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Category Archives: DO/BE
Good Karma Through Your Blog
Each participant was tasked with finding or creating a gift that calms, comforts, celebrates and inspires creativity.
Who is Your Alter Ego?
The true difference between an alter ego and “just pretend” is that the former is truly part of your inner persona while the latter is a choice of impractical absurdity
What is Your 3rd Necessity?
The 3rd necessity is rapidly becoming a much sought after commodity.
God, Please Give Me the Strength to Grow Up
I have commitment issues.
And, not just any kind of commitment issues – I have girlfriend problems.
Problem: Girls hate me
I don’t make it easy for them – I am kind of a brat. If you do something I don’t like, all communications cease and desist. Yet, I don’t do too well if you dish out the same [...]
Some Wonderful Ways You Can Become a Better Writer
1. Read different genres of writing as well as styles
Whenever I want to get a handle on pacing, I read a comic book. Besides testifying my dorkiness, comics (or, better – illustrated novels) are terrific at pacing. Even though such books have the luxury of illustrated panels, the pacing all comes from the dialogue.
The best [...]
How to Not Be An Annoying Chicago Transplant
Make scathing remarks about the Southside
The only people I’ve met that make crappy remarks about the “wasteland” of Chicago’s Southside are people who have NEVER, EVER lived there.
Yes, the Southside is not the overpriced “paradise” of the North, but there’s very little need to think (or say) that once you cross over 57th Street, you’ll [...]
Kumar Goes To Washington – Maybe You Can, Too!
After reading about Kal Penn’s (bka Dr. Lawrence Kutner on House) most recent foray into civic duty, I thought I’d highlight this awesome program I heard about while I was in Washington, DC this past March. I met a super cool (fellow Chicagoan and Northwestern alum) who was in the program.
Her current assignment? Working within the Drug [...]
