I never get tired of hearing Dick Wolfsie talk about what makes jokes funny. (Wolfsie, well-known local TV personality and author, has been studying humor for years and lectures on the subject at the University of Indianapolis.) As a professional ghost blogger, I find myself revisiting the Wolfsie humor analysis, because jokes and blogs share […]
Tuning in to National Public Radio turned out to be a good thing for me to do the other day. I caught another of those word tidbits that so delight the wordsmith in me. Daniel Gardner, author of a new book, “The Science Of Fearâ€, was being interviewed by Diane Rehm. Gardner was expounding on […]
When it comes to air travel these days, more is more. American, United, Continental, and Northwest Airlines all sock passengers with a $25 charge – each way – for checking a second bag on domestic flights. With Delta, you can make that $50. Of course the hikes relate to the high cost of fuel; still, […]
I try never to miss the “Cathy” comic strip in my Indianapolis Star. In one of the latest, Cathy and her boyfriend are opening their mail – he’s reading email on his laptop; she’s sorting through dozens upon dozens of envelopes. He: “What’s all that?” She: “Mail.”He: “Mail?? Who sends paper mail?”She: “People.”He: “People?”She: “Yes. […]
On the surface, I wouldn’t have expected to find valuable insights about blogging in one of several professional journals I read to keep up my financial planning credentials. But, in the June issue of Employee Benefit Advisor, I found an important piece of blogging wisdom. In his article “OMG I Have No Money – The […]
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