Fault Taunting
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[image: One of the first things they teach you is to NEVER play with the
geology toy over a mantle hotspot.]
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“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” —Oscar Wilde
Lords of the Ring
Joe had the guys over for Lord of the Rings Risk. This game is Jacob's (in the hat). These guys play these kinds of long, complicated games. I can't even hang through the reading-of-the-instructions. Depicted here, Blake appears to be re-reading some portion of the instructions. That's Chris on the right.
The Invention of Mothers: What About Your Husband?
"You need to give him children. What are you scared of? Responsibility?" These are actual words said to me yesterday. By a total stranger. In the park. It's astonishing to me that anyone feels entitled to lecture women about something so personal. I am 47 years old. It is 2017. Are you freakin' kidding me . Yesterday's Child-demander
I took a walk with my sketchbook. I got a kale smoothie and stopped on a park bench. People w…
Misconduct (Movie Summary and Review)
I was looking for something to watch OnDemand one rainy afternoon, and this 2016 movie looked as though it would provide all of the legal drama and corporate intrigue of such thrillers as Enemy of the State, Disclosure, The Firm , et al. " Misconduct ?" I said to myself. "How did I miss this one?" I admit it: I fell for the seductive Misconduct trailer. I am such a sucker for any movie set in a high-caliber workplace where unscr…
The Ranch on Netflix is Terrible
Nine minutes and 47 seconds I'll never get back. With this cast, The Ranch had a decent shot at making something new. You've got Sam Elliot and Debra Winger, and it felt right to make it feel like a re-cooked send-up of That 70s Show? Really? Then you don't understand that show was corny and cartoonish for a reason, and it worked. But The Ranch tries an approach that's literally as though Kelso and Hyde reunited, on a ranch...in…
1313 Days Left
"This is a man who was coddled and spoiled as a child. Then, as an adult, he surrounded himself with people who fed his ego and told him how amazing he was at everything he did. This created a person whose view on the world is so completely warped that he lacks the ability to understand that he’s not a very bright person. But he’s so incredibly ignorant that he truly believes he 'comprehends better than almost anybody,' that he has…
The Art of Telling a Joke
Recently I was asked to punch up a job post for a high tech company. The
CEO said he was trying to entice quality applicants, but he'd been
informed that the tone of his job post made a fun workplace sound like a
total drag. It did. We fixed it, and we did it with humor. Does Humor Belong In Business Writing?
There's a ton of
advice online sternly advising against using any humor at all, ever, in
business writing, whether it's a…
Losing Our Heroes: Adam West, 1928 - 2017
Adam West was my Batman. His was the Batman that I knew first, so he's the one whose visage my mind's eye still summons whenever I hear someone say "Batman." In those days, Batman as a franchise was campy. It was a comic book lifted right from the cartoon pages and performed by people doing very silly things in a very serious manner. Decades before the franchise turned dark, Batman was good wholesome family fun. Just like Roger…
"HEY, NOVEMBER RAIN !"
This one time, Joe and I were on a road trip and we stopped at a dumpy little town diner. We walked in the door and heard, from somewhere in the place, "HEY, NOVEMBER RAIN!" Probably there's still some locals in a small Vermont town that tell about the time they saw Axl Rose havin' a Western Omelette.
I Don't Often Go To Big Stadium Rock Shows
But When I Do, There Is No Line At The Ladies' Room. All men, and me. Every time.
It's been about Trump THE WHOLE TIME.
"First Democrats complain about Comey needing to go, and now he's gone and they're still complaining." What.
Are these people serious with this asinine spin? Does this utter nonsense actually work on some people? As though the American people are overtired toddlers that cry when they get what they want, because they don't know what they want in the first place. No, Democrats aren't "just complaining" about wh…
What Is Content?
In
the business world there's a nugget of wisdom that suggests we should
be able to explain our work "to our grandparents." Now, I know many
brilliant individuals with grandchildren who do not need things
dumbed-down, so phrased in a less insulting way, let's say you're
doing well if you can explain your work to anyone who isn't in your same
exact business. The layperson, if you will.
So, for the non-marketer, wh…
