Essays and ephemera
My public school record is immaculate: 13 years and not a single detention, referral, or suspension. But that record came close to having its first blemish when I was sent to the dean’s office in high school.
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The worst kept secret in music is that the Smashing Pumpkins are reuniting. But is it a reunion when the band is only 3/4 of the classic lineup? I have spent more time and money listening to the Smashing Pumpkins than any other band and this reunion news has given me a serious case of “the mehs.”
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Your writing is full of bullshit. All your emails, blogs, and reports are full of unnecessary jargon, weasel words, and platitudes. And it’s all because you’re afraid of being bold and direct.
At least that’s what Josh Bernoff believes.
And according to him, you can change all of that. Bernoff’s book Writing Without Bullshit calls you out on your bullshit, but provides succinct and actionable ways to change not only how you write, but how you communicate.
Television viewers in Illinois have been bored for over a year with ads for the 2018 governor’s race. The latest ad from Governor Rauner is as milquetoast as our governor.
Being a consultant, my office changes on a somewhat frequent basis. For someone who is a creature of habit, this forces me to change my habits. In downtown Chicago, there’s a lot of permutations as to how I can go to and from the train station to my current office. Going home however, I always walk west on Jackson.