Some recent photos of sunset

June 6, 2009

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Writing takes heart

June 6, 2009

If you look at some of my recent posts, you’ll notice that I haven’t written much lately. Part of the reason is that I’ve said much of what I wanted to say and I’m not going to write just because there is a social media diktat that you have to keep the content flowing. I […]

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What are they feeding these people?!

May 5, 2009

Have you ever met a “corporate type”? If you work at a big company, you’ve met lots of them. Even if you don’t, you may serve them food, sell them tires, sit next to them on a plane… They speak a strange language – almost always dancing around some point or other without ever actually […]

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Amadox?

May 5, 2009

I’m loving my new Amazon Kindle! This device (and devices like it) will revolutionize reading (and related industries). But that’s not my point now. For now, I’m just finding it interesting and kind of funny that Amazon put the User’s Guide on the device itself. How would one find it?

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Which are the big problems?

May 4, 2009

I read an op-ed piece by Bob Herbert from the New York Times a few days ago. Herbert was decrying the “horror” of our “culture soaked in blood.” Specifically, he was referring to the supposedly massive problem we have in the U.S. with gun violence. Let me get this out of the way: I do […]

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…and THAT is how it’s done!

April 30, 2009

I think it’s very important for people to strive for excellence in everything they do. It ennobles their souls, enriches their communities and inspires others. There’s a funny thing about excellence though. Although its effects are often seen with the naked eye, excellence itself often resides in such tiny spaces that it can be seen […]

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Of consumers and unicorns

March 30, 2009

B2C marketers talk about consumers all the time. Consumer insights. Consumer needs. Consumer benefits. Consumer centricity. The entire marketing enterprise is supposedly built around this thing called “the consumer.” There’s just a small problem. Consumers don’t exist. There’s no such thing. “The consumer” is a chimera, a reification. There is consumption behavior. People do engage […]

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My new FB friend policy

March 21, 2009

I’m interested in connecting with people that are really my friends. People I would actually enjoy having a beer with and who would enjoy having one with me (if they liked beer). I like meeting new people on FB when I can enrich myself (and hopefully them) by sharing ideas and interests. I have met […]

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How are we supposed to respect the law when…

January 13, 2009

Check out this article. Judges in the State of Washington have ruled that it is permissible for teachers to have sex with their 18 year old students. Of course I understand. Our legislators are too damn busy deciding what we can eat, where we can smoke, how many gallons of water our toilets can use […]

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Apple is amazing!!!

January 5, 2009

I just placed an order at the Apple online store on behalf of my kids. They wanted to buy their mom an iPod. As soon as the order went through, I realized that I had forgotten to ask for gift wrapping. So I called their 800 number since I thought that would be the quickest […]

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