Pick a friend, someone you know well. Now write them as a character in a story, but twisted. Change their personality so that if they were to read what you had written they could never be sure you had written about them.

Les Stroud is Survivorman. A Canadian guy who goes into the wild places with a camera, alone and shows how you can build a fire, get shelter and manage to find your way should you be suddenly lost somewhere in the middle of nowhere. I've watched the...

What's your take on moderating comments on your blog? Do you feel obligated to post every comment, a free speech thing. Would you post a comment which is antagonizing, spammy or really sloppy and be okay with that? Decide where you stand on...

I'm watching a movie which must be Canadian. Not saying that in a bad way. There is something kind of charmingly simple and silly about Canadian movies. The movie is called The Wrong Guy with Dave Foley. The plot is that about a guy who gets into a...

One more thing to look at when you pick a new template for your blog... can you tell which comments go with which post? I've been finding it hard to tell. I tend to read more than the top post in a blog. So when I am somewhere down the middle and...