I’ve mentioned my brother and sister on this blog occasionally. My sis has a degree in English lit from Penn State, and my brother – I don’t know what in fuck’s name he graduated with – a bachelor’s in bible maybe? Whatever it was. They are both going about their lives in the wrong way. [...]
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Blast Kills Dozens of Shiite Worshipers in Southern Iraq New York Times – 2 hours ago BAGHDAD – Insurgents mounted another attack against Iraq’s Shiites on Saturday, as an explosion in the southern city of Basra ripped through a group of pilgrims headed to a mosque to commemorate one of the holiest Shiite holidays… I [...]
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A great video by one of my favorite video bloggers. Do NOT miss 1:18.
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A couple days ago I went over some of my 2012 goals, but I didn’t know what I was going to try to be top 100 at. Now I know… I’ve decided to try my damnedest to get into the top 100 fastest stair climbers in the world. Stair climbing for fitness
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I woke up early this morning, and as I drifted between consciousness and not, I thought about the new year. Here are some goals I will accomplish: 1. Be one of the best 100 people in the world at something. It might be a physical activity. It might be something like, knowing the most about [...]
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Awesome little video, showing the Fedex guy chucking the guy’s monitor over a fence. It’s unbelievable what people do in private. What do you do in private that would astound people? For me, and I’m putting myself out on a limb here to tell you this… I spit on the floor at hotels if I’m [...]
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Here’s more about the exclusivity stipulation in the Amazon KDP Select program. According to the quoted text below – once you’ve opted into the KDP Select program with one of your books, you can opt back out – but, you must remain EXCLUSIVE with Amazon for the remainder of the term (90 days, I guess) [...]
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So, part of joining the new Amazon KDP Select program is agreeing to exclusivity with Amazon. They want to be the ONLY channel selling your ebook, and you have to agree to that before you can sign up. Unless you are Michael Lewis – apparently. Michael selling at Barnes and Noble. Michael’s cover for “The [...]
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Yeah, sure… this Amazon KDP Select program sounds like a tremendous idea! This, from Amazon’s KDP Select Program FAQ… What does it mean to publish exclusively on Kindle? When you choose KDP Select for a book, you’re committing to make the digital format of that book available exclusively through KDP. During the period of exclusivity, [...]
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Like me you probably got your Amazon KDP Select email today. I just woke up and it was the first one in my inbox. I’ve read nothing else because my head is spinning with questions and general WTF since reading it 3 times and still not getting it. I realize Amazon can’t put the entire [...]
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I like my HP 4310s notebook computer, mostly for the keyboard. Unfortunately, its time has come. At the moment I have about 20 minutes of battery power after fully charging. My AC power source died once and I have replaced it with what the HP store said is original equipment AC charger, but, I’m going [...]
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