I’d rather not..

I’d rather not
Have to remember
You, tiger,
When you’re gone.
Framed mother.
Ferocious for the moment.
Eternal.
Fighting for your life.
Unseen.
Until it’s too late
For all of [...]

Life’s How-to Guide

Buy the rope.
We recommend manila, three strand twisted
Throw it over a bar
say, two inches in diameter.
Taking one side in each hand
wind the lengths together until tight.
Now, begin to twist.
Keep turning until the rope complains.
Squeals under the stress.
You’ll know the sound if you’re doing it right.
A ship’s rigging rocking in the night
Keep turning until your hands [...]

Brace

Brace and feel
Twist and reel
Barb wire hook cheek and line
Centerfire
Hearts desire
Flayed frayed and out of [...]

Famous

Hey, can you
Connect me?
Promote me?
Be me
for 15 seconds.
Let me walk in your shoes
and feel the void of
fame.
Hey, everyone
Knows you.
Shows you.
Grows you
to 15 thousand fans.
Let me be surrounded
and feel the void [...]

Don't Let This Be The Reason You Get Off Your Ass

This is how I started 2010. Things have certainly gotten better since then. I didn’t have cancer. I’ve learned to adapt to what did happen. And, hey, I learned a few things about myself.
So, here’s the lesson: Do it today. Tomorrow you may not be [...]

How to Write a Love Letter to Your Customers

Bill McCullough is an amazing wedding photographer.
It’s not just because he’s an award winnning wedding photojournalist (that’s me drinking a beer on the cover). It’s because he sends Valentine cards to his clients.
Just the other day, we received this Valentine card in the mail.

Inside was a very short, handwritten note:
“Hi Kerryl and Tal,
We are thinking [...]

5 Hour Energy Drinkers: Laziest Caffeine Addicts Ever

Please, just shoot me when brewing coffee is too much of a hassle for delivering [...]

How To Get Traffic – Crowdsource your Cringe

We’ve all done it.
You know, made an off-the-cuff, inappropriate joke that should have been in an ‘internal voice’ – not out loud.
But more often than not we have the good sense to keep our mouths shut.
Not so, Calvin Klein, who for whatever reason decided to broadcast his inner Calvin and had to apologize. Or [...]

Another Marketing Company

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Chevrolet + Super Bowl Ad + Transformers = Dull

Chevy’s superbowl ad teases the upcoming Transformers Dark of the Moon. After Volkswagon’s Star Wars bit from last week, Chevrolet’s attempt at tapping our youthful narratives falls [...]