2019-05-20 03:01
Just got back from a job interview today. A supermarket cashier job at Aldi, where the starting pay rate is $12/hr. I had 3 strikes against me before I walked into the place. This store is j… Read More
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Personal blog of rants, ideas, observations, happenings & events in my life, random web finds, spontanious reviews, etc. A real mixed bag of stuff.
2019-01-20 04:58
If you take a look at the bottom of this page, you will see that in my Labels section (I called it Categories) that each one has its own feed icon.
If you would like to know how to have fe… Read More
2017-08-17 12:17
According to this New York Times article from January 2010, a group of Harvard students decided to tackle a problem in developing nations, replacing dangerous kerosene lamps for indoor light… Read More
2015-08-31 18:52
First the concept of "kayfabe":In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as "real" or "true," specifically the portrayal of competition, rivalr… Read More
2015-08-17 03:03
What color is poverty? Or more precisely, what would be a suitable color for a Minimum Wage Awareness ribbon?In the US, poverty has no specific color, it's more like the lack of a color, nam… Read More
2014-06-09 09:06
When you are a blogger, web designer, developer, or creating a product for resale, you might need photos for your posts, templates, and other designs, but you can't just use any photo you fi… Read More
2013-08-22 11:21
Ever consider going to college and perhaps majoring or minoring in Computer Science, but don't really have the time to show up for classes, don't really want to go into debt paying for 4 ye… Read More
2012-10-04 04:41
Do you consider this food? Real food? A local food pantry that used to give out real food now gives these packs out to the people that they serve. They have been doing this for about… Read More
2012-09-28 06:14
There is a story that right-wing nut jobs are circulating around that says that President Obama gave all black people a free cell phone, paid for with taxpayer money. It is based on a video… Read More
2012-09-25 15:30
Mitt Romney thinks emergency rooms provide sufficient healthcare for the uninsured. He doesn't think they have any need for more than that. At least that's what he said in a "60 Minutes" int… Read More
2012-03-05 21:32
Perfect for linking to your Twitter profile or any other purpose in which you’d need a bird icon.
In 16 assorted colors, so you can dare to be a little different and match the colors o… Read More
2012-03-05 21:29
A long time ago I created a set of buttons for use on my old art website, to number pages.
Back in those days, I was kind of careless and stupid concerning saving the original templates for… Read More
2012-03-05 21:28
This is a simple puzzle piece vector in PSP7 format that can be used in a variety of creative ways. You can use it in logo art, or other projects. As a vector, you can easily change the col… Read More
2012-03-05 21:25
Big, beautiful, and easy to read, these icons will dress up any application or website, where you need some number icons.
Included in the set are the numbers 0-9 in PSD, PNG, ICO, BMP, and P… Read More
2012-03-05 21:24
What you get:This image (drop shadow is included), about twice the size, without the text, on a transparent background, in both PNG and layered PSP formats.On the layered PSP, you can easily… Read More
2012-03-05 21:22
What you get: This image, about twice the size, without the watermark text, on a transparent background, in both PNG and PSP vector formats. Released under a Creative Commons Attributio… Read More
2012-03-05 21:18
What you get:This image in PNG format. An additional image without the background (transparent) in both PSP vector and PNG formats. Released under a Creative Commons Attribution license suit… Read More
2012-03-05 21:17
(shown actual size)What you get: This image with a transparent background in both PNG and PSP vector formats.Font used is Cooper Black which you will need to open the PSP vector file.Release… Read More
2012-02-29 20:27
I recently redesigned and moved my old RussoGraffix art site to Blogger. From now on I'll be posting all my art releases there, instead of here.To celebrate the occasion, I have released 6 n… Read More
2011-12-13 21:37
Web Link Captor will be a real time saver for any blogger or curator of information that has a large list they need to link to other sites. It was inspired by my father's Desert Island Ja… Read More
2011-11-04 19:13
I used to have a bunch of friends that would forward me emails almost every day containing jokes and other crap. You know the stuff I am talking about. You have probably received a ton of i… Read More
2011-09-26 03:12
The poverty line in 2010 for a family of four was $22,314. The Fair Labor Standards Act, which sets the minimum wage at $7.25 per hour, is one of the most violated of all the fed… Read More
2011-09-01 14:56
It seems a lot of parents are very upset about their children under age 13 having their Google accounts deleted. They seem to think that since Google didn't explicitly ask for an age at the… Read More
2011-06-10 06:01
I wasn’t born a jazz fan, but I did form an instant “addiction” at age 13. How does that happen to some one? So you heard some music you liked and were told it was jazz, a… Read More
2011-04-26 05:49
This is a guest post by a friend of mine that wishes to remain anonymous. His only desire is that this information is shared with the public and that more people can put it to use. I jus… Read More
2011-04-01 13:58
One I did to someone else, the other was done to me... One year, many years ago, the start of Daylight Savings Time began on April 1st. Before going to bed, my husband and I went through… Read More
2011-02-21 14:31
Bump.com hopes that this video entices you to sign up for their service, tying your cell phone number to your vehicle's license plate. Please don't be stupid enough to fall for it. … Read More
2011-01-09 04:23
What Exactly is a Business Model? The short and simple answer is that a business model is a recipe. Just like a recipe for anything else, it's a list of ingredients and detailed step by… Read More
2011-01-05 08:11
Here are a bunch of desktop wallpapers that I made way back when I thought 800x600 was the standard. Since desktop resolutions are much higher today, they really aren't suitable for that pur… Read More
2010-12-24 18:27
I got this brilliant idea from Chris Whitely a few years ago. You can literally buy 365 fantastic niche-specific blog post ideas, in a single pack. All you have to do is tear off the top pag… Read More
2010-09-07 16:56
When I was a kid, Ed Emberley's Make a World was a library book that my younger sister and I monopolized. One of us would check it out, and keep it for as long as possible, renewing it for… Read More
2010-08-26 12:27
Budding young web designers and developers usually learn this pretty quick, when creating a page on Windows and not using the same case as the files and folders they are linking to. They of… Read More
2010-05-24 12:13
Henry Ford didn't waste anything. Wood and sawdust byproducts from automobile fabrication were used to make charcoal. While he didn't invent the charcoal briquette (Ellsworth B. A. Zwoyer… Read More
2010-05-08 19:43
It all started with a simple innocent tweet. As Vivek Wadhwa was finishing up his excellent post on outsourcing he tweeted about it and I replied with a tweet of my own: Note the URL I t… Read More
2010-03-25 23:32
I came across this great post-rock album on my travels yesterday. It's from a Polish band called New Century Classics. Every track is great, from the first to the last. This is how music w… Read More
2009-12-09 15:35
Then evolved into a short elastic strap with a set of snaps at both ends. This was my solution to a problem. What problem was that? When my daughter was just a baby, back in the mid 80'… Read More
2009-12-04 20:41
Ever since the FTC announced new disclosure rules for bloggers, which went into effect on December 1st of this year, many have been wondering how do it in an easy to handle manner. If you… Read More
2009-11-14 08:37
I picked this question out of a list of 140 Google interview questions and thought I'd post it along with my answer. Every man in a village of 100 married couples has cheated on his w… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Came across this video today on a site that presented it with the headline of "Black Woman Pretends to Be White, Job Offers Skyrocket" Alternate headline for this story cou… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A couple of months ago I wondered if there was a Guinness world record for the largest crocheted afghan. Then I wondered how long I'd have to crochet to break it if there was one. And… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I posted this link on a social network, and an interesting discussion spawned, involving the idea that what Ann Romney thinks and says is irrelevant, because she isn't the one running for P… Read More
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