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Generation Gap

Posted on September 30, 2014 by John

You call yourselves Creatives, seekers of some brave new world where the light of tomorrow shines and everyone is free, constructing some great paradigm connecting one and all across the universe and time through some technology. You call yourselves Inventors, … Continue reading →

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The Smile That Sells

Posted on April 12, 2013 by John

The smile that sells the message never writes it. The sweat under the spotlights is for show. The work it takes to make it all look easy few understand, and most will never know. The pain endured to make an … Continue reading →

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Wrongful Thinking Department 101

Posted on December 6, 2004 by John

Quote from a currently running commercial for Cox Digital Telephone: “If a million people are doing it, it must be a good thing, right?” So, if a million people are jumping off of cliffs, to use a metaphor from my … Continue reading →

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The Press Conference: descort

Posted on April 13, 2004 by John

No outrage, just amused (perhaps its because I can’t stand the sound of his voice) It reminds me of a song by Robyn Hitchcock “He’s the president of Europe and he’s talking to the dead / They’re the only ones … Continue reading →

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