Policy, er, glitch, er…it's the French!
Amazon still hasn’t come up with an acceptable explanation for what happened over the weekend. Â Or rather, they’ve come up with so many that it’s clear they’re vamping in the […]
2009
Can we say prejudiced?
Amazon has shown its true colors by de-ranking certain types of books. They call them “adult,” but the designation involves a preponderance of gay/lesbian/transexual books amid the erotica. Don’t think […]
Jiggidy Jig
As in Home Again, Home Again. I went off on a journey with my son and his girlfriend this weekend. Â No, no markets involved — rather, it was colleges. They’re […]
Lo-Mein, or my love affair with the noodle
According to the Oxford American Dictionary which is built into my Mac, to noodle is to “improvise or play casually on a musical instrument.”  For me, noodling is playing casually […]
AIG paying $1.2 billion in bonuses
That’s right. Not $121 million. Â Not even $165 million. Â $1.2 BILLION, in bonuses and retention payments, a big chunk of it to the very idiots in their Financial Products unit […]
Restart: Fast and Furious
No, not these guys, though I wouldn’t mind meeting Vin Diesel. Or Paul Walker, for that matter… Remember back in early February (that long ago?) when I said I was […]
Piggy Banks, or Banks as Pigs
Last October, I posted about a terrific explanation of the mortgage crisis that had been done on This American Life. Well, they’ve done it again: Alex Blumberg and NPR’s Adam […]
Why I don't Tweet
Never say never, but really… The Daily Show With Jon Stewart   M – Th 11p / 10c Twitter Frenzy  Â
Let's Get It On
Your dirty mind is showing again. Â I’m talking about the Marvin Gaye classic, which Amazon is giving away free today and tomorrow. Â Just click the banner below and feel the […]
Nuts & Bolts: Part 2 – A Writer's Education
(As you read this, remember it was written for and presented at a Romance Writers of America conference. Â It’s absolutely valid for any writer, but you may have to translate […]