Four things I need to do: 1. By a new alarm clock. I can’t help but check my email when I set my alarm on my phone. So, last night as I’m about to crawl into bed at 11:30, I learn that one of my clients decided to cancel their retainer due to the recent […]
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Carefully Crafted on September 18
Carefully Crafted on September 16
Carly's "Pot Calling the Kettle Black" Moment
Former HP CEO and outspoken McCain campaign surrogate Carly Fiorina said that Sarah Palin is not qualified to run a Fortune 500 company. (I would venture to guess that that’s probably true, but that’s a different topic.) Presumably after the McCain campaign told Fiorina that she needed to undo the damage caused by this “foot […]
Carefully Crafted on September 15
Who Says That??
Have you ever heard the phrase “separate the wheat from the chaff?” I heard it today for the first time. Thank God for Wikipedia, or I never would have known what it meant. (I’m still not totally convinced I understand … but whatever.) Where do people come up with these things? The phrase “goat rodeo” […]
Carefully Crafted on September 15
McCain: Out of touch or victim of bad writing?
Campaigning today in Florida, John McCain once again said the fundamentals of our economy are strong. While that is a position to be debated by economists who know way more about this topic than I do, I’d just like to point out that from a campaigning and messaging perspective, that’s probably not a soundbyte McCain wants […]
Carefully Crafted on September 12
Women Against Sarah Palin
Today, my family has had quite the email debate about Sarah Palin. Clearly, she’s a woman who evokes strong feelings cross the political spectrum. I was surprised to learn that some people think those opposed to Sarah Palin are threatened by her. I think it our opposition to her has more to do with a […]
Carefully Crafted on September 08
My UCC
Much ado was made earlier this year about statements — both those simply taken out of context for political gain and those that were completely inappropriate — about Rev. Jeremiah Wright, former pastor at Trinity UCC. You know, the church formerly known as Barack Obama’s church. The UCC (United Church of Christ) unfairly got dragged […]
Carefully Crafted on September 08
What is news?
In the comments section to an earlier, my cousin Christina raised an interesting question abut MSNBC and the recent developments regarding Keith Olbermann and Chris Mathews being removed from their anchor position during election coverage. As entertaining as I find them, that’s probably the right decision. In my opinion, I think the cable television has […]
Carefully Crafted on September 08
88% Can't Read
What does it say about our country when 88% of eighth graders in Washington D.C. can’t read? Maybe instead of spending so much time talking about abortion, the Bridge to Nowhere or Palin’s hair and glasses, our politicians and media should focus more time on issues that impact people on a day-to-day basis — starting […]
Carefully Crafted on September 07
My Wifi Network
Normally, it’s my job to get other people in the newspaper — but this morning, I’m in the paper! Well, actually, it’s my Wifi network … but nevertheless. The local technology columnist was working on a story about what people call their Wifi networks. Mine happens to be called “Go Bucks.” Not long after that […]
Carefully Crafted on September 05
The GOP Brand
There’s a lot of talk this morning about how John McCain tried to rebrand the Republican Party. According to the Washington Post: “John McCain was re-branding his party as the party of change,” one CNN commentator said after the speech. “Re-branding” is a very popular term these days, but what does it mean? Perhaps that […]