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Is Your Schooling Interfering with Your Education?
Yesterday (6/21) a reader compared my writing to Mark Twain’s. He wrote (via Twitter): “don’t know if it’s the topic of death that brings it outta you, but today’s & the Monk/coffin post are funny. I mean Twain funny.” Needless to say, I was quite flattered. Speaking of Twain, here’s one of his quotes that’s […]
Continue readingOddly Morbid Letter Offers Free Pre-Paid Cremation
I got an oddly morbid piece of direct mail this week. It was addressed to my father, but it somehow arrived at my house. On the outside of the envelope I saw a New-Age style drawing that reminded me of something I’d see in a commercial for a sleep drug. And then I saw the […]
Continue readingThis Ain’t My American Dream
I’ve been a big fan of Switchfoot ever since The Legend of Chin came out back in 1997. They’ve got that rare combination of good music AND good lyrics. One of the things I’ve noticed is their songs often disparage our 21st Century lifestyles of status-seeking, bling, and excess. Take, for instance, the song “American […]
Continue readingEnglish-Speaking Dummies
As a copywriter, I see my fair share of language faux-pas. More often I’m witness to the complete butchering of words. The oblivious perpetrators leave them piled up in a bloody mess. It’s gruesome to see. Anyway, here are a few of the incorrect usages I’d like to see stricken from the English language.
Continue readingWhat It Means to Be a Father
For Father’s Day, we spent time with both my family and my wife’s family. And I was reminded… Being a father is important work. It’s our job to protect, to provide, to encourage, to comfort, to discipline, to lead, and to love.
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