In 2013, I dealt with both a lawsuit and an IRS audit. Neither was as bad as you might think, because the facts were on my side with both. And yet, there are plenty of people out there who think that they can bully bloggers just by threatening to sue. Just as convicted felon Keith… [Read More]
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The 2014 Blogathon is underway!
The 2014 Freelance Success/WordCount Blogathon is officially underway. Participants have committed to posting once a day for the month of June. My goals are to keep up the blogging habit and to come up with articles that people want to read. Will all 30 be things you want to read? Hard to say. But I… [Read More]
Benin: Spirit Rising and Eve
In my secret double life as a pop culture writer for Popdose.com, I had the opportunity to review Angelique Kidjo’s new book and latest CD.In the process, I got an interesting perspective on life in West Africa in general and Benin in particular, from a major star who makes frequent return trips to see family… [Read More]
Paying for college: The La Verne Noyes Scholarship
Yesterday was Memorial Day, and that led me to thinking about one of the many specialized sources of college aid: the La Verne Noyes Scholarship. It is for direct descendants of honorably discharged American veterans who served in World War I. Noyes was the founder of the Aermotor Windmill Company, which is still in business…. [Read More]
