Mimes are a type of performer you either love or hate. But even those who avoid them at all cost may be connected to them on the deepest level. To know if you’re part mime, you first need to understand their origin. Where do mimes come from? Historians differ on the exact location, but the... Continue Reading →
Hello, I am here to speak on behalf of Naughty Inhibits Children’s Egos, or as you may have heard of us, NICE. I thank the Elf Council members and Clause and Company for allowing me to speak before you today. Some of you I have met before. It’s good to see my old friend Buddy... Continue Reading →
The quarantine caused by COVID-19 forced many of us to work from home and depend on video conference calls. Whether you do them in your home office, kitchen, or living room, other people can now examine more of your life — and gain new insights about you — from common background elements, like your ceiling... Continue Reading →
“I’ll never go in that garden again,” Gertrude Giant told me when I met with her to talk about the case. It’s been two weeks since her husband George’s death and the local police still have no leads. Gertrude said the events that led to his death started when she found a wide beanstalk that... Continue Reading →
You have the power to make friends and family smile and laugh. Amazing! That is the power of a good joke. But getting great at telling jokes will take some serious work. But fun work, not the boring kind. A joke is like telling about a dot-to-dot picture that only you know what it is... Continue Reading →
Dear Mark! You may not remember me! I am Captain Lazer Fist! Leader of the Jet Pack Force! We met when you were 8! I’m writing so you can help me! You created me but didn’t finish my story! Me and the Jet Pack Force have been fighting the Criminal League! For 34 years! Do... Continue Reading →
I’ve used many pens in my life. But it wasn’t until I met the Zebra F-301 .7mm Ballpoint Retractable Pen, that I met one I actually cared about. Like many users, I had a type…for a while. Until I had another type. Who knew pens could come in so many beautiful varieties? And when I was... Continue Reading →
Beth, a self-proclaimed Social Media Ninja, stopped checking her feeds long enough to look at the rectangular package she had received earlier that day. She opened the box to see a finely polished wooden box. Opening the lid, she saw a scroll, which she then laid out on her desk. Here is what she read:... Continue Reading →
Based on the ridiculousness of role playing video games. My name is Bohr and I’m a barrel breaker. Just like my father, and his father before him, and his father before him and so on. In fact, my family is the oldest family of barrel breakers in the valley. Each of us started out learning... Continue Reading →
Creativity helps us find a connection between things that may seem related. Like I did in this fun exercise: I hate vague, out of context, posts that show up on my social media feeds. Then, I started wondering if maybe there was a secret conversation going on that nobody knew about. So I wrote down... Continue Reading →
When I changed careers to pursue becoming a professional copywriter, I discovered that there were many different jobs a copywriter could specialize in. One of those I tried was being an SEO copywriter–which I already knew a bit about how it works and how effective it could be. My hope was that I would be... Continue Reading →
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