The news that Michael Vick signed with the Philadelphia Eagles left me feeling bemused and more than a bit conflicted. Clearly, Vick was punished for his crime, that can’t be debate. Michael Vick lost millions, his reputation, a chunk of his pro football career...
by Erik John Bertel | Aug 11, 2009 | The Blog
The Ebu Gogo (pronounced abu, rhymes with Paula Abdul) are the main characters in a traditional folk story told by the Flores Islanders. As the main characters in the island legends the Ebu Gogo are described as a small, nasty people with a voracious appetite that...
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