I received this lovely missive today. At my work email address, no less.
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The Year in Readings
With the publication of my first book this year, anticipation was high for the whirlwind book tour that was going to take me coast to coast, border to border for a series of readings and book signings.
Know what was more powerful than anticipation? Reality.
Beans, Beans Are Good for the Smart
Interesting in advertising, marketing or the sound of my voice? Have ears and want to listen to a podcast? Then get thee to The BeanCast.
Joining host Bob Knorpp this week for his year-end show are: Bill Green, Publisher, Make The Logo Bigger, Co-Host of AdVerve; Angela Natividad, Writer/Marketer, Live and Uncensored, Co-Host of Adverve; John J. Wall, Co-Host, Marketing Over Coffee.
And ME.
There was all sorts of talk about Facebook, Super Bowl advertising, as well as a lot of suggestive joking and some old fashioned ranting and raving. Check it out.
Last-Minute Holiday Gift Suggestion
Have you seen these Singamajig things? No? Well, they’re adorable, hilarious and will provide hours of entertainment for the kids. Okay, they’ll provide minutes of entertainment for the kids before the adults snatch them away to play with them and make videos. Like so.
or this
or this
Thanks for Making My First Time Great
We’re coming up on the one-year mark since the release of my very first book, The First Annual Grand Prairie Rabbit Festival. And i just want to take a moment to thank every single person out there who read it, bought it, borrowed it, used it in book clubs, talked about it, and gave it to others as gifts (hey, there’s still time for that!). Thanks too for the help on Twitter and Facebook, for taking photos of my baby in places like California and Ohio and Georgia and the Carolinas and Brooklyn and Ireland and even Manhattan.
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I Just Want to Give Thanks for One More Thing
Doesn’t make a hell of a lot of sense to do a Thanksgiving post close to a month after the fact, but I just want to thank the forces of the universe, the United States military, and all the geeks, nerds, technicians, CERN, Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau, Jeff Bezos and many many more for inventing the Internet, the Web, Amazon, etc.
Much like I wonder how people worked 9-to-5 office jobs before the internet era, I wonder how people survived Christmas shopping without the web. Don’t get wrong, I actually dig going to a mall at least once during Christmas season or knocking over Japanese people in Soho or elbowing yuppies trying to push their double-wide stroller through the single-lane Christmas shops at Union Square. What I don’t like doing is having to, you know, actually buy things while there. And considering that 99.9% of my gifts must end up in Louisiana anyway, well, forget about it.
The Internet is probably one of those things that’s stopping you from seeing me on the evening news after an unseemly incident with a Santa Claus.
They’re Called BABY Wipes
One day, in the last ten years, I was standing in someone’s bathroom, going about my business, when I noticed a tub of Baby Wipes on the back of the toilet. This struck me as odd as there were no babies in the house. If there were no babies in the house, what could they possibly be . . . using . . . the . . .
EWWWWWWWWWW.
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Skin So Dry
Hi! Are you tired of soft, supple skin worthy of a human. Would you rather have the sort of reptilian skin that would make a geriatric iguana puke with jealousy?
You’re in luck!
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A Whole Latke Loving Going On
A few years ago, I was asked to make Latkes. I’m from Louisiana, I said. What do I know from making Latkes, I asked. Bupkis, that’s what, I said.
So I turned to the web and found a recipe on NYCnosh called “Possibly the Best Latkes We Have Ever Eaten (Sorry, Bubbe).” I figured if they were apologizing to Bubbe, these things had to be good. So I went with one of the more labor intensive cooking projects I’ve ever done. It also deviates from traditional Latke recipes to the point that NYCnosh felt the need to have an entire explanation about why you should sit down, shut up and just eat them before judging. The deviation? Mashed potatoes. Yes! Mashed. (The mission was to create a Latke that tasted just like the ones you get in Jewish delis and restaurants.)
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Cry Me a River, Congresscritters
Oh, poor Charlie Rangel. After years of shady dealings and engaging in behavior that walks the line of illegality, today he may face the harsh punishment of being … publicly shamed.
The horror!
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KEN WHEATON 