Archive for April, 2007

Bush’s Failure… to Compromise on Iraq

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

Okay, I’ve been following the goings-on in the US congress lately, and it sounds a little something like this.  Bush: Give me some more money for the troops in Iraq. Democrats: Sure thing, but you have to compromise and agree to a timetable for withdrawal. Bush: No way! Give me the money. Democrats: If you’re [...]

The “Hind Lick” Maneuver

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

I normally get a steady stream of joke emails from my mother (whether or not I want to ). Most of them are silly in a not-really-worth-repeating sort of way. A recent one caught my eye, however. It was entitled, “Never Choke in a Southern Restaurant.” I wish I could say I didn’t know people [...]

SEOmoz’ Search Engine Ranking Factors

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

SEOmoz recently released what is perhaps one of the best lists of search engine ranking factors I’ve ever seen. More than that, though, the factors are categorized and ranked according to importance as rated by some of the industry’s top minds. Aaron Wall from SEO Book, Danny Sullivan from Search Engine Land, Mike McDonald from [...]

The Rules of Office Coffee Etiquette

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

I’ve been at my new job for less than a week and a half. In that time, I’ve made five pots of coffee. Five. Most of those I had to make for myself because the pot was empty. A few I did because I took the last cup in the pot. Why did I do [...]