Monday, June 16, 2014

Time. Order. Responsibility.

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I suppose one of the worst things about being me is my sense of time, order and responsibility. Let's start with time. In the 40+ year...
Friday, June 13, 2014

Hubris.

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I just read something in "The New York Times," that Comcast, the universally-despised cable and internet provider is seeking to ...

Complicated thoughts.

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Last night, I was working late. It was long about 10:30 when someone with the word "chief" in his title sat across a table from me...
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Camus on advertising.

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I've been playing Sisyphus lately. Pushing a giant boulder up an imposing crag. Only to have it tumble back upon me. So I have t...
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

"I get the willies..."

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I've had quite a time over the last week or so, juggling more than a few demands on my time. To be honest, I've also had a bit of a ...
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

One bad day in the Mexican League

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I quickly realized I was no Sandy Koufax. About three months ago I was running along across a loose gravel surface, chasing Whiskey no d...
Monday, June 9, 2014

In praise of repetition.

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After about twenty years of hearing that all traditional media is dead and seeing all new media flounder (despite new media's hype) I...
Friday, June 6, 2014

Fighting fire.

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I was up at 5:30 this morning, earlier than I usually wake up. I have a client meeting out in the wilds of New Jersey that starts at nine, a...
Thursday, June 5, 2014

Uncle Slappy at the 'Genius Bar.'

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The home phone rang just as I was leaving my apartment this morning. Of course, it was Uncle Slappy, the last person on earth to call my la...

Confetti. And branding.

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Often when I get an assignment, the first thing I notice is that those working on the assignment or on the brand forget that they know mor...