I meet a lot of people. I interact with even more. I’m an avid member of a network of bloggers, a twitter-er, and a blogger. Underneath it all, I’m just a writer trying to make it along with everyone else. That being said, I’m ridiculously critical of my own writing. I’m even more critical of others.  There aren’t many people whose writing I can actually get through without forcing myself to read it. I know. I’m a literary snob.
Despite this often annoying habit, there is a selected number of people …

We’ve discussed a bunch of different topics thus far.
What swagger is and how to create a swagger of your own.  Before we start to fully get into how to use swagger to your advantage, there’s a more important question to answer.  Why is swagger so important?  There are a few things I wrote about Neil Strauss book, The Game, that do ring true.  They’re not completely true, just half truths.  It’s an absolute truth that physical attraction between two people is necessary, but when a person has a few available …

Chatting has been around for what seems like forever. I remember chat rooms being the biggest thrill, even at 13 when I first got my first AOL screen name – Angel3297.  Where else could you go and be amongst 30 strangers and strike up a random conversation from the privacy of your home? The ultimate goal was to use your charming wit and presence to sway someone to “private message” you.  People as a species crave that one-on-one personal interaction with someone. Time passed, and AOL Instant Messenger wasn’t the …

If you’re new to RSS, this post will be life-changing for you.
Do you have a long list of sites you check every day? News sites, weather sites, blogs, sports, etc.? Man, wouldn’t it be nice if you could just go to one place and see the latest updates on all of them?
RSS feeds do just that. Anytime you see that lovely orange box on your favorite site you want to keep tabs on, just click it and go through the subscription process. RSS feeds update with every site update, so …

Despite horror stories and Dateline specials, we still feel comfortable broadcasting our life’s every detail online. Perhaps it’s because the computer aids in making us feel a bit braver or we’re in a rush to find the perfect person and the more we share, the better, but there is something to say for not being overly revealing when it comes to dating.
Hypothetical situation: you join a dating site, find a great person, and spend hours emailing and chatting. You decide to meet, have a first date, and spend the entire …

George Hartley once said :
“We live in a society that values wealth and beauty. Most people are not willing to just be an average person. When we meet in person we have our looks, our fashion sense, our sense of humor, and even body chemistry working for us. When we walk into a room, potential partners quickly assess our value within minutes (if not seconds). Most of us have learned how to manage the trappings of that game. Now, in a virtual dating environment, where everyone is beautiful, wealthy, educated …

I follow 5 basic rules when I’m talking to someone for the first time, no matter the reason. Using these 5 rules, I’ve made some lasting friendships, dated a few men, obtained steady business, and weeded out the phonies. I don’t even want to share these rules because they’re so good. But I’m going to.
Some of these you may remember from previous articles I’ve written, so I won’t re-explain them all. However, I will provide you some link-love back to the other articles to read more in depth about some …

In a recent article, Kim pointed out some of the must know shorthand lingo. I am not discounting her. Every form of shorthand she mentioned is surely something that you need to know to keep up with conversations. However, not every instance is one in which shorthanded forms of words or phrases should be used.
Rule of thumb: If you can fit the word into the text message / Tweet (Twitter message) without shortening the word, then use the full form of the word. This basically leaves out using shorthand in …

I’m all about being interactive here, so do me a favor and mentally make a list of traits you want your future partner to have.
Was one of them “a sense of humor?”
Different things are funny to different people. I prefer the observational humor of Mitch Hedberg, George Carlin, and Chelsea Handler, so most of my humor is sarcastic in nature and anecdote-driven. Some people prefer the slapstick comedy of Charlie Chaplin and Lucille Ball or the physical comedy of Steve Martin and Chris Farley.  Whatever your preference, there’s a huge …

Nothing spoils the greatness of an intriguing chat interaction like speaking with someone who has poor grammar and spelling.
“Your great too talk too. They’re r a million people out their and I am so glad I got too talk 2 u.”
Count the grammatical, spelling, and poor use of shorthand in the above line. How many did you get? I’ll give you the answer at the end of this post.
Most chat servers and e-mail programs are integrated with some sort of spell check these days. The red squiggly line appears if …