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June 25, 2014
Wordless Wednesday: Street Art
These are two pictures of an out of business bakery that I often drive by.
Have a great Wednesday! See you tomorrow for Throwback Thursday!
~Phil
Tagged: Wordless Wednesday
June 24, 2014
Top Ten Tuesday! The Top Ten Reasons to Hate Social Media
Picture credit: thesocialskinny.com
10. Bloggers:Ugh. We all think we’re funny, or smart or interesting. Sometimes we are and often times we’re not.This doesn’t apply to me of course, and you guys are all great, really. Shhh…it’s the other bloggers I’m talking about.
9. Twitter snobs:“Oh, you just don’t understand Twitter.” Have you heard this? Really? Sorry, I didn’t realize that Twitter was so complicated. I thought it was just a bunch of dolts making jokes. How could I have been so wrong? So...
June 21, 2014
Two People I Hate
Typically I’m all about suffering fools gladly because I am so wise. Today, not so much. Well, not so much the suffering fools part I mean. Of course I’m still wise. That’s why you read my blog right? The Phil Factor: Where Wisdom Gets Drunk and Let’s Its Hair Down. Here are two people that I hate with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns:
No ice guy:Hey, everyone who goes to a fast food joint or restaurant and orders your beverage with “No ice please”, what is wrong with you? If you’re...
June 20, 2014
The Results of Last Week’s Poll and a New Question
In last week’s poll I asked you guys to help determine if I would continue to publish my books under my own name or under a pen name, whether that be Phil Factor or another. Here are the results:
Nine voted against me assuming a pen name.
Eight said Why not go with Phil Factor?
Only two said a definite Yes that I should change my writing name.
The suggestions for a name change included: using my initials ie, P.F. Taylor, Philomena Blacksmith, Trey Ellis, Edison Pickles, and Lucifer Cobalt,
So look...
June 19, 2014
Throwback Thursdays! North by North West
Originally posted on The Phil Factor on June 22, 2013
When Kim and Kanye Kardashian saddled their new child with the name North this week it gave me an idea. I’m going to become a lawyer and move to Hollywood. “But Phil, why would you quit your lucrative blogging career?” Thanks for asking, I’m going to tell you. I believe that being a lawyer in Hollywood will be a very financially sound career move in about 15 years. “ButPhil, aren’t there already millions of sleazy lawyers in Hollywood? How...
June 18, 2014
Wordless Wednesday
Green Day Aug. 2010 I splurged for the good tickets right up front.
Have a great Wednesday!
Tagged: Green Day, The Phil Factor, Wordless Wednesday
June 17, 2014
Top Ten Tuesday! The Ten Worst Songs I’ve Ever Heard
Yes, The Beatles made my list. Read on to find out which song.These are the songs that make my brain want to seize and I hit the change station button on the first note. I apologize that many of these are over twenty years old. That’s the last time I listened to pop music because most of it is terrible.
10. Rick Astley- Never Gonna Give You Up: A song so bad that it became a joke to send your friends a link, tell them it’s something else and have them open it up to discover this piece of crap....
June 16, 2014
Author Interview: Robert Chazz Chute!
Hi Robert. Thanks for stopping by The Phil Factor. I’m a follower of your blog,Chazzwrites.com and I’ve read one and a half of your books. I figured that if I like what I’veread from you so far my readers would too. For those of you not familiar with Robert’s work,he is the author of the unusual zombie serial This Plague of Days, of which he released Season3 yesterday on Father’s Day as well as the Omnibus Edition containing all three seasons. The series is so awesome that it has it’s own web...
June 14, 2014
I’m Freshly Pissed!
This blog is dedicated to myself and all the other erstwhile bloggers who have toiled long and hard writing interesting and engaging blog posts but have nary an official award to show for it.
For my friends who visit me here from Facebook or Twitter,Freshly Pressedis an honor awarded to people who aren’t as brilliant and funny as I ama blog post by the trollspeople that ‘run’ WordPresslike their own cool kids clique in high school. The honor of having your postFreshlyPressedmeans that it is pa...
June 13, 2014
One Question Survey: I Want Your Thoughts
Hi! My name is…what? My name is…who? My name is… Slim Shady Eminem 1999
Some authors use a pseudonym, apen name. A made up name. I wrote my first three books using my real name. I thought, “Why not? It’s my name. I’ve had it my whole life and I’m proud of it.” A couple months ago I became aware of an author who had written some young adult category books. His name, or rather the name on his books, isRansom Riggs. Obviously made up. Why would anyone name their kid Ransom? That’s like asking for...
