Well, the novel is in the hands of the lovely sister once more, and I do believe it’s for the last time.
While it’s out, I found a really quick and simple way to make money online. Ah, but there’s a catch…
There’s this site called Listverse, see, and they’ll pay you a hundred bucks to provide a list of, well, really, on any subject you choose. You make a list, write a paragraph or two about each item, list your sources, and submit it. They like the list and pump a hundred bucks into your PayPal account. Done deal.
Come on. You’re a writer. You know how this goes. It’s like shooting candy from a barrel, or something like that. Come on. Make a list, right now, of ten things you know about that would be interesting to somebody…
I came up with one topic. And I got, like, seven items. How about this? Ten Common Phrases that have Nautical Origins…
Well, let’s see, there’s “three square meals a day”, and “there’s keep your powder dry”, although that one’s not so common. Howzabout “you’ll have the devil to pay for this.” That’s a good one, except nobody ever says it.
Hmph.
I’m a smart guy. I really am. I don’t have a PhD or anything, but I’ve been to the doctor’s office. And I played Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey at the Santa Paula Theater Center with a really good actor who played a doctor. That should count… Doctor by extraction or something. Anyway, I’m not a total dope.
At least I didn’t think so.
But I cannot come up with a list of ten interesting things to save my life.
Ten Euphemisms for I Feel Like a Dummy.
Hey! I got one!
John D Reinhart 