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On the Dog Park & Self-Expression
Blitz Magazine, November 2008 I’m very fortunate to live in a community which has an off-leash dog park—a 13-acre dog park, complete with five running fields, two beaches and endless supplies of...
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On Bad Websites by the People Who Should Know Best
Blitz Magazine, November 2006 I admit to an obsession with the Blitz mailing list. It has to be perfect and up-to-date. To achieve this, though, I have to spend endless hours surfing the Net. I’ve...
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Robbie Burns & Harry Flashman: They Loved Their Ladies
Blitz Magazine, January 2008 I’ve begun to re-read The Flashman Papers. For those of you who have yet to make the discovery, this is George MacDonald Fraser’s 12-novel series documenting the life and...
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On Dicks & Democracy
Blitz Magazine, May 2001 I used to spend a lot of time with a political strategist. I’ll call him Dick. I can’t say I knew him well, because it was his goal to not be known well. Once, he had too much...
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The Aggravation of Television Communication
Blitz Magazine, November 2000 I’m reading Moby Dick. My attention flags. I click on the TV. A&E. Bill Kurtis tells us that this segment is a useful ‘primmer’ for understanding the mind of a serial...
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A Demand for Wit in Advertising
Blitz Magazine, January 2000 You spend 10 minutes at a party listening to a guy describe his passion for actuarial tables. By the time he’s finished, you’ve forgotten his name and have developed an...
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Co-Opted: Culture Makes Off With a Masterpiece
You’ve seen it. Everywhere. You’ve been seeing it everywhere since you were born. And it’s probably safe to assume that, when Edvard Munch (1863-1944) painted The Scream, it never occurred to him that...
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In Memoriam: The Art of Insult
Wherefore stinging wit? The spontaneous, searing slam? After observing these last elections (American and Canadian), I fear that the art of insult may have died with the masters. Have all talking...
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Sing it Like it Is: The Star-Spangled Banner & O Canada
Blitz Magazine, September 2001 ‘Tis the season. Baseball season. And, as is the case before every game, I sit and listen to the American national anthem. And, as always, I want to throw something at...
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I Read My SPAM & Call the RCMP
Blitz Magazine, September 2003 It’s 8:00 a.m. I turn on my computer and check my email. I have 93 messages. If you’re producing a corporate newsletter and distributing it by email, or paying someone...
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