I don’t really know why I think of the moon when I see blue sky, but it happens all the time. Not only do I think about the moon, I hear songs about the moon running through my head like a well maintained eight track. Yes, I am that old. And I’m a Cancerian, if […]
What do the Different Colored Emoji Hearts mean?
I have a feeling you can get into big trouble if you use an Emoji heart that is the wrong color. Especially if you are using it to communicate with someone who has a fixed idea what all the different colors mean. As we say here in Durban, “You need to make sure you are […]
Powerful Nerve Agent Novichok. What does it do?
Last night UK Prime Minister Theresa May said that Novichok is the nerve agent used in the attempted murder of Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury on 4 March. Former Russian spy & his daughter poisoned in Salisbury by “military grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia” – UK […]
Why is Writing for the Web Different than Writing for Print?
When I say Writing for the Web, I mean all kinds of writing like blog posts, Social Media Writing and traditional copy writing. It is actually quite obvious that you have to write differently for the web when you just consider the medium. You read differently on the web don’t you? How People Read on […]
Russians – Three Ways
I think I may be watching too much Masterchef when I start grouping unrelated incidents in the news in foodie terms. But my title has nothing to do with food. Russians Three Ways refers to three stories in the news, all on different continents that involve Russians. Odd Associations Well sort of – One story […]