Monthly Archives: May 2007

Heds, Ledes, and Decks

Make the first sentence pull the reader in. I’m reading syndicated content in Newsgator Online. Even in full-content feeds, it displays only the first few lines to make for easy scanning, so if you don’t pull me in immediately, I’ll … Continue reading

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No More Rose Art Crayons, or MegaBloks, or ….

Dear Mega Brands: I am not buying any more Rose Art® crayons or MegaBloks. Neither are my friends and acquaintances. Next time, listen and act when one of your customers tells you that your toys kill. [via Rick Klau] Yours,

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Not Just City Comforts

David Sucher‘s book, City Comforts is subtitled “How To Build an Urban Village.” The book is not just for cities. The things that make a city pleasant are the same things that make a town, a village, a hamlet, or … Continue reading

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Ossification

I’ve noticed that I am becoming more impatient with spending the time to learn new software. I don’t think this impatience extends to learning anything new, but only those things which seem to involve a large investment in time for … Continue reading

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