People Who Don’t Feel Anything Don’t Buy Anything

Last week’s political posts generated much more feedback than normal. A few subscribers were livid as hornets because I dared to say something negative about their favorite politician. One guy was so upset about my comments on Obama’s health care bill he wrote me a 700-word response that culminated in a request to unsubscribe him. […]

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I Feel Bad about Nora Ephron’s Death

Nora Ephron died yesterday. She was 71. In case the name isn’t familiar to you, she wrote the scripts for the movies When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail, and Julie & Julia. I didn’t really know much about her (or even that she had written all those films) until I decided […]

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Failed First Attempts

I decided to try my hand at gardening this year. Bought a few tomato and pepper starters, and started the rest from seed. After getting everything in the ground and watering for a few weeks, it was exciting to see the green shoots poking through the soil. Unfortunately, my fledgling garden was destroyed by hail […]

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Romney Gets a Good Smackdown on TV

You know the best thing about not caring about who wins the presidential race? You can watch all the attack ads with a cold and calculating eye — and fully appreciate those ads that ring true. With that in mind, watch this 1-minute attack ad on Mitt Romney. It’s brilliant.

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Oddly 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 […]

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