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The Kaylee and Anya Doppelgänger
Ever since the FBI arrested members of an alleged (at this time) Russian spy ring, pictures of one of them, Anna “Anya” Chapman, have been released and they keep making me do double-takes. Why? Because she’s a dopplegänger for the actress Jewel Staite, who played Kaywinnet Lee “Kaylee” Frye in the series Firefly.
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Tagged anna chapman, anya, clone, doppleganger, firefly, kaylee, russian, serenity, spy
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The Quest For Audience
The Celebrity Twitter Mystique
It’s an amazing phenomenon that happens on Twitter: one celebrity announces that another celebrity is now on Twitter and multitudes quickly flock to follow them. I’m not disparaging or mocking this, as I do it myself with the celebs I’m interested in, but I can’t help but wonder how perceptions form based on this.
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Tagged celebrity, follow, influence, social network, tweet, twitter
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Are We Losing Fewer?
I’m seeing it more and more: “less” being used in places where “fewer” should be. I can understand the occasional misuse, but I’m seeing it throughout the Internet and in some magazines and newspaper articles as well as advertisements. We may have transitioned from misuse of “less” being bad grammar into the realm of it being a change of word use.
The Natural Social Leveling of Twitter
Barracuda Networks says that only 21% of Twitter account holders were “true users”. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.
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Tagged active, anonymity, follow, follower, internet, lead, leader, participation, passive, psychology, social network, sociology, twitter, voice
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I Do Expect Better
In his commentary: Baylor’s Griner deserves a second chance, Richard Justice said one thing that really leapt out at me: If we’re willing to forgive all the addicts, wife beaters, cheats, juicers and perverts in sports, then we ought to be able to find it in our hearts to forgive a 19-year-old girl. You know, I don’t just pretend that the addicts, wife beaters, cheats, juicers, and perverts in sports didn’t do what they did regardless of how important they may … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, baylor, character, expectations, griner, punch, punishment, suspension, women's sports
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Walgreens, Cigs, and a Scene of Annoyance
I was out and about and I got a call from my mom. “Buy me cigarettes.” She never says, “Or else,” but you can tell those two little words are there. So, I detoured to Walgreens to appease the craving of a life-long smoker who will never quit (and thus make my life easier). At the counter, the clerk asked, “Are these for you?’
