Ok, the standard form for haikus is three lines: First line: 5 syllables Second line: 7 syllables Third line: 5 syllables Ideally, you write something that is jarring and unexpected for the third line, and all three lines hold together…
Author: Matthew Shelton
Buy Your Name as a Domain Name
Why should you buy your name as a domain name? Actually there are lots of reasons – first of all let me explain what I mean: Buy “your actual name” .com, preferably. As an example, a long time back I…
How to Calculate Tips
Knowing how to calculate tips quickly and easily is a really great thing-there are lots of social situations where it’s best if you can figure out the tip really quickly and in your head, because quite often in restaurants and…
Chick-fil-A slogan haikus 2
More homage to the Chick-fil-A? ad campaign- some more?Chick-fil-A? slogan haikus – what they are doing really stimulates my imagination.? Guess one reason is that I actually grew up helping my Granddad on his Angus cattle farm, so I know…
Chick-fil-A slogan haikus
Focused advertising with a hook to it is a wonderful thing. What’s even better is what I like to call “craziness that works.” The Chick-fil-A cows ad campaign is a stellar example of this, taking the idea that cows don’t…
Zombie Haikus
Ok I know you are hungry for zombie haikus so here’s installment number one:
When you were alive
You wanted tough guys not brains
Brains are everything
Forgot to brush my teeth
But I’ll floss with your live flesh
What a happy meal
Half my face is gone
I scream when I smell your blood
Take me as I am
Used to have a job
Now I don’t care if I’m late
Let me punch your clock
I’m still dressed for work
Coat and tie and shoes and slacks
But my dead eyes burn
Remember when you
so wanted to be wanted
we really want you
Facebook Political Postings Bad for Authors Platforms
Facebook political postings are bad for authors platforms People are already polarized No one is changing their mind So the pithy post that makes a point The slanted meme that expounds a theme Makes half the readers mad Half the…
Doing More Than You Are Getting Paid to Do
What is That All About – doing more than you are getting paid to do??? And – should I do it or not? You have probably heard a lot people say things like ?I’m not getting paid to do that?…
Make a Secure Master Password
First of all, what I mean by a master password is that it is a password that is used to unlock your password manager program. To use your password manager program you need to make a secure master password, first…
bad floor buffing
Ready to see some bad floor buffing? I’ve done floor work pretty much my whole life, and recently discovered that there’s very little good instruction on: Competently running a floor buffing machine There’s videos by people who already know how…