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Richard Cummings

Author at Obvious Conclusions
Richard Cummings is a writer, traveler, and web content developer.

Get your copy of his latest book entitled Obvious Conclusions, stories of a Midwestern emigrant influenced and corrupted by many years living in San Francisco and abroad. It just received its first outstanding review "...reminiscent of David Sedaris or Augusten Burroughs" on Amazon UK.
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How Long Does Vicodin Remain In Your Body

Vicodin in your body

If you are using Vicodin, and want to know “How Long Does Vicodin Remain In Your Body“, we will give you the answer about how long Vicodin stays in your body.

But, as we at A Rich Idea are ever curious, we wonder why so many people want to know how long Vicodin will stay in your body.

Our first pre-research thought is this:  Why would people want to know this about Vicodin?  It’s not like it’s pot or ecstasy or cocaine.  It’s not like someone will not get a job because they failed the “Vicodin” test.

Or is it?

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AdSense and Ad Blindess: The Future of Google AdSense

google-adsense-ad-blindnessIn this article, I am going to take a look at AdSense and ad blindness and what this means for the future of Internet Advertising and, in particular, Google AdSense.

I have read articles ad nauseam about the best place to put Google AdSense ads.

In reality, there is no one exact answer because every website looks different.  The best way to find out what works best for you is to take a look at the Google AdSense Heat Map (which is Google telling you where to place ads…and they wouldn’t like because they have skin in the game too), test out ad placements on your particular site, and track their performance using Google AdSense Channels.  This will tell you how ads perform very quickly for your particular situation.

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I Wish I Was Divorced

dating-after-divorceI really hope that my wife does not read this!

But, as I see my friends getting divorced, they seem so happy.  They have their kids, their guy friends, lots of girlfriends, and the sympathy of the world.

After the initial pain of the divorce, they invariably say:  “This divorce thing is great.  I wish I had thought of it sooner.”

I’m kidding; well, kind of.

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How To Focus…Or Not

how-to-focusThis morning I lost focus which happens with regularity.

Fortunately, I can control it because I am aware of it.  If you are aware of losing focus, does that by definition make you focused?

My intention was to create a page on my how to video site about how to copy a DVD to a DVD because a lot of people want to know how to do this.  I had already written about how to copy DVD to hard drive and people really liked it so I thought I would expand on the topic.

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Will The Flu Shot Give Me The Flu?

Will-The-Flu-Shot-Give-Me-The-FluWill the flu shot give you the flu?

This is the question on the table today. In fact, we’ve all heard that vaccinations contain a little bit of the virus so it’s natural to think that the flu vaccine may actually give some people the flu.

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AdSense URL Channels: Do You Know Where Your AdSense Earnings Come From?

adsense-custom-url-channelIf you are not using Google URL Channels to determine where you make AdSense money, you may be losing money. Learn how to leverage the power of AdSense custom URL channels to optimize your AdSense earnings.

Once you have learned the fundamentals of AdSense, you realize that there is extremely positive earnings potential from AdSense.

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The Curious Case of The Best Man Speech [The Fornication Line]

best-man-speech-fornicationEver heard the “fornication” line to open a best man speech? If not, it’s coming soon to a wedding near you.

Over the summer, I attended a wedding along with a few hundred other people.  It was a gorgeous summer afternoon and the outside wedding was proceeding flawlessly.  Weddings can have hiccups as sometimes things go awry, but on this day everything was going perfect.

And then came time for the Best Man Speech.

What happened?  Did he ruin the wedding?  Did he give one of the worst best man speeches of all time?

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What Does DVD Shrink Do?

what does DVD shrink doMany people have read about DVD Shrink and wonder just what does DVD Shrink do?

Well, as I wrote about in the article how to copy a DVD there is a great misunderstanding about DVD shrink does.  Many people think it is the end all solution for copying DVDs.  And, while it is truly an awesome program and does great at what it does, DVD Shrink is not an all-encompassing program.

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How To Connect Laptop Computer to LCD TV [2020 Edition]

connect-your-laptop-pc-to-lcd-tvIf you want to know how to connect your laptop or desktop PC to your LCD TV, I’ve got you covered with what you need and how to do it. Let’s get started!

The other day I was considering buying a new LCD monitor to use with my laptop.  At the time, I was using an older, clunkier LCD monitor (that I bought only 3 years ago!) and I was tired of it.

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