Learn to write like Monty Python. Golly, and for only $36? It’s a steal! (For the humor-impaired, that was sarcasm. Although, if you’re really humor-impaired, maybe this e-book is for you.)

Not that my stints writing for the Monty Python Society and a campus sketch comedy show qualify me as any kind of expert, but if you’re serious about writing funny, I think there are easier ways to go about it. That money would probably be better spent towards the purchase of a copy of Final Draft software, which more than anything will ease the process of writing scripts.

The rest is sense of humor and paying attention to what works. Comedy, like everything else, does have rules. But I doubt you can learn them from a 90-page PDF, much less learn how to use them, or when to break them.

Although I am somewhat curious about their “101 Great Ideas for a Sketch”. If I had more disposable income, I might buy a copy just so I could make fun of it.

Finding the time to interview people over the phone can be very difficult when you’re at work all day long. I could, of course, just hope no one would notice if I made a phone call to Harrisburg, but for now I’m going to see if the person who contacted me the state press office is amenable to an e-mail interview.

There are rare moments when I wish I owned a cell phone.

There are, of course, moments when I wish I had more need for a cell phone, but that’s another story.

I’m writing an article for the April issue of Voices of Central Pennsylvania on electronic voting machines in the state and county. Or at least, I’m trying to. I’m having some difficulty tracking down information, and I have limited time and resources at my disposal. (My last article was much easier, since I essentially just had to interview people and let them tell the story for me.)

Can anyone suggest any online (or offline) resources I should consult? Any grassroots organizations (particularly in PA) concerned with voting issues?