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In certain circles, the words “networking” or “networker” have a slighty negative connotation to them - adding themselves to the ranks of car salesman or ticket scalper. The word “schmooze” sounds greasy on purpose, [...]

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Did you have an amazing 2006? Did you set a Guiness World Record? I tried to upset the Frosted Cupcake in Freefall record but failed (I only ate 47).
BUT…
I think I had a pretty good year and I wanted to share some highlights, tools and tricks that keep me going and hopefully can be [...]

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My post-a-day is coming to a close, as is the Menu for Hope - can we push the donations past $50,000 in these last two days? Bidding closes at 6PM-PST tomorrow (Cali time, baby).

Here’s a post listing all the internationally-shippable prizes. Notice mine’s on the list (EU15) but make sure you check with your country’s [...]

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[Tour del Gelato] Three more posts for the Tour del Gelato have been added to the blogroll page!!! Keep ‘em coming!
[Menu for Hope] A Menu for Hope has raised over $15,000 so far! But I can tell you that several prizes (including mine, code EU15) have very good chances for you to win! So donate [...]

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Yahoo had me in its clutches today for about 12 hours for the “Dia de lo Blog Muerto” where my blog was completely unaccessible for most of the day. Ha. Really funny. Not.
It’s Day 1 of Nanowrimo. They must have the same problem as Yahoo as their site has also not been accessible. And I [...]

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[Beauty Ad] Interesting ad from Dove Real Beauty showing what models go through from morning-face start to Photoshop finish. The photoshop editing at the end is the scariest part.
[Make a sign] Thanks to Beth from Shenanigans, I was able to torture Sante by making him a McDonald’s sign proclaiming him to be employee of the [...]

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It’s summer, I should be dieting. When I get around to it, I will use one of these two online calorie-counters: Calorie Count | Fitday
In case you want to see if an author you like is blogging or want writing tips from other authors, check out Authors’ Blogs. (Note: this is opt-in so it’s [...]

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Luckily I never did this in real life with mine, but now you can Crash Your Jetta into various things like a Rhino or a dinosaur (click on “Watch Safe Happen”)
Know how to pour a Stella Artois beer correctly? This fun advergame/movie will tell you, and how.

This week, a rather large bottle full of a [...]

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