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Why I Comment On Your Blog

Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 by Avitable

[Edited to add intro] I have over 600 blogs in my feedreader, which means that at any given moment there are at least 20 new posts popping up. If I had the ability, I’d comment on every single post, because … Continue reading →

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Dear Avitable Weekly Column #1

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 by Avitable

Last week I solicited advice questions for my new weekly advice column. I chose a few of the questions I received to answer in today’s post, my inaugural advice column: Blondefabulous asked: Yesterday I blogged about being taken advantage of … Continue reading →

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Ask Adam

Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2009 by Avitable

Yesterday’s post (along with the “We Can Fix Your Life” episodes of Clearly You’re Retarded that Britt and I did) made me realize that I am probably destined to be a guru. I know the answers to everything and I … Continue reading →

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If Dear Abby had a set of testicles

Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 by Avitable

Way back in March, I helped the ladies of Cosmo. Now I’m focusing my genius and years of experience on the poor saps who write letters to Dear Abby. STEAMED IN VAN NUYS asks: For 20 years I have gone … Continue reading →

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Twitter: Who should you follow?

Posted on Saturday, November 7, 2009 by Avitable

Yesterday, I was reading the tweets of a friend who had found FriendOrFollow.com. She was hurt by discovering that some of the people she considered in her “circle” weren’t following her on Twitter, even though she was following them. Her … Continue reading →

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Children’s Gift Guide for People Who Hate Kids

Posted on Thursday, November 5, 2009 by Avitable

As everyone probably knows, with the exception of the children of a few friends, I hate your kids. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have to buy gifts for them sometimes. I buy all the gifts in our household so … Continue reading →

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Avitable’s guide to becoming a rap star

Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 by Avitable

I was reading about 19-year old Soulja Boy’s recent arrest and started thinking about all of the young men out there who probably want to become a famous rap artist. In the interest of helping the community and world at … Continue reading →

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My rules of blogging

Posted on Friday, September 18, 2009 by Avitable

I try to reply to every comment I receive, even if it takes me a few days. The 100th comment is just as important to me as the first. I have too many blogs in my reader to read every … Continue reading →

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The First Day of School

Posted on Monday, August 24, 2009 by Avitable

Here in Central Florida, today is the first day of school for many kids. As someone with over 20 years of time spent as a student, I thought I should impart some invaluable advice for anyone starting classes today, whether … Continue reading →

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