The last time we were gearing up to decide on a President, Kim & Jason was a fresh addition to the World Wide Web. An episode about the origins of Super J kicked things off, followed by stories about a Shy Flower and lemonade stand hijinks. Since then, we've come a long way. The average lifespan of a web site is only 45 days, which, I might add, is the same as that of a housefly. Four years later, readership has increased by leaps and bounds, and if we were up for re-election, I'm pretty sure we'd been voted in for at least another four. The election season has certainly caught my …
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What Are The Ingredients of a Best Seller?
So I'm writing a book. It's about (surprise, surprise) childhood. Specifically, it's about eight qualities I see in children that us grown-ups seem to have forgotten in the process of growing up. I've always wanted to write a book, but I envisioned it would happen much later in life, when I have a few more grey hairs on my head. But my wife and a few of my friends have encouraged me to get going on it now. I suppose it's partly about putting my money where my mouth is. My Dad has had visions of writing his own book for years, about wisdom he wants passed down to his boys and grandchildren. …
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A Reverse Pokemon?
Upon returning from a family vacation in Door County (where I consumed more than my fair share of cherries and ice cream), I decided to check my e-mail, which I hadn't done in about five days. Among the avalanche of over 1,500 messages, (about 80% of it being spam) I uncovered an e-mail from my licensing agent in New York. It happily reported the news of our first sale. For those of you with puzzled looks on your face, we signed an agreement with a licensing agent whom we met in New York City at the National Stationery Show a few years ago. Licensing is the process by which companies who MAKE …