Elevated by Experience
If you’re anything like me, you do a lot of things in life “for the experience.” “Hey, yeah, let’s try that roller coaster where you… Read More »Elevated by Experience
May 2016
Exhausting All Your Options
Long ago in my disaffected youth, I found great solace in the music of The Wallflowers. Fronted by singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan, this alt-rock band rose… Read More »Exhausting All Your Options
The Uncontested Right to Rule
Over the course of human history, the greatest conflicts have revolved around government and the right to rule. “In the land of the blind, the… Read More »The Uncontested Right to Rule
Always Ask the Right Questions
Oh, the Interrogative Mood! What fun our questions bring to communication! Here’s a quick run-down: Direct Questions Direct questions come in question/answer pairs, where the… Read More »Always Ask the Right Questions
Thinking to Commit the Sin of Omission
Subtlety is a dying art. In this era of instant gratification, audiences often gravitate toward whatever content makes them do the least amount of thinking.… Read More »Thinking to Commit the Sin of Omission
Pervasive and Persuasive: It’s Propaganda!
When many people hear the word “propaganda” they immediately think of war and politics and Nazi Germany, which took this form of communication to such… Read More »Pervasive and Persuasive: It’s Propaganda!
Rhetoric and Politics, a Match Made in Heaven
Ah, meaningless rhetoric. When I was in, oh, third grade or thereabouts, one of my cousins, a sixth-grader, ran for student body president of our… Read More »Rhetoric and Politics, a Match Made in Heaven
Curse of the Rogue Typo
Typos are the worst, and the rogue typo is the worst of the worst. You check and re-check, proofread and edit, send the copy out… Read More »Curse of the Rogue Typo
Exploring the Election Trope
Politics is a touchy subject, I know. I think we can all agree, however, that our endless election cycle habitually draws the Worst Possible candidates… Read More »Exploring the Election Trope