Entries from April 2009

April 22, 2009

The Massive FUTUREPROOF Book Give Away

It has recently come to my attention that I have 35 so-called “author copies” of my novel, futureproof, just sitting in a box at my agent’s office. So I thought to myself, “Why don’t you sign all those copies and send them out to readers?” Fairly obvious thing to do, I guess.
But here’s the catch: [...]

April 16, 2009

Craig from Craigslist Talks To Me About Finding a Job Through The Site He Founded

Funny how connections are made. When I was in Nashville a few weeks ago, desperately trying to find a job, I, like many other job seekers in metropolitan areas, turned to craigslist.org for help. But instead I was greeted with a litany of scams. Frustrated, I Twittered something to the effect of “Is there one [...]

April 13, 2009

THE Most Amazing, Inspiring 6 Mins. I Have Witnessed In Years

The woman above singing into an old hairbrush has completely changed the way I look at everything. Now, look, I know I am no stranger to hyperbole, but the performance this woman gave two days ago on the British show “Britain’s Got Talent” is nothing short of incredible.
Susan Boyle is her name. She lives alone [...]