Warnings for stupid people. In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through stupidity, here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods for really stupid people, but from even dumber manufacturers. On a Sears hairdryer — Do not use while sleeping. (That’s the only time I have to work on my…
I love How To articles. There are millions of them floating around the ether of the internet. Some of my favourites include, ‘How to drink a martini’, ‘How to train your dragon’, ‘How to knit a hat’ and ‘How to get a cold’. Just amazing how many things there are that we just don’t know…
This easiest way to send a reader sound asleep is by being repetitive. Not only by repetitive elements in the story but by grammatical repetition. This is an easy trap to fall into, particularly in dialogue. Even four or five uses of ‘he said or she said’ will be enough to induce reader slumber. A…
Some weeks ago I posted a taste of two of my favourite Australian poets, A.B ‘Banjo’ Patterson and Henry Lawson. So, as I did it once, I thought I would do it again, with one of my all time favourites. The Geebung Polo Club BY A. B. ‘Banjo’ Patterson It was somewhere up the country,…
What’s the problem with enhanced ebooks? From day one of ebooks, there has been the expectation that enhanced ebooks would develop quickly from more than just an electronic text version of a traditional book. Being an electronic data file, an ebook has the possibility to include images, video, audio, interactive maps and any number of other multimedia components…
With age, one is promised that wisdom comes But in my case, this last couple of weeks has delivered a dose of inescapable reality. Wisdom perhaps may have arrived, well possibly; but it’s hard to know, as I am having trouble confirming the fact. Either, in fact, or in writing. Let me explain. I received two books…
