Category Archives: true stories
Free Typo-Killing Downlod
Typos stink. But they happen. Except, that is, if you’re working with Ernie. Ernie worked as a copy editor for The Des Moines Register. He worked there for around 150 years. You’d know it if you looked at him. His leathery face wore his age. His routine was both pragmatic and colorful. A runner would hand him a [...]
C+P = UP
(client) Comment + (my) Paranoia = Unnecessary Panic
Eat Frogs!
Some people call tough tasks – the ones you blow off, hoping they’ll go away – “frogs.” Lately, I’ve been working extra hard to get my “frogs” done before 10 a.m. every day. I’ve been eatin’ frogs! So, since I just give give give, here’s a sign to hang outside your office – to do [...]
Unbridled Marketing Language Synergizes Confusion
(via IM) FRIEND: OK, Mr. Marketing … was reading an article recently and ran into something I can’t figure out: “synergizing coalistics”…ever heard this buzzphrase? ME: Hehe. Never heard of that one. Impressive word creativity. Sounds pretty important, though. FRIEND: Thought you would know. ME: Regrettably, no. Very impressive. Someone’s raising the bar on confusing [...]
Social Media in the Construction World
Recently, I talked with a corner office guy in a global construction company. “I’m sick of hearing about social media,” he admitted, “but I feel like I can’t bury my head either. How does it fit in the world of construction, or…does itfit?” I admitted to not knowing, but then vowed to finding out. (I [...]
