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impressive marketing experiences on twitter yesterday
I had a fascinating experience on twitter yesterday. Here’s the deal, I got a free coupon from Google for $100 worth of ads. Of course, one must then open up an adwords account, which is a considerable foray into gobbledygook … Continue reading
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talent, not enough. determination, not enough either.
So I was reading this blog post somewhere today about a book called “talent is overrated.” I was in immediate agreement with this pithy little phrase… it always bothered me when people would refer to my pro bass playing as … Continue reading
Seven dirty words you CAN say on television
Readers of this blog know that semantics are (is?) Something of an avocation of mine. And, after reading some of the political comments to the Huffington post about a college course in stupidity listed below, this got me to rethinking … Continue reading
Erich Kunzel is Dead
Well I was sad to read (a few days after the fact) that Erich Kunzel died September 1. For those of you who don’t know who he was, he conducted the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra for decades and decades. He did … Continue reading
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Stop Trashing the Post Office
I have heard several anti-health-care-reform politicians say something to the effect of, “if you like the service you get at the post office, then you’ll love government run health care.” Well then, sign me up. I love the post office. … Continue reading
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Why Jeff Bezos and Kindle will win
I have seen a fair amount of discussion online about Amazon’s Kindle device. Most of the time, the Kindle is dismissed, for any number of reasons. People cite the high price for the unit, the preference for a nice paper … Continue reading
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An ounce of prevention is worth $1 trillion of cure
Well with all furor over health care these days, everyone seems to forget that doctors and hospitals and pills are just one part of a much larger process. I had a terrible confession to make: when I used to hire … Continue reading
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Anger, Rage, Outrage, and the Management Thereof
I consider myself to be a fairly standard American male, in the sense that, as an adolescent anyway, my cultural identity was drawn largely from watching sports and action-adventure movies. My role models included actors such as Clint Eastwood, Charles … Continue reading
Bread, Circuses, and . . . “Stupidity”
So let me quite clear from the outset, I have not read this book, “Idiot America,” but, having written a book about the positive uses of stupidity, of course any book that addresses stupidity has become of great interest to … Continue reading
Are You Connected or Are You Disconnected?
I have this friend, Dr. Robert Lee, he’s a bigtime gestalt therapist. He writes, edits, and publishes a lot of stuff for other therapists. I was asking him about his work one day, and he said to me, “Justin, it … Continue reading
