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A Eureka! Moment: Why I Only Have Good Ideas When Tiny Scraps of Paper Are Around.

by Dan Oshinsky on January 19, 2010

The revelation came to me in the moments before sleep, and I went searching for something to scribble it down on. All I could find was a small envelope on my kitchen table. But what else could I be expected to write on in such a moment? What hit me last night, what pulled me (…)

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The Cover Letter I’ve Always Wanted to Write

by Dan Oshinsky on February 19, 2009

Dear Prospective Employer, I am not particularly good at following directions. Or perhaps I should say: it’s not that I’m bad at following directions. It’s that I tend to follow them too seriously. I mention this because my professors seem to think that these introductory letters shouldn’t be about what I’ve done; they should be (…)

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A final Biloxi cemetery #closingthought: The Southerner's Goodbye http://twitpic.com/2jqk25 4 hours ago
They needed a study to prove this? 'Study: Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes' http://bit.ly/9O3USZ 7 hours ago
The t-shirt that we can only hope ignites a Waffle House vs. IHOP Twitter feud http://cot.ag/acGf2s 9 hours ago
First LeBron, now this: Airline experts predict the United-Continental merger will mostly affect Cleveland http://cot.ag/9fGkPV 12 hours ago
To kick off this Friday morning, your #AMinspiration is the National http://youtu.be/NBujZr20O6M 14 hours ago
Another Biloxi cemetery #closingthought: The They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To http://twitpic.com/2jqjoi 2010/09/02

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