My wife sat next to a fellow copywriter at a buddy’s wedding one time. They started talking about copywriting, and like everyone else who ever got an A in a Creative Writing class, she told him, “I think I could do that.”
He answered, “Could you do it if it was due in an hour?” Continue reading “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
It’s that time of year again. The time where I have to sign up for Parent Service Hours at my son’s parish school. And since he’s my youngest and is going into 8th grade in the fall, it’s my last time. Woohoo! Continue reading “I’m Graduating from 8th Grade, Too”
My high school senior son (recently graduated) was invited to a two-weekend cyber workshop at an excellent university a month or so ago. One weekend was on digital forensics (more interesting than he thought it would be), and the next week was on ethical hacking (less advanced than he thought it would be). Continue reading “Everything Matters”
Effective immediately, I’m offering my new Scapegoat Service. Here’s how it works. Continue reading “New Service to Improve Your Client Relations”
My high school reunion is coming up this summer. For your enjoyment and dose of reality, here’s an insight I posted on the online reunion page last September. Continue reading “Hey, You Look Great! Not Really!”
My son lost an envelope with money in it somewhere in his bedroom. That should be enough information for you to form an accurate mental picture of his bedroom. Continue reading “Dude! What Does Mine Say?”
By and large, the advertising business is filled with good people. They’re smart and creative and funny and generally agreeable. Yes, there are prima donnas, as you would expect in a business that requires confidence and a healthy ego to survive. And yes, there are jerks, as there are everywhere in this wide world. But overall, since it’s a creative field, the people it attracts are generally people who just want to have fun. Continue reading “That’s Pretty Low, Mister. If I Had a Rubber Hose…”
Brands are like people. You have to like them or you won’t buy from them. But oftentimes, brands are people. Here’s a quick example. Continue reading “Never Too Late to Make a Second Impression”
My wife had me take a personality test the other day. She didn’t like the result, though, so she changed my answers so the result would more accurately reflect what she thought my personality was. I wonder what her personality type is? Continue reading “Amiright? Amiright?”
My step-father-in-law Jim died a couple of years ago. Two years ago today, to be exact. He got sick, and then he didn’t get better.
Jim told the best stories. He would tell the same stories over and over again, and they were classics in our family. He led a colorful life, starting from when he left home at 15 years of age and made his living as a bare-knuckle fighter. Continue reading “So Anyway…”
