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We've been homaged 26 Aug 2013 | 10:03 pm
A few weeks ago I was working with my former partner, Laura Sweet, on a pitch for Roku. Naturally, before we could move forward to a possible re-positioning, we had to look backwards to see what they...
School daze 22 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
School starts this week. For my oldest daughter, it means her last year in high school. Which means the onset of Senior-itis. Not hers, mine. How did I get to be old enough to have a child about to ...
Column B 21 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Years ago, I had a job interview with Jim Walker, former President of Sedgwick Rd. To be honest I forgot the circumstances of the job. It was a Creative Director slot. It was in Seattle. Or it might h...
NY State of Mind 20 Aug 2013 | 10:22 pm
When I was 17 years old, my father offered me a cushy job at his office. The company was Brownell Electro, a distributor of electrical wiring and motors, located on 15th Street and 10th Avenue. This w...
Mmmm, that's some good cynicism. 19 Aug 2013 | 09:35 pm
We mark milestones here at Round Seventeen. Of course, when I say we, I mean me. Because this is a one man endeavor. And that's just the way I like it. I know ad agency office managers and new age...
Take two in the morning 15 Aug 2013 | 09:22 pm
On the topic of drugs, there's medicine and there's alternative medicine. Or as I like to call it, bullshit. It should surprise no one that I'm not a fan of homeopathic, acupuncture, stone therapy or...
Home Sweet Office 14 Aug 2013 | 10:04 pm
I love my house. I know if you were to take a bulldozer to it, it's nothing more than plywood, 2X4's, drywall, electric wiring and a tangled mess of copper plumbing, but it's mine. Technically, half...
Who is with me? 13 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
For those of you who don't speak or know Korean, the translation is: Create the hot-wind of Masikryong Speed and rush forward in the drive for a grand revolution in development! If I've said that on...
Melancholy 12 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Many of you will recognize this as Nakatami Tower, the location for the original Die Hard movie. It was also the home of Abert, Newhoff & Burr, where I got my first real advertising job. (I'm going t...
How I Met Your Penis 8 Aug 2013 | 09:35 pm
I have seen Doogie's Howser. Normally, I don't write two blog postings in one week about penises. Not because I'm worried about any perceived vagueness in my sexuality. At this point in my life, who ...
