Unrelated to advertising: This has to stop
I didn’t do a blog post last week because I had it all ready to go, and then I couldn’t click “Publish” because in the wake of a mass shooting …
Storytime: Neurodiversity and the ad industry
Good lord, this was a tough one to write. Also a long one. Because it’s talking about neurodiversity, which can be a tough subject, and a personal one, and one …
2020: The Year That Was (Terrible)
Have you ever known someone who was just THE WORST — selfish, narcissistic, caustic, downright cruel just for fun — and then you meet their younger sibling, and they’re even …
Season’s greetings! (It’s still the season, right?)
Merry belated Christmas, happy remaining holidays, happy safely socially distanced New Year, and greetings for the rest of the season. From all of us. Which is to say, me, plus …
The three best presidential speechwriters of the modern era
Now, people have differing opinions about the outcome of the election (I think I’ve made it apparent which side I fall on), but I think we can all agree that …
Impeded. (In which I cast doubt on my own ability to use words)
At the risk of flattering myself: From reading my writing, you’d have no way of knowing how hard it is for me to talk. It’s not hard for me to …
Happy Blogthday to Me
One year ago, I thought, like, “Hey, I know what i’m talking about, and I have stuff to say, and people want to hear it.” And then I thought, “Okay, …
On mastery
I’m not jealous of mastery. Okay, I am a little bit. (Who wouldn’t be?) But I’m more impressed with it. And fascinated. I love watching people who are masters at …
5 pharmaceutical ad tropes that look pretty good right about now
It’s funny consuming media these days. I know I’m not the only person who does it — watches a show or sees a commercial with four un-masked people meeting up …
Audience participation: This is the part of the show where we ask, “How are you doing?”
So we’re now… I don’t know, more than several days into the quarantine. I guess it varies, depending on location and on what you consider to be the start of …