I recently started building a site that allows authorized users to remotely post stories using the Drupal Services module.
While there are a number of examples, the were all sufficiently abstract so that for someone new to the Drupal Services module, it wasn't easy to build a basic service call.
I put together this example to make it a little easier for the next guy/gal. (It can also be found int he Services hand book page on drupal.org http://drupal.org/node/819826)