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 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…
The following is a (long) transcript from an online conversation I had with a group of writers who belong to a national organization. They asked if I could help them understand social media to better use it for self-promotion and to grow audiences.
This one-word WWI poster may be the best example of mass mobilization in the history of advertising.
Perhaps the best ad ever. Nike – Write the Future.
We were watching ‘The In-Laws’ (the original) the other night. There’s a scene where Sheldon’s wife is at the bank. She walks up to the teller. The teller knows her. They start talking about life stuff that they know about each other for a couple of minutes before getting to the reason why Sheldon’s wife *is even at* the bank. I haven’t been inside of a bank in months. The last time a teller knew me was – never. But…
