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A Twisted FRIENDS Fan Theory

Twitter user @strnks has dreamed up a dark and twisty alternate ending to the show Friends:My proposal for how hit 90s TV sitcom Friends should have ended. pic.twitter.com/S7D3j2E3z5— Xenophon Moscrop (@strnks) August 24, 2015In case you can't read/make out what's in the embedded image, it says:I'd have ended Friends by revealing it was all the meth-addled fantasy of a homeless Phoebe as she stared through the window of Central Perk.Every kooky aside, every episode she made everything about her, every instance of how much of an outsider she was...

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Wednesday Rewind: The 10 Levels of Intimacy in Today’s Communication

Once in a while, when I get bored, I like to look through the archives of this blog and reflect upon (and laugh at!) all the things I have shared with the web over the years. Because, heck, after 1,801 posts, even I don't remember everything. There's also the braggart in me who likes to shout, "Hey! I once wrote this years ago! You should go check it out because I think it's awesome!" (Or the part of me that likes to roll her eyes and exclaim, "Well, if you had read my blog you would know I had written about this in the past!") So I have decided to start sharing with y'all certain posts from this blog's vault of archives. I can't promise that this...

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Friday Brain Dump (Basketball Edition)

1. Did you know that you can embed Tweets? Just mouseover the tweet I have embedded below. Notice that the tweet is "live," meaning that all the links (such as the "Follow" button) clickable and functional. So they're watching Knicks in Taipei but I can't get the game.#iliveheredammit — Jerry Seinfeld (@JerrySeinfeld) February 16, 2012 Apparently I seem to be one of the last people on earth who did not know this feature existed. And if you too, are thinking, "THIS IS COMPLETELY NEW INFORMATION TO ME!", here's how you do it: From the Twitter webpage, mouseover the tweet you want to embed. Click on "Open" on the top right corner. Click on "Details" which should slide out directly beneath the tweet. Now, you will see an option...

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Bloggy Thursdays: Customizing the Twitter Widget Pro Plugin

Welcome to this installment of Bloggy Thursdays, where I share with my fellow bloggers tips and tutorials to maximize and better your blog. While I do not consider myself an expert, I do like to think that after 10+ years of blogging — in addition to my technical knowledge — I know more than the average blogger when it comes to making your blog more appealing to readers. Do you have any comments, questions, or topics you’d like to see covered here? Please send me a message via my contact form. Enjoy! A couple of weeks ago, Rachael, Really commented on my WordPress plugins post and asked me to detail how I got my Twitter widget to look the way it does....

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