Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 12, 2011

Today’s post has been a few months in the making, and a lot of people contributed to it. Now, you’re probably wondering what a “barfshiner&# is. You won’t find a definition in any dictionary, as far as I can tell, but the word came about thanks to Jill Foster and Erica Holt who, despite never having met each other (to the best of my knowledge), came together via the comment thread on a recent question I asked via Facebook and Twitter: “ Do you secretly want to puke

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Bad Pitch Blog

MAY 13, 2011

'Typos. They happen to all of us. We usually embed some strategically on Bad Pitch to see if anyone''s reading. No, not really. We make mistakes. Just like everyone else. Even professional societies can slip up. In this case, the typo in question (above) belongs to the Public Relations Society of America. h8r? This is NOT a pile on. It''s more to tell PRSA -- we feel your pain.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 13, 2011

I remember the foul quite clearly. It was a Saturday morning and your Grinnell Tigers 8 th Grade Boys “B&# team was playing its hated rival, the South Tama Trojans. It was early in the 3rd quarter and the hero of this tale, yours truly, had just been called for a foul, and was protesting under his breath (because I didn’t want a technical.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 10, 2011

Guest post by Shaun Dakin. Did you know that 69% of American voters received robocalls from politicians in 2010 ? That is up from 49% in 2008. There are 208 million registered voters in the United States. A lot of people get political robocalls (automated computer generated phone calls) from politicians. What if all those voters decided to return the favor by turning the tables on the politicians by robocalling the same politicians that are waking babies up from their naps and interrupting nigh

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Two years after its initial release, Peter H. Paulsen’s book, From Brick and Mortar to Prosperity, continues to inspire readers around the globe.

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 8, 2011

Maybe. you’re tired of Mother’s Day before it even got here. Maybe you’re not. It always seemed a little odd to me that we have special days for things and people we should be celebrating every day… like the earth, and women, and children, and veterans, and… … and mothers. But in a world that moves so fast that it’s tough to keep up , I do see the validity of dedicating special days to special events and people, even if card and flower companies are some

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 7, 2011

When I worked in downtown DC , I used to take a bus to Metro (DC’s subway system, for those not familiar with it), and then ride the train in to my workplace, usually not more than a 15-20 minute ride. As commutes go, it was fairly easy, and while I didn’t always enjoy being packed into the bus or Metro car like a sardine in a can, I did see some very interesting people.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 11, 2011

Guest post by Lisa Gerber, and it’s also her birthday today. Happy birthday, Lisa! My 18-year old niece changed her first name this week. I saw it in my Facebook feed so it must be true. There it was, her profile picture, the new name (same last name) and a slew of comments, question marks and wisecracks from her friends. Well, I thought it was funny.

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