young unemployed and with skills
“The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past.”- Robertson Davies Ok. This is a follow up to my youth unemployment post. Why did I...
View Articleclorox tells a story
Ok. This TV commercial will not be for everyone. But it is exactly for the audience it was designed to talk to. Teens and young people will be bored. It is slow and unfolds and … well … it tells...
View Articlenothing remains but certain shreds of the wall
“Of these houses Nothing remains But certain shreds of the wall. Of so many Who were close to me Nothing is left Not even that. Of my heart No room still stands Where it lies In the most tortured...
View Articlecreating strong roles for women
Well. Like it or not … the entertainment industry does play a rather significant role with regard to our attitudes <and some behavior>. The one attitude discussion that always gets me … in...
View Articleholes and kids
“And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you.” – <Beyond Good and Evil> Friedrich Nietzsche Well. This is mostly about being different. Well. Actually. Maybe this...
View Articlethrough someone else’s eyes
“… ever wonder what life looks like through someone else’s eyes?” – Marissa <on OC> I am very much a be yourself, be true to thineself, maintain your individuality, look inside rather than...
View Articlehow to be creative (some hugh wisdom)
“Nobody suddenly discovers anything. Things are made slowly and in pain.” – Hugh McLeod “ … doing something seriously creative is one of the most amazing experiences one can have, in this or any...
View Articleusing your body to make a statement
“I will write in words of fire. I will write them on your skin. I will write about desire. Write beginnings, write of sin. You’re the book I love the best, your skin only holds my truth.” – Neil...
View Articlemusic and point of views
<note: so no one of my readers thinks I am only going to write about music anymore … this will be my last music post for awhile>. Ah. Music “… every art form fights the noose of verbal...
View Article85000 reasons to love music
“That’s one of the great things about music. You can sing a song to 85,000 people and they’ll sing it back for 85,000 different reasons. —Dave Grohl <Foo Fighters> Well. I’m not sure I...
View Articlelover’s quarrel with the world
“I had a lover’s quarrel with the world.” – Robert Frost epitaph quoting the last line from his poem “The Lesson for Today” Well. I have a lover’s quarrel with the world. And, frankly, I like it....
View Articlefalling apart (quietly)
“The worst thing about falling to pieces is that humans can do it so quietly.” - inkskinned tumblr <a canadian teen> Well. Young people <if you aren’t hasty … and you actually pay attention...
View Articleottimista pessimista
“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true.” – James B. Cabell Well. When entertaining <as if I actually entertain> my...
View Articlegartner hype gauntlet
“The fact that hype exists doesn’t prove that something is not important.” Vilayanur S. Ramachandran “love last forever as long as it lasts.” TopModels Ok. If you have worked for any period of...
View Articleorganizational maturity
“It`s not how old you are, it`s how you are old.” Jules Renard So. Let’s say your business has made it through the Gartner Hype gauntlet < http://brucemctague.com/gartner-hype-gauntlet >…...
View Articledo not suck (or) limiting your suckedness
“Don’t suck.” Luke Sullivan Well. Being great … or really good at something … ok … let’s call it ‘having some ability’ … carries with it a certain burden. I believe everyone understands that....
View Article100 reasons to not do and 1 reason to do
“We waste so many days waiting for weekend. So many nights wanting morning. Our lust for future comfort is the biggest thief of life. “ Joshua Glenn Clark So. I almost called this ‘thief of...
View Articlestorytelling & the importance of stories
——– “After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” Philip Pullman ——— So. Stories. Telling them. Making them. Shit. Your own story <maybe...
View Articleevery fairytale needs a good old-fashioned reader
——– “So, I just went and counted my books. I own 610 books (lots of those bought recently), not to mention my 200+ ebooks. Yeah, so, problems with that.” Márcia, Brazil <I read books and I blog...
View Articlei’m not in the shit business
——- “I don’t give a shit, I don’t take any shit, I’ m not in the shit business.” = Tim Richmond ——- “The most important thing a person can learn, professionally, is where to draw a big fat line...
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