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why don’t newspapers…?

With all the recent news about the slow death of printed newspapers and the struggle for their web versions to make money through ads: why don’t they do the obvious and sell subscriptions to an ad-free online version of the paper? I’d gladly pay $3 to $5 dollars a month to read the Inquirer or […]


weekend gig in AC

Highlights from a weekend job at the Showboat in Atlantic City:
» Saw one of those ‘living statue’ acts in the lobby. First thought - I wonder how much a gig like that pays?
» I don’t think I’ve ever played quieter in my life. And they still asked us to turn down.
» The juggler was […]


Adam Goldstein for Vineland City Council

Adam Goldstein is running for Vineland, NJ city council and needed a quick one-page website (http://www.goldsteinforcouncil.org).


sample for eddie’s garage site

I just started putting together my first Wordpress site for a client. For those unfamiliar, Wordpress is a popular blogging software package. As a matter of fact, the ralphworlddesign blog is powered by Wordpress. The client is a local band that was looking to upgrade their current site. Using Wordpress will allow the client to […]


worst vampires in history

Didn’t vampires used to be scary/cool?
5. Count Chocula - love the cereal, hate the vampire.
4. Count von Count from Sesame Street - Call me crazy, but the idea of a helpful hand puppet tutoring preschoolers through basic math strikes me as running somewhat counter to the whole vampire ethos.
3. Louis from ‘Interview with a Vampire’ […]


the lamest songs I’ve ever learned

I’m a musician, primarily a guitarist, and I’m listing the songs below in the hopes that I may recover some measure of redemption for committing these various crimes against rock. Confession is good for the soul, no? Forgive me Elvis, for I have sinned by playing…
1. Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett - I still gig occasionally […]


my company is for sale (day job version)

The medical device manufacturer I work for is a global conglomerate that has recently decided to put our division up for sale. We should be hearing something about the buyer in a week or two so we’re all kind of antsy, just waiting for the news. I’ve enjoyed working for our corporate parent for the […]