Category: Commentary
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We Are Who We’ve Been Waiting For
About a decade ago I was working a new job where it rapidly became clear that they needed a new everything. You name it, it needed to be overhauled, sourced, replaced, or jettisoned into space. We were going to need to create a property management company from scratch. Without any support of any kind. No…
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What should I know in 20 seconds?
This is my favorite question when someone hands me something to proofread. Flyer for an upcoming event? Ad for a renewal campaign? Your updated resume? Pitch for a new policy change or capital project? What should be in my brain within 20 seconds of the experience with the thing you made and put in front…
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Hurt People, Hurt People: Oscar’s Edition
Last night, at the 2022 Oscars, Will Smith overreacted to an admittedly lame and toothless joke from presenter, Chris Rock, and nothing has made sense since. I was watching this happen with my youngest son who loves Will Smith. LOVES. We’ve seen the MIB trilogy multiple times, iRobot, hell, even Wild Wild West. He thinks…
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Lance Armstrong has a Podcast?
I subscribe (I have no idea why) to a guy who occasionally posts some interesting things otherwise out of my orbit (oh, that’s why) and one of those things today was a link to Lance Armstrong’s podcast. Did you know he had a podcast? Did you know he still existed? Me neither. I haven’t listened…
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“Rich people exploit, poor people are exploited”
Honestly, I hate this graphic. Not based on its artistic merit, but because of what the repercussions mean for those that buy into the message. If one agrees with the graphic, one must necessarily agree with the following, more than likely, unconsciously: Being wealthy is either immoral, or purely the product of luck. Since wealth is…
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There’s a Way to Stop Mass Shootings, and You Won’t Like It.
There’s a Way to Stop Mass Shootings, and You Won’t Like It. That’s right. You’re not going to like it because it’s going to require you to do something personally, as opposed to shouting for the government, or anyone to “do something!” You ready? Here it is: “Notice those around you who seem isolated, and…
Robert H Myers 