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Why Background Music Makes Your Website Suck
"I agree with you, and all the internal comments - but I have a sure-fire solution: turn your speakers off until you want to hear something. The little beeps, etc from the computer annoy me enough to do that all by themselves - even w/o music popping in unexpectedly. My speakers are off unless there's a video or podcast I'm checking out. Duncan"Guest Posts: Please Stop the Madness
"Very sage advice, Big Cajun Man. I saw a guest post that was insulting to some readers (including me) here on a Friday some weeks ago. The next Monday, the host blogger chastised those who were offended. Instead of taking something negative & turning it around, he chose to make it worse - much worse. Duncan "So You Wanna Be...
"Great read, Mairead! To use your Boxing analogy, some guys have it all - almost. They train hard, they've got stamina out the wazoo, they hit like a cannon ball, and they've got slick defensive moves - but they don't know about a glass jaw till Sonny Liston* reminds 'em just how hard some other guys can punch. Duncan *Referring to the late, great Cus D'Amato-trained Floyd Patterson - though he was knocked down by Ingemar Johansson 7 times in round 3 of their 1st fight, before Liston, many won't remember. He got up 7 times, too - that's called "heart" in boxing (not equivalent to "chin"). In business, that's learning from failure, and Patterson beat Johansson in their next 2 matches before fearsome Liston destroyed him."Subscribe
Earthquake is Excluded from your Homeowners Insurance
"Hi Ryan, Does FEMA help people in the US in the case of natural disasters? I saw a "60 Minutes" many years ago where the Gubmen would pay millionaires who had (as one of their many homes) high dollar beach-front houses every few years to rebuild after storms - on the tax-payer's dollar. Duncan"