26 Jun
See this photo gallery of happy, smiling people drinking and having fun?
I was supposed to be one of them.
But as I learned for the 2,123rd time, no matter how many times I go into New York, or how well I think I know the city, something will happen that proves that the city is still […]
Posted in Blurps, Gripes, Essays by: Joel Keller
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25 Jun
For those who come to this blog via direct links, you may not know that this is a sub-site of JoelKeller.com, a marketing site that I use to show my writing work to editors and other curious on-lookers.
Every few months, I update the site with new clips, many of which I’ve already listed here, but […]
Posted in Blurps, Clips, Interviews by: Joel Keller
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22 Jun
You know those stock shots of fat people’s mid-sections that you usually see on the local news whenever they do a story on obesity?
I wonder if I’ve ever been in one of those shots.
I mean, the odds are pretty good, I’d reckon. I walk around a lot. I have a gut. It seems inevitable.
Maybe one […]
Posted in Blurps, Observations by: Joel Keller
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18 Jun
Ever think you’ve got the perfect subject for an essay or blog post, then when you actually get down to writing the thing, it comes out all wrong? That just happened to me tonight.
I was going to make some funny observations on how models are the best salespeople because they make even the boring clothes […]
Posted in Blurps, Observations, Gripes by: Joel Keller
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13 Jun
I’ve heard that in order for your blog to have a realistic chance of being taken “seriously,” that you need to add at least three entries per week. As you can tell, I’m kind of falling behind in that regard. What can I say? I’m not really in a bloggery state of mind.
So, about this […]
Posted in Blurps, Observations by: Joel Keller
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05 Jun
Anyone know of a good way to block comment sp*m? I seem to be getting at least one of them per day, and it’s starting to annoy me. Maybe there’s a WordPress plug-in that’ll help me with this….
Posted in Blurps, Gripes by: Joel Keller
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