Random rants and miscellaneous mewsings on nothing, the internet, culture, food, cats and life in a foreign country … in three languages; English, Spanish and Rubbish.
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BL Ochman says, “Senator Hillary Clinton has recognized something that few politicians seem to notice: there are millions of pet owners in the United States, and we vote. She is recommending that Congress provide a tax deduction to pet owners, similar to the one parents get for their children.”
Hillary Clinton Has Gone to the Dogs, […]
According to the this report from the BBC, “The British and Dutch prime ministers have said the European Union does not need a “whole new constitution”, just limited changes to existing treaties.”
Quite possibly right (for once), just so long as the end result has the effect of being like a constitution (whatever name you call […]
Diary from England say:
“A high street bank has sparked fury amongst local people in the seaside town of Canford Cliffs, Dorset, by restricting the services of its local branch to wealthy customers only. In the future only customers with £50,000 in savings, a £200,000 or £100,000 mortgage or an annual income of £75,000 will […]
Green Options blog say, “Some call it a solar dryer. Our moms call it the clothesline. Nature’s way of drying clothes, and nobody seems to do it anymore. Some say it brings down property values. Others say that only those that “stay-at-home” can do it. We say, give it a shot.”
LOL! Solar drier, indeed. Like […]
Weblog Freelance Switch describes 12 breeds of difficult clients, then suggests how to successfully work with them.
The first category, describing the low-tech client, doesn’t just apply to situations involving working one-to-one with them, as there is much in their behaviour (bless ‘em, for it is not their fault) that also applies to the “average […]
Just a quick tip, but it’s a very useful reminder. Ades points to advice from Jakob Nielsen, which suggests that, “It’s better to use “23” than “twenty-three” to catch users’ eyes when they scan Web pages for facts, according to eyetracking data.” This is because Nielsen’s recent eytracking studies revealed that “users fixate on numerals”.
It’s […]
Blog Business World’s Wayne Hurlbert writes, “It’s said that people think with a herd mentality. Almost everyone does or thinks in much the same way as the group, says this line of thought. If the concept of a thinking like the crowd is true, then you can be highly successful by going against what is […]
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