This is the point at which I should write something profound.Really?Do you really want to read something profound today?Are you ready?Before you answer, consider whether you are really prepared to grasp something profound today.Think it over.Can you...
Topics: Blogging

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I found this drawing in that old cabinet I started cleaning out.I am guessing I did this in the somewhere between the mid-80’s and early 90’s. I’d lean more toward the 80’s, as I dated more and more of my work in the 90’s...
Topics: Blogging

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Seriously, I’ve gotten spam like that. Apparently, some people think Oprah is spelled Opera. Either that or it’s spell checkers at work.So, anyway, today Oprah announced the end of her show, which, I believe, will fall on her 25th...
Topics: Blogging

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I worry that at some point JD is going to kill me.(A) I keep pre-emptively stealing titles from her (two in this post alone!)and(B) I occasionally refer to her as Zelda.Actually, on that last point, she gave me exclusive permission. But, she might have..
Topics: Food

{"title":"I Eat Fungus So You Don\u2019t Have To, or I Cut in Line So You Don\u2019t Have To","post_url":"http:\/\/www.dcrblogs.com\/2009\/11\/19\/i-eat-fungus-so-you-dont-have-to-or-i-cut-in-line-so-you-dont-have-to\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/dcrBlogs","author":"dcr","date":"2009-11-19 03:24:01","summary":"I worry that at some point JD is going to kill me.(A) I keep pre-emptively stealing titles from her (two in this post alone!)and(B) I occasionally refer to her as Zelda.Actually, on that last point, she gave me exclusive permission. But, she might have.."}

Long copy sells. So, how about long titles? What do they do?I like long titles. They’re retro and fun. Ever notice how older books tend to have long titles with even longer subtitles? These days, we’ll have something called Book with no..
Topics: Blogging

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