XKCD Presents “What If?”
If you are at all into “romance, sarcasm, math, and language,” you have no doubt heard of XKCD comics. If you are like me, you have snickered at nerdy jokes and puzzled over concepts while claiming to friends, “Of course I get it!” before excusing yourself to secretly Google the science that makes it funny. Now the creator of XKCD has written a book …
Comics Contribute to Poor Teacher Image
Comics (and movies) usually depict teachers sitting complacently behind their desk while their students work. As a teacher, I almost never had a chance to sit down—let alone at my desk—when my students were in the classroom. Depictions like the ones below are a big reason why people don’t seem to understand just how taxing a teacher’s job really is.
How to Convert Word to PDF and Keep Page Size the Same
Here are detailed instructions plus pictures for how to convert Word to PDF while keeping page size the same.
DragonVale: Best Breeding Combinations
Want to earn the MOST money you can as FAST as you can from the dragons you breed? I’ve taken the data from the DragonVale Wiki and have arranged it so it’s easy to see the best dragons to breed in terms of money earned (by selling the dragon) per hour spent incubating/hatching the egg.
Snake Handling and Drinking Poison — A Commentary
Snake handlers take the Bible verse Mark 16:17–18 literally when it says, “they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them.” Furthermore, they believe that they can show their faith and devotion by handling (i.e. picking up) snakes (especially the poisonous kinds)!
Robin Prezi
I was flattered to find that someone (Kendyll Sumler) has done a prezi of Robin: Lady of Legend. A prezi is a really cool PowerPoint-like presentation on a subject. The prezi of Robin can be viewed here: Presentation.
Why It’s So Hard to Find Your Mate
With all the men in the world, why does it seem so hard to find one guy worth it to date? Because it is. Consider the following: * If you’re a guy, simply switch the genders. ** For simplicity’s sake, let’s assume we would only date people we’d consider marrying....
The Dangers of Switching from Kindle to Print
Who knew that adding a paperback edition to a #1 Amazon bestseller could be so hazardous? What follows are the chronicles of my decision to take my eBook, Robin: Lady of Legend, into the world of print publishing with a paperback version. I waited a year and a half to...
Paperback Edition Published!
Save $2 on the paperback version of Robin: Lady of Legend. Also, FREE kindle version today only! Find it on Amazon here. At long last, Robin: Lady of Legend is out in paperback! I'm really excited, and I know a lot of you are, too. There is just something so...
How to Let People Subscribe to Your Feed Via Email Using Feedburner
If you read my previous post, you will know that Google Chrome doesn't allow for RSS viewing in its browser without installing an extension. If you want to provide pretty feed viewing for all your users regardless of which browser they use, you can do this by running...
XKCD Presents “What If?”
If you are at all into “romance, sarcasm, math, and language,” you have no doubt heard of XKCD comics. If you are like me, you have snickered at nerdy jokes and puzzled over concepts while claiming to friends, “Of course I get it!” before excusing yourself to secretly Google the science that makes it funny. Now the creator of XKCD has written a book …
Comics Contribute to Poor Teacher Image
Comics (and movies) usually depict teachers sitting complacently behind their desk while their students work. As a teacher, I almost never had a chance to sit down—let alone at my desk—when my students were in the classroom. Depictions like the ones below are a big reason why people don’t seem to understand just how taxing a teacher’s job really is.
How to Convert Word to PDF and Keep Page Size the Same
Here are detailed instructions plus pictures for how to convert Word to PDF while keeping page size the same.
DragonVale: Best Breeding Combinations
Want to earn the MOST money you can as FAST as you can from the dragons you breed? I’ve taken the data from the DragonVale Wiki and have arranged it so it’s easy to see the best dragons to breed in terms of money earned (by selling the dragon) per hour spent incubating/hatching the egg.
Snake Handling and Drinking Poison — A Commentary
Snake handlers take the Bible verse Mark 16:17–18 literally when it says, “they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them.” Furthermore, they believe that they can show their faith and devotion by handling (i.e. picking up) snakes (especially the poisonous kinds)!
Robin Prezi
I was flattered to find that someone (Kendyll Sumler) has done a prezi of Robin: Lady of Legend. A prezi is a really cool PowerPoint-like presentation on a subject. The prezi of Robin can be viewed here: Presentation.
Why It’s So Hard to Find Your Mate
With all the men in the world, why does it seem so hard to find one guy worth it to date? Because it is. Consider the following: * If you’re a guy, simply switch the genders. ** For simplicity’s sake, let’s assume we would only date people we’d consider marrying....
The Dangers of Switching from Kindle to Print
Who knew that adding a paperback edition to a #1 Amazon bestseller could be so hazardous? What follows are the chronicles of my decision to take my eBook, Robin: Lady of Legend, into the world of print publishing with a paperback version. I waited a year and a half to...
Paperback Edition Published!
Save $2 on the paperback version of Robin: Lady of Legend. Also, FREE kindle version today only! Find it on Amazon here. At long last, Robin: Lady of Legend is out in paperback! I'm really excited, and I know a lot of you are, too. There is just something so...
How to Let People Subscribe to Your Feed Via Email Using Feedburner
If you read my previous post, you will know that Google Chrome doesn't allow for RSS viewing in its browser without installing an extension. If you want to provide pretty feed viewing for all your users regardless of which browser they use, you can do this by running...