Category Archives: nerdery public
SIX OF THE BEST… medical conditions you didn’t know you might have
I have a weird medical condition called PVN — so rare that it’s not even on Wikipedia. Do you have any weird conditions? SIX OF THE BEST… medical conditions you didn’t know you might have
SIX OF THE BEST… things about planning your second wedding
I’m getting married on Sunday. No, no, hold your applause and just read my column about it.
SIX OF THE BEST… quotes I’ve collected in the past four years
I wrote a column about quotes, because I like quotes. You can read it, if you’d like.
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Tagged boobs, butt stuff, children, depression, downer ending, empty pictures and pointless quotes, farts, introverts, james webb, javascript, love, mental health, parenting, quotation, quotatious quotations, quote, quotes, simple insights
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SIX OF THE BEST… things about Star Trek Beyond
This week I’m talking about Star Trek Beyond, which I enjoyed. For the most part. SIX OF THE BEST… things about Star Trek Beyond
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Tagged a mighty faggot, beastie boys, beyond, deus ex machina, into darkness, jem'hadar, krall, star trek beyond, yorktown
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SIX OF THE BEST… contemporary changes in etiquette rules
With my wedding coming up in less than a month, you can damn well bet I’ve been reading up on etiquette rules, and how they’ve changed. SIX OF THE BEST… contemporary changes in etiquette rules
SIX OF THE BEST… things the X-Files pilot episode did right
Holy crap, this show’s pilot episode is good. SIX OF THE BEST… things the X-Files pilot episode did right
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Tagged cigarette smoking man, FBI, fringe, infodump, lone gunmen, Mulder, poo-poo, Scully, the body, The X-Files, X-Files
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SIX OF THE WORST… things about the Abramsverse
If you didn’t know there was a Star Trek reboot series, helmed (for lack of a better word) by JJ Abrams, then you probably don’t live on the planet Earth. And even though the latest iteration isn’t written or directed … Continue reading
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Tagged abramsverse, gene roddenberry, JJ Abrams, lens flares, reboot, star trek, star wars, tie-in novels
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SIX OF THE BEST… things about Hamilton
Oh, come on, you knew it would be written eventually. The damn show has taken the theater world by storm, and it won like a zillion awards. You’re probably sick of hearing about it by now. Either that, or you … Continue reading
SIX OF THE BEST… decluttering ideas
I’m moving soon, and before you move, you need to get rid of stuff. So I wrote a column about the stuff I’ve gotten rid of in the past month or so. SIX OF THE BEST… decluttering ideas
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Tagged backup disks, books, boxes, cables, CDs, clothing, clutter, decluttering, dvds, fat clothes, golf gifts, moving, school newspapers, stuffed animals, timeline
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SIX OF THE BEST… from 20 years ago
When you declutter your house, you go through all your old boxes. Sometimes you find your school newspapers from 20 years ago. And sometimes you discover that you’re still doing the same thing you used to do way back then. … Continue reading
SIX OF THE WORST… things about three-day weekends
It’s now three days after the last three-day weekend ended, and I’m still messed up about what day it is — and even what week it is. You may love them, but I was able to find SIX OF THE … Continue reading
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SIX OF THE BEST… ways to improve your e-mails
SIX OF THE BEST… ways to improve your e-mails
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Tagged brevity, e-mail, e-mail signatures, email, formality, important, slater, subject lines, summarize, tangents, work
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SIX OF THE BEST… things about business travel
Here are six of the best things about business travel.
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Tagged air travel, airfare, birthday, business travel, las vegas, per diem, praise, rideshare, taxi, travel, travel agent, wi-fi
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SIX OF THE BEST… reasons to outline your novel
Chris is very matter-of-fact about it — she has to do what she has to do, and if things do get changed back, he’ll never know. In the meantime, he wants to have as much time with her as he … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, after the apocalypse, ending, fan fiction, fanfic, flashdrive, format, google docs, laurell k. hamilton, outline, outlining, roman numerals, scrivener, self-publishing, tangible progress, writing
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SIX OF THE WORST… Great Lakes Avengers
I hate squirrels, so you can probably guess who’s #1 in Six of the Worst… Great Lakes Avengers.
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Tagged avengers, big bertha, captain america civil war, captain america the winter soldier, center stage, comics, deadpool, doorman, eating disorders, flatman, grasshopper, great lakes avengers, highlander the series, hyperion, marvel, mcu, mr immortal, read or die, squirrel girl, squirrels, the beastmaster, the greatest american hero
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SIX OF THE BEST… Dexter adversaries
A show with a superhero character — and, make no mistake, Dexter is a superhero — is only as good as its villains. So, here are six of the best Dexter adversaries. (I say “adversaries” because they’re not all villains. … Continue reading
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Tagged arthur mitchell, brian moser, daniel vogel, dexter, doomsday killer, frank lundy, ghost of edward james olmos, hannah mckay, ice truck killer, isaak sirko, james doakes, jordan chase, laguerta, miguel prado, nibbled to death by ducks, ray speltzer, serial killer, star trek iv, superhero, superheroes, surprise motherfucker, the brain surgeon, the probe, the skinner, the two georges, trinity, trinity killer
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SIX OF THE BEST… business technology improvements that benefit nerds (and everybody else)
If you fix your business technology to make your nerds happy, everyone else will be happy too. Here are Six of the Best… business technology improvements that benefit nerds (and everyone else), my latest column at Nerdery Public.
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Tagged batfleck, batman, ben affleck, business, google business, internet explorer, microsoft office, patience, power users, security, tech support, technology, vpn, walled garden, work, work phone
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 