Jackson’s This is it – No it Isn’t

by | 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...

Help Windows 7 Ate My Vista Twitter Laptop

by | 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...

Blogger Comes Clean to the FTC

by | 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...

The Ebu Gogo Legend and Flores Girl Novel

by | 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...