Daily Archives: September 21, 2003

She Looks OK to Me

OK Pop Quiz – What is the first name of the Russian Ballerina who reportedly lost her job for being too tall and heavy for the male dancers to lift? Well, if you don’t know it now, wanna bet you … Continue reading

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Blogging 101 Update

The blogging may lag for the next few days, as I am hard at work designing the beginner’s sessions for BloggerCon, which will be delivered (Gulp!) two weeks from today. After several extensive rewrites, I think we are finally on … Continue reading

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Low Prices Endanger Gator Trade

  The supple, tiled skin of alligators, never really out of fashion, is all the rage this fall, featured in Prada’s Manhattan showroom, Chanel’s full-page magazine ads and Polo Ralph Lauren’s new top-drawer Purple Label collection of men’s accessories. But … Continue reading

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CIA Ineptitude Reaches to Roots

This is the Library of Congress manuscript   According to a manuscript recently uncovered by the Library of Congress, American Patriot Nathan Hale, patron saint of the CIA and acknowledged by them as the first American to be executed for … Continue reading

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