Saturday, September 1, 2012

East River brothers.

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Last night was another of those all-too-frequent evenings where I was visited by my old nemesis, insomnia. She kissed me awake around 3 and ...
Friday, August 31, 2012

The two ways of writing.

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There are two ways to write an ad, or a manifesto, or even an email. The first way is as you might expect. It involves order, planning and...
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Thursday, August 30, 2012

A clean, well-lighted deck.

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I've been thinking a lot lately about the absurdity of our business. About 65 page decks talking about strategy. About two-hour meet...
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The replacements.

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The National Football League season is about to mercilessly start, though no one ever intended 400-pound men to wear 75 pounds of equipment ...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Commodities.

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There's certainly no shortage of bad advertising in the world--and there's no one in advertising who isn't responsible for at ...
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Walking north.

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It's only Wednesday, but I've already had a helluva week. I'm not busy at work--which is rare. I'm experiencing that lull th...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Regimens.

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We are assured through various advertising campaigns featuring women with firm perky breasts and men with granite abs and prodigious biceps,...
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Monday, August 27, 2012

Language.

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Sitting in an open workspace exposes you to a lot. Not only can I hear just about every conversation within 50 yards of my table, I get to h...
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Eulogy.

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By some unfortunate twist of fate I was born, not with the gift of laughter, but on the cusp of slaughter. Not at the hands of the father, l...
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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Neil Armstrong, a remembrance.

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Reprinted on the occasion of Neil Armstrong's passing. Years ago--I think it was the 10th Anniversary of Neil Armst...
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