I Had to Get My Cat Castrated

Posted 248 days ago | 5 Comments
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For many reasons, I had to get my cat castrated, or “neutered,” as they call it. It was required by law since I got him at an animal shelter, it will prevent him from breeding freely with multiple female strays in the neighborhood, and it has other practical benefits for me as well, most importantly he won’t start spraying urine all over the house. I had mixed feelings about it going in, knowing that “neutering” was just PC for “cutting his nuts off”, to put it in terms we all understand.

How-to: Communicate More Effectively

Posted 501 days ago | 5 Comments
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I knew a psychiatrist once who had a unique way of communicating with his patients and enabling them to express their thoughts. As a non-native English speaker, his accent also played a role. I won’t be teaching you how to speak with any foreign accents today, but I will give you some practical strategies for asking questions and making the most of anything that comes out of your mouth.

The Instant Expert

Posted 530 days ago | 3 Comments
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Here’s another idea that I hope will be a big hit on my website. I’m going to go off and learn about various random subjects for a couple minutes or so, then deliver my expert reports right here on AndrewSwihart.net.

What I'm Doing Right Now

Posted 535 days ago | 1 Comments
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I have an idea for a new type of article on this site. Here’s the idea: I will basically tell you what I’m doing during a period of time and write it up with pictures and diagrams as if it were an interesting article. I see these kinds of articles all over the web so I figure I might as well give it a shot.