November 2009
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Adult-onset diabetes is now just called Type 2 diabetes because so many kids have it.
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“If you can trick them, then trick them.”
– Chinese business proverb. We’re working with a conference organizer in Shanghai who’s been less than forthcoming. I’m having second thoughts about the way we work with her.
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BRI = Bagel Related Injury →
New inventions prevent you from adding extra bloody to your breakfast.
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My father has the swine flu.
Once the symptoms begin going away, swine flu patients may still pass on the virus for another 3-5 days. Cover yourselves out there.
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unbelievable
graceinsmallthings:
Watching a very interesting GMA segment about the Salahis (the White House party crashers), and they aren’t speaking to press unless paid hundreds of thousands of dollars. Let’s hope no media outlet is that lame. Instead, GMA enlisted several of their “friends” and even the Countess from Real Housewives to comment, not to mention parsed Michaele’s Facebook pages. Apparently,...
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Don't blow Santa's cover
L: What did you do this weekend?
Me: This weekend I began sorting this year's naughty and nice lists, and took the sleigh in for a tune up!
L: In English please?
Me: It's all official North Pole business. Don't blow my cover, okay?
L: I won't tell!
Me: Thank you. You are back on the nice list!
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“Adding manpower to a late project makes it later”
– Fred Brooks
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The European elk, or moose, is usually considered... →
Huh. Who knew.
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“You never know who’s swimming naked until the tide washes out.”
– Warren Buffett on the financial crisis
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Three Potato Four. For Vintage-y Knick-Knacks. →
Give my design sensibilities a bone. No paddy whacks here.
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“He wasn’t a bad leader because he made bad decisions, he was a bad leader...”
– Band of Brothers
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Hoping I'm not that self-absorbed.
After all, I have a lot of confidence in myself. I hadn’t been giving this a second thought until just a few moments ago, while looking at the Web sites of other growing PR agencies. What I’ve noticed is a lot of them talk about how great they are. And I get it. People won’t hire you unless they think you’re good. Aside from the fact that we’re in the business of...
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Designer Logan Walters on creating a logo for a PR... →
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“Preppy now… Preppy always… Preppy forever.”
– ST
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“If you wait to hear the robins chirp, spring will be over.”
– Warren Buffett wants you to git-r-done
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Five things I am thankful for.
Personal health. You don’t know what you have until you end up in the hospital. Here’s to (nearly) two years of *count them none* trips to the ER.
My family. They haven’t always been my biggest supporters, but I’m glad they came around, and I’m pleased with the way I’ve matured.
Durable friends. I’ve met a lot of people… I know a lot of...
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I have concluded. Charleston, South Carolina is...
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All-YMCA Ballers
That’s the Northwestern University mens basketball team. Watching them hand it to Notre Dame on UIC’s court. Twelve minutes in and the Irish only have 10 points on the board. This is going to be one loong game.
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“Diabetes is a white myth - like Larry Bird, or Colorado!”
– Tracy Morgan playing Tracy Jordan, 30 Rock
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On a train to home sweet Indiana right now. My last trip home was delayed by a full-on manhunt when one of the fugitives parked their car on the tracks. ETA 9:45 turned into 2:30 AM. That’s the time in Awesome town USA.
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Seth Rogen starring in remake of "The Green...
Am I the last one to find out about this? He’s writing the script with Evan Goldberg, who paired up with him on Superbad.
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“What?! And he has a British accent? No girl ever stood a chance.”
– AC, talking about actor Robert Pattinson
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For bulk e-mail, avoid Constant Contact.
If you need to execute a bulk e-mail, ditch Constant Contact. It’s cheap and easy but most servers, especially those on the corporate side, have their messages flagged as spam. Short of programming your own system, another service which I’d look into is Feed Mail Pro. We don’t send blast e-mails on this end, but if you’re looking for a cheap, easy newsletter solution,...
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Flack Attack: Hollywood Ups Spending on Publicity →
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On second thought, maybe I won't apply to Ole... →
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Awhile back I made a decision that I wouldn’t chase after or compete for women. Looking back, I think this is one of the more valuable boundaries I’ve put in place. People deserve to be around those who want to be with them. We’re all busy people, and so we’re inevitably short on time. It turns out making time isn’t so difficult for the ones that are really...
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“There’s always another option.”
– Dad
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