http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:41:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/08/weird-health-problems-check-your-meds/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/08/weird-health-problems-check-your-meds/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:40:16 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7557 While trying to track down the cause of one weird symptom, I find the cause of another. When taking meds, it's important to consider possible side effects when otherwise unexplained symptoms begin appearing. 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I can't imagine trashing up a site so badly with ads that it drives potential visitors away. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/02/who-is-your-website-designed-for/feed/ 4 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/01/interesting-links-february-1-2012/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/01/interesting-links-february-1-2012/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:30:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/01/interesting-links-february-1-2012/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/01/interesting-links-february-1-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/01/trader-joes-and-the-rise-of-the-lazy-stupid-consumer/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/02/01/trader-joes-and-the-rise-of-the-lazy-stupid-consumer/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:17:38 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7546 How stupid, lazy, and wasteful have we become? There can be no better example of how far we've sunk than the Guacamole Kit. 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Style guides help. 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I'm in the middle of my third self-publishing project since October and, of the three projects, this is the most challenging. But what's more interesting, perhaps, is what I've experienced and learned along the way. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/27/my-experiences-so-far-as-a-self-publisher/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/26/interesting-links-january-26-2012/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/26/interesting-links-january-26-2012/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:30:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/26/interesting-links-january-26-2012/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/26/interesting-links-january-26-2012/feed/ 0