Writing Poop Talk at the National Bighorn Sheep Center 10 May 20125 May 2023 I will be doing a book signing and "poop talk" at the National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center in Dubois, Wyoming on Wednesday, July 18. I will read from the Grand…
Writing A few misconceptions about credit cards 16 Apr 20125 May 2020 "All generalizations are false, including this one." -- Mark Twain When I discuss credit cards at bookselling conventions, or with customers in the bookstore, I hear a lot of absolutes.…
Writing J.K. Rowling makes her transition to grownup books 14 Apr 20125 May 2020 Publisher Little, Brown has announced that J.K. Rowling's new novel for grownups (The Casual Vacancy), will be released on Thursday, September 27th. The big question on everybody's mind seems to be,…
Education… Adult Education Course Update 29 Feb 20126 Feb 2023 My Introduction to Macintosh and Social Networking for Professionals classes start next week, and I have a few updates for you. The final day to sign up has passed, but…
Articles… Captioners: Remembering Your Audience 28 Feb 20125 May 2023 Back in the days before closed captioning was mandated, translated, and legislated, everything was clear and simple: captions were created for deaf and hard-of-hearing (HoH) people. Looking back through the…
Education… Intro to Macintosh Computers Adult Ed Class 9 Feb 20126 Feb 2023 I will be teaching an adult education class called Introduction to Macintosh Computers in the Red Lodge High School computer lab starting later this month. It will be on Thursday nights…
Education Social Networking Adult Ed Class 3 Feb 20125 May 2023 I will be teaching an adult education class called Social Networking for Professionals and Business Owners in the Red Lodge High School computer lab starting later this month. It will…
Writing Rolling the Dice: Sacrificing style guides for clarity 17 Jan 20121 Feb 2023 UPDATE 2022: The issue of multiple acceptable spellings came up again, this time in a resume. Am I a copyeditor or a copy editor? If you have a question about…
Books Book Review: “Quantum Physics and the Art of Departure” by Craig Lancaster 1 Dec 20111 Feb 2023 You know those books of short stories where every one of them has a character that overcomes a major crisis, and the story ends with puppies and rainbows? This isn't…
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