The Pact

I believe that birds make pacts with our dogs when they build their nests in our yard. The dogs keep...

Yeah, That’s My Kid

My children constantly surprise me. Last month when we were visiting Walt Disney World we splurged and let them play...

weapon of choice

to what end, all this rushing around and dominating the competition? gold? this is man’s destiny? to hoard gold and...

How to Make a Great Ad

When I broke into advertising, I was all about the high concept stuff that left an impact on people. Creating...

Would You Be Upset In Belize?

Life is hard enough without having to deal with bad drivers who don’t use their turn signals. And it’s more...

The Window

The window is constantly shutting. It does not care about your five year plan. Opportunities to live appear in every...

Ants

  What if we are all really just ants? Slaves to the machine. Blinded by conformity of the way things...

Dustin Pedroia is the Reason I Love Baseball

Make no mistake, I’m no fan of the Boston Red Sox. I used to like them back in the day...

They Only Jog in Rich Neighborhoods

Angels constantly swirl around me. Some are beautiful. Some are violent. Some have bad teeth. They protect me from those...

A Letter to America

  Dear All Dogmatic American Party Liners, We Unaffiliated American voters are pissed off at what you’ve done to our...

A Little Advice

I don't like giving advice. In fact, I hate it. It's not that I don't like helping people, there are...

Finding Neverland: A Story of Belize

This year my family took its summer vacation to the Central American nation of Belize.

3 Ways to Save Humans in America

You are what you eat. It’s an idiom kids in the 70s grew up with that made us think about...

Bump

I used to know a guy named Bump. He was a metal worker in my dad’s sheet metal shop. Bump...

Dear Parents, Do Better

In 2001 I became a parent. I chose to become a parent. But like everyone else who is a parent...

The guy on the left is Plato. He's pointing up in Rafael's masterpiece because 'up' represents Plato's Theory of Forms, or high concept ideas. I referenced Plato's Forms in last week's post and how when I think of a chair and…

  Saw this today driving past The Common Market in Charlotte.  Jim is a father, husband, copywriter and founder of smashcommunications. You can find him on Twitter @smashadv

When I first heard that Peter Jackson was producing a new summer movie, my heart raced. When I saw the trailer – it raced faster. Not surprisingly, District 9 was the top grossing film in its first week of release…

When you love what you do, it shows. I took my wife and daughters to see The Avett Brothers on August 8th in Charlotte. They're local musicians, and I've grown quite fond of their music and songwriting. And this is…

 Watching this trailer, I can only sit and nod in agreement. I can't wait to see this film. Jim is a father, husband, copywriter and founder of smashcommunications. You can find him on Twitter @smashadv

 Watching this trailer, I can only sit and nod in agreement. I can't wait to see this film. Jim is a father, husband, copywriter and founder of smashcommunications. You can find him on Twitter @smashadv