New Docshop feature: “Lose Weight — or Lose Your Job? Your Employer May Be Watching Your Waistline”
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:54:05 +0000
A new article written by me is up on Docshop.com now: Lose Weight — or Lose Your Job? Your Employer May Be Watching Your Waistline “Should Big Brother be watching your weight or personal habits? Your government or employer may think so. Even as many employers trim back the amount of healthcare coverage they provide in attempts [...]SHAR...

  Brand new Lawyershop news articles by San Diego, California copywriter Aaron Poehler
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:59:19 +0000
Maryland Labor Board Proposes Strict New Crane Safety Regulations “Three months after the death of a worker in an Annapolis crane accident, an advisory board of Maryland’s Occupational Safety and Health program has recommended sweeping changes be made to state rules for crane operations…”  Continue reading New Study Shows Co...

  Get something for free on the internet, part 2: MyPoints is the last of the something-for-nothing digital economy deals, and one that has paid off for me
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:52:08 +0000
So as anyone who was around back in the heady, halcyon days of the first internet gold rush can tell you, there used to be tons of nascent websites and services promising something for nothing.  While this is a perennial favorite advertising technique, the newness of the online environment lowered many people’s otherwise acute bullshit [...]S...

  Get something for free on the internet, part 1: MyCokeRewards points actually add up enough over time for me to get free Skullcandy earphones
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:56:13 +0000
Despite the ubiquity of supposedly free offers online, it’s no secret that most are at best email address harvesters and at worst identity-theft scams.   Over time I have tried many of these programs, and a few have filtered out of the pack that have actually paid off for me, so I figured I might as [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Get somet...

  Howard Stern’s Howard TV On Demand is the best talk show and reality programming on television
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:48:13 +0000
In these doldrums of summer, one really notices how slim and shallow the network’s offerings are; in the blush of publicity they’re great at making it appear something’s happening when nothing really is, but eventually one realizes it’s just new iterations of the same old tired soaps, game shows, overwrought “dramas...

  Current Lawyershop news articles by San Diego, California copywriter Aaron Poehler
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:39:23 +0000
More current news articles written by me are posted now on Lawyershop.com, including: Crane Accident in Houston is Area’s Second Within Four Days “A 150-ton crane fell over in Houston Monday while operators were attempting to remove a sign marking the entrance to Kingwood planned community…” Over 500,000 Bus and Truck Driver...

  The closing of the San Diego House of Blues would be no great loss
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:09:36 +0000
So the San Diego Reader is reporting rumors that the House of Blues here is in trouble, and if they don’t start bringing in better numbers the venue may close within nine months or so; reportedly, the San Diego HOB has the worst attendance of any of the chain’s locations.  I can’t say I’m terribly [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ t...

  New music review: Paul Westerberg - 49:00
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:21:34 +0000
It’s been an embarrassment of riches lately for fans of the Replacements what with the spurt of expanded reissues packed with outtakes and rare tracks, but despite issuing a couple of decent newly-recorded tracks on their “hits” collection  the ‘Mats themselves haven’t made the obvious full-fledged reunion move since b...

  Recent Lawyershop news articles by San Diego, California copywriter Aaron Poehler
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:05:54 +0000
More current news articles written by me are posted now on Lawyershop.com, including: Study Shows Experimental Amgen Bone-Loss Drug Aids Prostate Cancer Patients “California-based Amgen announced Monday that its experimental drug denosumab reduced risks of osteoporosis and vertebral fractures in men being treated with prostate cancer medicine...

  The Internet tells everyone when it’s your birthday
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:58:56 +0000
I forget sometimes how much random information is floating around out there.  Pretty much every website that requires registration for anything has some sort of age verification system, even if that merely consists of entering a birthdate the user has just made up in order to fit the site’s requirements.  Nevertheless,  I can’t help but...