I was re-reading Terry Pratchett's Night Watch the other day - I have plenty of time these days because like I mentioned in my last blog post , I am officially unemployed at the moment. Anyway, so I was reading and I came upon this phrase: "...that gnawing, nerve-sapping hatred that only the mediocre can bring to bear..." And it struck me: we live in the Age of Mediocrity. Look around. The average is being celebrated as exceptional. It's everywhere. From self-proclaimed Link

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I miss the days before the internet. I know, I know, this makes me sound as old as a black-and-white movie. But it's true. Before the...

I'm so sorry! have been AWOL since March and boy do I... wait, did you guys even notice? Never mind, don't answer that. I had promised...

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After a few years in advertising, I felt like if I had to find one quality among newcomers in the field that would tell me they have what...

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