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...

What if Goodby, Silverstein & Partners Ran the World?

So many great lines in this spot. But my fave is “No rain…no rainbow.” I didn’t want to like this campaign when it launched, but it’s grown on me. Jim is a father, husband, copywriter and founder of smashcommunications.com. You can…

What if Goodby, Silverstein & Partners Ran the World?

So many great lines in this spot. But my fave is “No rain…no rainbow.” I didn’t want to like this campaign when it launched, but it’s grown on me. Jim is a father, husband, copywriter and founder of smashcommunications.com. You can…

Empowering the Sheep

To say I'm a protective father is an understatement. This will probably be my undoing as my daughters reach their teens. And while we wholeheartedly endorse that our children explore new ideas and experiences – we consistently encourage the use…

:30 Tutorial on Why Sex Sells

Brilliant spot for billshrink.com and T-Mobile. 

People.

What is it with people? Why are we so interested in each other? Why is connecting to other humans so important to us? If not for the human need to connect with others, there'd be no @aplusk. Hell, there'd be…

Dare to be Human

I love this. Free Hugs Campaign (music by Sick Puppies.net ) Jim is a father, husband, copywriter and founder of smashcommunications.com. You can find him on Twitter @smashadv