My yearly physical is tomorrow morning and though I'm in excellent general health, I do feel compelled to tell my doctor about my gut.  ...

According to my iWatch and my new smart swim goggles, I have logged over 70,000 yards in the past two months. That's about 40 miles. Tha...

My friend Jim is in town. During one of our many lengthy discussions, we got around to talking about work. How we both had humble beginnings...

  Two days ago, I missed a golden opportunity. Unbeknownst to my occasionally misfiring brain, this blog marked its 17th year in existence. ...

This is me getting all artsy-fartsy with my iPhone camera.  It's a wickedly pointed succulent in front of my neighbor's house in Pal...

I don't really have 5 myths. I only know that from my time as an in-house copywriter of useless emails for Dollar Shave Club and even cr...

  It's been awhile since I posted any scambaiting emails. Loyal readers of this blog will recall my many adventures with internet fraud....

  SFX: SAD TRUMBONE Prefaced by Charlie Brown saying, "I got a rock." You know the feeling, don't you Red Hats? I'm speaki...

The best 90 second Super Bowl commercial never ran in the 2026 Super Bowl. Wisely. It ran, and could still be running, if this Canada/USA cu...

Yesterday I wrote about reconnecting with my inner handyman.  Had my father lived past 57 years I'm sure he would have been very proud. ...

Many, many years ago, I did a pitch for a small agency called Goodness Manufacturing. It was helmed by three guys from Crispin. Before CPB b...

This is my cousin. Albeit a very distant one. I know this because of 23andme. According to the science, he and I share .33% of DNA segments....

If I know anything about demographics (after 40 years in advertising I should) I know most of you watched the Super Bowl Halftime show. If f...

As some of you might have noticed, I'm spending less time on Facebook, LinkedIn and even Twitter. Though I rarely go to the putrid Twitt...

I'm in the Epstein Files.  I need to repeat that line, not only for its inherent shock value but also because it demands explanation. Al...

Finished a book last week. I know that shouldn't merit cause celebre , but in my case it does. I can't begin to tell you how many bo...

We're less than a week away from the Big Game. I would use the other name (S*per B*wl) but it's my understanding that writing or say...