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Archive for July, 2010

Quick Nintendo Wii Video Game Reviews

July 30th, 2010

Ever since I picked up the Xbox 360 a couple of years ago, the Nintendo Wii has largely gone neglected. The shiny white box that really revolutionized the world of home gaming has been doing a lot of dust collecting lately. I played a little Wii Sports Resort and some Wii Fit, but those sessions [...]

My New Portrait Photos from Kenward Ng

July 29th, 2010

With each progressive step in my freelance writing and professional blogging career comes another milestone. Although I am certainly no actor or fashion model, I thought it would be useful to get some professional portraits that could then be used for biography pages and other places where my picture is needed. For that, I turned [...]

What’s Up Wednesdays: Lattes and Donkeys

July 28th, 2010

Every Wednesday, I link out to some interesting blog posts that I found in the preceding week. Sometimes, these speedlink sessions encompass a theme, whereas other times — like today — the posts come from a variety of different subjects and topics. If you have something to share, feel free to let me know! Darren [...]

Procrastination: Best Friend and Worst Enemy

July 27th, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a little while now, but I keep putting it off. All joking aside, it is interesting how our society’s relationship with procrastination has evolved over the years. Given the breakneck pace of how quickly we expect things to get done, we also have forged a habit of [...]

Save Money: How to Live Below Your Means

July 26th, 2010

You hear it all the time. People are living beyond their means and then they find themselves in all kinds of financial ruin. That’s not where you want to be. You also don’t want to simply live within your means; it is much better if you can learn to live below your means. This is [...]