Friday, February 15, 2013

The Ale that Won for Yale!

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Last night at around three in the morning, I couldn't sleep. I won't call it insomnia because I had slept a solid five hours. I re...
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Advice for writers.

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There's an obituary in today's "New York Times" that has a couple pieces in it I really like. The Times' h...
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Death at an early age.

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Today, for most people, is Valentine's Day. For me, it's always been a day tinged with more than a little bit of sadness. It's...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Thinking about writing.

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By far the most compelling portion of President Obama's speechifying last night was his call to bring the discussion of gun ...
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Dour thoughts.

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I was at an event a couple of weeks ago, an advertising event. A lot of people I had worked with a decade ago when I was at Ogilvy were th...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Some recent work.

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Not long ago my partner and I got a call to help out on a crash and burn pitch. This didn't come a particularly good time since we w...
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Monday, February 11, 2013

Nothing changes.

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Almost 40 years ago, well anyway, 35, I was a graduate student in English and Comparative Literature. Through my reading I developed a belie...
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A walk uptown.

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At 2:35 last night I was jostled awake by Dame Insomnia. "Come on, George," she beckoned. "Let's fly! Leave the warmth ...
Friday, February 8, 2013

Nemo.

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The song tells us that New York is the "City that never sleeps," and that may be so, but on certain days, the City is magnificen...
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Advice to young people.

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Young people need jobs and jobs, whatever career you're pursuing in whatever economic climate, are hard to come by. I get a lot of you...
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