February 2010
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The ghost of my Superbowl past.
It’s Superbowl time again. I can’t say that I’m the biggest sports fan beyond my own fairweatherness. And since the Vikes didn’t disappoint our choking expectations in the most idiotic playoff game ever, I’ll be watching the big game for the commercials. I’ll be paying attention and taking notes, since I’m expected to give accurate commentary on the news...
December 2008
2 posts
Clean your nose clean your soul.
All inventions come from necessity. Here’s one that was evidently created when the only thing that would alleviate a nose full of boogers, was mom’s best teapot filled with saltwater. Invented by the ancient Yogis to cleanse themselves before twisting themselves into knots. It helps: “Cleanse the energy channels and balance the right and left hemispheres.” Let’s be...
Ideas can be frozen
Living in Minnesota, we learn to live without freshness. The craving for baby asparagus in February should be denied, or you’ll end up with tasteless cardboard sticks from South America. A good idea, however, one based on human truth and motivation, is like beef jerky, will last a long time. Recently, I brought out my concepting notebooks from my days at the big ad agency and started...