What do you get when you combine a global PR nightmare, an entire region in shock and cash reserves that go deeper than any oil well on earth? This shit.
I woke up this morning excited about the prospect of a brand new day. I grabbed the kids and we raced to the mall so I could get my (reserved) iPhone4. We arrived at 10 and the (reserved) line wrapped around the corner, down the hall, past the restrooms and the parking exit, into the very bowels of the mall…then outside into the steaming sunlight…back inside to another utility corridor, and finally emptying back into the mall near a place…
I had a dream last night where my life flashed before my eyes. Little two-second videos of moments that I’d filed away became stingingly prominent. Tina starting to show with our first child. An afternoon on a beach with horses. Our children laughing from the backyard. Free falling after jumping from a bridge into a river as a teenager. I woke up crying.
I had a dream last night where my life flashed before my eyes. I woke up crying.
Traditional media isn’t irrelevant. It’s just growing increasingly less relevant – proportionate to digital (social media) growth.
I go to the dentist for a cleaning. It’s covered by insurance. I inquire about a veneer that a previous dentist said would cost $1,000 and that my insurance wouldn’t cover. This dentist not only says the insurance *would* cover it, but that I didn’t need a veneer at all, rather a filing. They can definitely work the insurance into this. And, “let’s check with your insurance company, ah yes, here it is – your total out-of-pocket will be only…
