Disturbing my sleep on purpose
Researchers on a recent episode of the Harvard Business Review IdeaCast recently discussed a Berkeley study which showed that people actually enjoy television more with commercials than without. This is…
Casting is an art
Best casting job ever: Julie Warner in the film Tommy Boy. In this film, Warner must do the impossible: 1. Be good looking enough to play the lead female role…
I don’t like the French
I know that it’s easy and even occasionally popular to hate the French, but I do. Not to the extent that I believe in "freedom fries," but enough. This should…
Really bad band names
I’ve always been fascinated with band names and they way in which they are created. For example, here are three bands that I’m currently listening to and the derivation of…
It’s difficult, if not impossible, to modulate your vocabulary to accommodate the unknown needs of your audience.
As the recent guest member of a book club, I listened as readers complained that the author of the book had used large and obscure words in order to demonstrate…
Unexpected links
A couple links you may be interested in related to UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO: The first two parts (Part 1) (Part 2) in a three-part series on the realities of a book…
Easy peezy lemon squeezy
I was just asked by someone who reads my blog and follows me on Twitter why everything seems so easy for me. My response: 1. Everything is not easy for…
Unhappy parents
Last month, an article in New York Magazine cited research across a variety of fields, reproduced again and again, that indicates that people with children are less happy than people…
Delete before you die
I often joke that I have deleted all of my fitful, first attempts at novels in fear that my wife might someday attempt to posthumously publish the drivel in order…
