Pat Boardman

Amnesia: Loss of Self, Freedom from Regret

The best authority on the subject of total identity memory loss is the amnesiac patient whose memory has returned. When I tell people of my bout with amnesia caused by an epileptic seizure, they ask if it was frightening to have no memory. They assume tha... Read >

The Future of Fiction Page Turners: eBooks

People who always dreamed of publishing a book are now lucky enough to be approaching a juncture in time where the unknown basement novelist can express any idea and bring it to the mass audience without leaving the computer. There are diehard readers who... Read >

ABCs of Business Telemarketing Sales

People who find themselves out of a job will notice a profession listed in the want ads that is terrifying to most - the dreaded telemarketer job. Call centers have the largest turnover rate, especially those selling to consumers. They have strict monitor... Read >

The Importance of Lyrics for Rock and Pop Music

A good work of music that uses lyrics should go that extra step and use the power of words to be meaningful in its effect on the listener's social consciousness. American Blues and Folk music artists were known by the people at the grass roots, not the gl... Read >

How to Write Original Songs for Fun & Profit

Songs have to come alive if they're to bring any meaning to the listeners, and like all living things, a seed is required to begin the process. Compulsive songwriters have something they want to get off their chests and they have the good fortune to be ab... Read >

The Rap History Map Shows a Generation Gap

Classifying Rap and Hip-Hop under the category of music is stretching the definition most generously and it's unfair to people with talent who can actually play an instrument or sing. This article outlines the roots of this billion-dollar industry that ha... Read >

The Musician's MP3 Download Pennies Don’t Add Up

Since the emergence of Napster a long struggle between record companies and download sites to establish a system of royalty payments that could trickle down to the people who actually write and perform the music that's being sold. People still buy CDs, bu... Read >

Tai Chi Chuan: Supreme Fist Boxing, Health, and Philosophy

A light ringing of Chinese music played distant in the background as a solitary figure moved in slow motion through the dim light of the Kensington loft. The seven consecutive kicks in the next sequence of the form increased his breathing and he positione... Read >

Advertising for Search Engines vs. Online Yellow Page Directories

Business owners are often approached to buy online advertising from companies who endeavor to sell Internet listings to cash in on the concept of locating goods & services on the Web. The difference is in the call to action, a factor that's built into web... Read >