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I recently got my first good review on Yelp. They loved the cheese plate. By the way I gloated you’d think I milked the goats and cows myself, but no. I totes sliced that cheese and artfully arranged it on a plate, though. I have watched customers consult the Yelp app on their phones as [...]
I think it would be funnier than Whitney. TV pitch: Unable to find jobs in her field, laid-off journalist becomes a trucker. Hilarity ensues. (Not there yet but it’d be a funny show) — Jen Simmons (@jensized) January 18, 2012
Romenesko posted Friday a photo of Halifax Media Group’s new wardrobe policy, which in addition to obvious no-nos like “transparent clothing,” forbids jeans, T-shirts and hats in the newsroom. The following day, he posted an email from a reader whose paper banned employees from wearing jeans and listening to music at their desks. Rules like [...]
Is a good writer gifted, talented or skilled? Or all of the above? My dilemma began when I typed the words “talented writer” in a cover letter and suddenly imagined myself tap dancing with a notebook and pen. Could I win “America’s Got Talent” by writing? Doubtful. So I changed it to “gifted,” but neither [...]
