John Young

8 Reasons Why You As A New Fly Fisherman Should Join a Club

I still remember watching my dad up to his waist in a rushing Colorado stream casting flies for trout. I was too young for that kind of fishing (although at the age of six I had caught a trout off the bridge in front of our home, using a spinning reel an... Read >

Do Cats Think?

I don't know why I thought I could get away with it. When my cat "Bear" jumped onto my lap expecting his morning petting session, I wondered if THIS time I could get away with reading the newspaper while giving him a few off-hand, preoccupied strokes. ... Read >

14 Causes of Tinnitus That Homeopathic Remedies Can't Cure

The high pitched squeal inside Dan's head sounded like a dentist's drill searching for a back molar. There was no way of shutting it off. The invisible drill screeched night and day, and the only time he couldn't hear it was when he was asleep. At times i... Read >

“Phishing” on the “Pharm”: How Thieves Combine Two Techniques to Steal Your Identity

Bob squinted at the email and began to read: ?Dear eBay User, as part of our security measures, eBay Inc. has developed a security program against fraudulent attempts and account thefts. Therefore, our system requires further account verification?? ... Read >

9 Reasons for Adopting a Senior Cat – and 6 Reasons for Not Adopting a Kitten

He leaped out of the cage and grabbed me around the shoulders. My shock quickly turned into amazement. He hadn't sunk his claws into me! My thought was, "This cat definitely knows good manners. Somebody has worked with him." I looked at the ticket on ... Read >

5 Materials and Technologies That Just Might Eliminate Digital Camera Shutter Delay

Bob pushed the shutter release button and…NOTHING HAPPENED. The football passed into his son's hands and the actual photo he took was one of a cheerleader's pom-pom. Bob missed the touchdown too. He resisted an insane urge to slam the camera to the g... Read >

Click Fraud: Six Things You Should Be Aware Of Before You Buy "Guaranteed Traffic"

Bill was getting frustrated and desperate. He'd being trying to promote his website for months with little or no success. Adwords didn't seem to be working. He'd devised the most fiendish ads he could think of and set them up on Google only to fin... Read >

How to Find Your Way through the Informational Marketing Swamp, Part 2

In Part 1 of this series we discovered that there was another way to publish besides submitting our manuscript to New York publishers and depend on a editor in their early teens to pass it "up the line" to a senior editor who might become interested in it... Read >

Cat Litter Problems: Litter Box of Glass

One major problem you encounter as a cat owner involves your cat's use (or non-use) of her litter box. This is probably one of the most frustrating issues that arise in caring for your new cat. You buy a litter box, often an expensive one, fill it wit... Read >

Finding Your Way Through The Informational Marketing Swamp, Part 1

Let's say you're a writer who has written a few things that you've tried to get published. Let's say you've even had some success. You've submitted your novels, short story and poem collections, or magazine articles to New York publishers. After rece... Read >