dancing

To an Oklahoma country boy, the two-step is a dance of love. But to a direct marketer, whether on the Net or off, it's a most effective and profitable marketing method that has successfully stood the test of many decades of continued use.

Writers block! Even columnist Dave Berry has it. He admits that at least 30 times a day when writing his humor column, he gets up from his computer to sip his Pepsi and to divert his attention when he can't think of what to write. Recently, he reached for the cola and instead found a coiled snake. He tried barbecue tongs to carry it away, but when it landed in his pool, he kept the dance going trying to catch the thing.