The Weekly Do you have any strange phobias? Here's mine. Hey Everyone, This week I found myself repeating the phrase “I’m not getting sick” over and over, only to find that the actual repetition made my voice hurt, resulting in a sore throat. In this new world we live in, getting sick is not something to ignore anymore, because
Articles Why I am afraid of cold butter How the boogieman became fat when fat became the boogieman. I always get nostalgic during this time of year as we enter into the Holiday season. I begin to get a tingling feeling in my belly that I call anticipation. Anticipation for perhaps the most precious thing in our lives.
The Weekly I'm passing out Halloween candy (to you). While I never celebrated Halloween as a kid, I explain why I always will from here on out.
Articles I've never been Trick or Treating. Here’s why I always will from now on. Every year on October 31st, scores of children fill the neighborhoods with activity. They’ll run the streets (looking both ways) creatively dressed to impress, scare or invite a laugh. Their cheaply made costumes are designed to look like recent television or movie characters, or more traditionally, to depict some
The Weekly Pinky swear protection + Why you can't trust advertising. Hey Friends, Good morning to everyone except for Senator Joe Manchin. I decided I was going to slack off this week without writing a full article. So I pulled one from the archives, and ended up rewriting some of it, resulting in about 1,200 words (about 1,100 of
Articles Why we don’t trust advertisers and politicians As marketers, we’re constantly pondering the form of that perfect message to generate allure and persuade customers to purchase our product. We create clever branding statements and advertisements often overstating the advantages of our product while avoiding any mention of its weaknesses. The pattern is like this. Create ads,
The Weekly Ted Lasso, Captain Kirk + Do you want hotter takes? Hey Friends, Season two of Ted Lasso is over and summer is coming to a close, but The Lorem Ipsum weekly has no end in sight. No matter how backed up our national supply chain may be, this weekly respite from traditional news is in no short supply. Welcome to
Articles Climate Change. If we don't act now, we'll go broke. At the risk of sounding like I am in a Nelly song, I just want to point out it’s getting hot in here. And while people are not on the brink of extinction yet (with a world population of almost 8 billion of us right now), climate change deniers
The Weekly How to crash Facebook, and make the perfect Old Fashioned. Hey Friends, I took a couple of days off and went to Bourbon Country this week, so since I’ve got whiskey on my mind, I’d like to teach you how to make the perfect Old Fashioned. I’ve illustrated each step to help you out. What else happened
Articles Everything they don't tell you about how to make the perfect old fashioned In 1880, a decade marked by economic prosperity and innovation, James E. Pepper changed the world, perhaps forever when he created The Old Fashioned Cocktail.
The Weekly Biden boosters, MacGyver moments, and a 3.5 trillion dollar idea! Hey Friends, What do a physician, candy-coated chocolates, and a dog have in common? I don’t know, but we’ll find out at the Super Bowl when Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog, and Eminem perform the halftime show. It was announced yesterday evening. If you’re a government employee
Articles With our 3.5 Trillion Dollars, Should We Fight Crime or Poverty? What should we do with all of our money? There are two big things in the news right now. First, the Republicans and the Democrats are having a friendly discussion about how to spend all of our money. This includes Biden’s Build Back Better agenda with a 3.5
The Weekly How bad is our healthcare? Waynes World memes and more. Hey Friends, Good morning and happy gerrymandering week. Since we’re finally through the pandemic (LOL), I’ve prepared an in-depth article about the American healthcare system which is not awesome. More on that later. But first, the news. Do you like that this content is free? Please share
The Weekly What do we do about Biden's vax mandate? And more Hot Takes! Hey Friends, Good morning to everyone except for the NBC exec who canceled Norm MacDonald from Weekend Update in 1998. Sadly, Norm died of cancer on Tuesday at age 61. This week, I’ve updated the format just a little. Thanks for your feedback and thanks for reading and sharing
Articles Does the Biden vaccine mandate go too far? Before this week, most people were able to remain friends. Friendships were propped up by a blissful ambiguity between what you believed and what your friend believed. If those beliefs were different, it didn’t matter because you thought of them as people as long as you didn’t talk
The Weekly Should we switch to a four-day workweek? Hey Friends, I hope you had a great Labor Day. When I was a kid, Labor Day meant the last day of summer vacation. While it was a nice day of “not working”, it was also a day of dread, knowing that the freedom of summer was coming to an
Articles Should we make every week a four day workweek? In 1999, Bill Lumbergh granted his office filled with indifferent employees the perk of a lifetime. He announced Friday is Hawaiian shirt day. That means that on Friday, you can feel free to come into work in a Hawaiian shirt, and Jeans. The classic movie, Office Space pokes fun at
Articles Does This Market Research Make Me Look Fat? The following article is one I wrote about three years ago, when I was focused on the complications of market research. One of the things I had taken notice of was that "the biggest problem with research is that people draw conclusions from research". That is to say,
The Weekly Why do your appliances break? I figured it out! Hey Friends. Welcome to the first real episode of The Lorem Ipsum. Earlier this week, Ida made landfall and it didn’t turn out that great. All of New Orleans has been without power and residents are struggling to get water because the system is effed. New York City got
Articles When was the last time you threw away a toaster? Why they don’t make ‘em like they used to. It was about 8 years ago when my wife and I moved into our house. It didn't come with appliances, which we initially saw as an inconvenience. After thinking about it, we determined this as a perfect opportunity
Articles Hurricane Ida is a Disaster. It Gets Worse. Natural disasters are most devastating for the poor, but it doesn't end there. About 13 years ago, I was on a business trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. The evening before our meetings, my team and I wandered the streets of New Orleans, checking out the area. It was
The Weekly Long time, no talk. I'm launching something! Hey Friend, We haven’t talked for a while! I’ve been busy, but now I’m committed to keeping in touch with worthy dialogue. You’ve likely subscribed via my marketing agency website, or recently through social posts. Either way, I appreciate you being here. What’s New? I’
Articles You should stop washing your jeans. Saving Your Jeans. Saving The World. As a teenager, I had a penchant for fashion. I sought out the perfect flannel where the pattern of colors blended together nicely. I searched for the shoe with the slim silhouette that the cuff of my pants landed on just right. And I
Articles The USA thanks you for your opinion on Afghanistan Most of you have heard that Afghanistan has fallen into the hands of the Taliban. If you've payed any attention to user generated content on the internet, you've probably heard varying perspectives on the U.S. decision to withdraw, as well as how that was conducted
