Don’t get me wrong: offer me $6.5 million and I’ll take it. But that has to be a legitimate offer, and not a sudden out-of-the-blue scammy message on WhatsApp, the top choice of scammers. Here’s a recent “conversation.” I don’t feel the need to add any commentary, other than wondering if it’s a person orContinue reading “Playing With The Scammers”
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Way Back When…in ‘57…
Share what you know about the year you were born. While 1957 wasn’t technically before my time, it’s before my memory-gathering kicked in. So I personally have no memories of that year to report. (Any tales of my infancy are just hearsay and therefore inadmissible here!) What do I know historically? The Sputnik satellite wasContinue reading “Way Back When…in ‘57…”
Here Comes the Judge!
Are you a good judge of character? “Order in the court! Order in the court!” “Guacamole with chips!” [Rimshot] So either I need some more caffeine, or I’ve already had enough, because my mind began to free associate on the word “judge,” with memories flashing by as in a flip book. But I do thinkContinue reading “Here Comes the Judge!”
Christmas Time Is Here
Just so you know: I set up this blog post days ago so I wouldn’t have to do it on Christmas Day in the morning; I assume I’ll be otherwise occupied that day. I mean today. However, to continue my posting streak I absolutely needed to have a post for the day, and wondered whatContinue reading “Christmas Time Is Here”
Where Are the Macros of Yesteryear?
When are you most happy? Back in the early days of word processing, I used macros all the time. You could set them up as you needed, say, for the end of a letter: Sincerely, Stephen A. Schrum, PhD Leave a voicemail on Google Voice for me: 724-835-4074 And then, when you hit a certainContinue reading “Where Are the Macros of Yesteryear?”
Play or Fun? Play AND Fun!
What was the last thing you did for play or fun? As part of the founding of a new theatre company, I decided to join the Chamber of Commerce for networking. During one of those events, I spoke with some people from a local chain hotel who are interested in some programming. The same wasContinue reading “Play or Fun? Play AND Fun!”
A What?
Describe a man who has positively impacted your life. Every morning, as I get my first cup of coffee, I take a look at the daily prompt so my mind can ponder it while I prepare to do the actual writing. Often my mind responds like a Fourth of July sparkler, with many useful ideasContinue reading “A What?”
This Year…And the Next…
Is your life today what you pictured a year ago? A year ago I thought I would be starting a new theatre company (I did, on May 1), and then there would be this magical sweep into projects and performances. It didn’t happen. Taking the time to build the structure has been useful, and now,Continue reading “This Year…And the Next…”
Trust Your Instincts!
What skills or lessons have you learned recently? Didn’t I just write about instincts recently? Did I learn to trust them? I guess I did this week! A person says, “I’ve met someone,” and shows you her picture—and alarm bells go off. You see a flashing red light. Someone yells, “Captain to the bridge!” inContinue reading “Trust Your Instincts!”
The Scammer’s Handbook
Wouldn’t you like to get a glimpse of The Scammer’s Handbook? Well, now you can! All you need to do is look at any scam/spam email and you see a part of what they must circulate (I imagine a 3” 3-ring binder) in order to try to entrap their victims. The amazing part for meContinue reading “The Scammer’s Handbook”
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