Thinking Out Loud Vol 6
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A Sure Sign Of Spring
Jim Murray · Went outside this morning to do my walking and noticed that this was on my mailbox. These birds must have worked all night on this. Hope they got paid overtime. We think they're Robins. I carefully moved the nest to another location.
Free Stories
Jim Murray · MY STORY COLLECTION TO DATE: · Here’s a link to my current library of original short stories and novellas, all proofed (as well as I can) and updated. These stories are, with a few exceptions, written to be hybrid short stories and screen treatments, so they read fairly quickly. ...
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Preface: For those who may not know, over a period of three years a while back, Phil Friedman and I ...
Whenever I write anything about America I have to take into account that it is actually two countrie ...
(This was originally written in 2020) · We’re having the worst snowstorm of the season so far as I s ...
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Why Advertising Went Mad Dog Crazy.
“Well, they picked it like a chicken bone, and I think I’m half insane, Ma, look what they’ve done to my song.” Melanie Safka · In the 60s, Tom Wolfe wrote The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, what Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters called an initiation of sorts. Drink the Kool-Aid a ...
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The Dog Days of Advertising.
Advertisers need to stop complaining about toxic environments and realize they’re the toxic environment. · “I’m not offended by dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb, and I also know I’m not blonde.” Dolly Parton · Advertising is having a tough time these days. A Bellweth ...
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Has Advertising Lost Its Way In The Digital World?
This is not a rant but is definitely an editorial piece, which means it is just my opinion based on the stuff I have seen and heard over the years. You can agree or disagree or whatever. I’m not a journalist, just an ex-agency guy who observes the industry from without. · I grew ...
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My Part In Killing Advertising.
All I did was write the first Canadian rock jingle.
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