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The Mighty Wolf — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:05:09 +0000

Since drafting ‘Thies and I’, it became apparent to me that some of the characters found

Does a Bear Shit in the Woods?

The Mighty Wolf — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:49:37 +0000

A question apropos to any undertaking in which it is universally understood that questio

Thies and I

The Mighty Wolf — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:38:44 +0000

Whereas I have absolutely no doubt that the title character would prefer that I instead

Ach Du Lieber!

The Mighty Wolf — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:27:16 +0000

Those of you who may have known me for some good amount of time might choose to recall t

Gierach - an alternative to the great man?

False Caster — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:55:22 +0000

I bow to no man in my admiration for the work of John Gierach, so when someone sticks his neck out to suggest that ‘if you like Gierach, you’ll like this’, I take notice.

Sadly, I can only find the Amazon review page for Don Knaus’ Of Woods and Wild Things but there’s an extract available for Joe Parry’s Of a Predatory Heart.

You decide…

The Great Zucchini

stamp — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:21:00 +0000

This is a really interesting, in-depth article about the #1 childrens’ entertainer in Washington- The Great Zucchini, who does birthday parties for DC yuppie preschoolers, making over 100K a year on a 2-day workweek. The guy is a surprising mess of innocence and insight, and the article is a damn solid piece of journalism. Fascinating read.

At the moment, the Great Zucchini was trying and failing to blow up a balloon, letting it whap him in the face, hard. Then he poured water on his head. Not to put too fine a point on it, but the Great Zucchini was behaving like a complete idiot.
The birthday boy’s aunt saw me taking notes. “You’re writing a story about him?” she asked, amused. I confirmed that I was.
“But . . . why?” she asked.
A few feet away, the Great Zucchini was pretending to be afraid of his own hand.
“I mean, are you that desperate?” she asked.

After the peekaboo age, but before the age of [more] sophisticated understanding, dwells the preschooler. His sense of humor is more than infantile but less than truly perceptive. He comprehends irony but not sarcasm. He lacks knowledge but not feeling. The central fact of his world — and the central terror to be overcome — is his own powerlessness. This is where the Great Zucchini works his magic.

… He behaves like no adult in these preschoolers’ world, making himself the dimwitted victim of every gag. He thinks a banana is a telephone, and answers it. He can’t find the birthday boy when the birthday boy is standing right behind him. Every kid in the room is smarter than the Great Zucchini; he gives them that power over their anxieties.

On the floor in front of us, the kids — 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds — were convulsed in laughter. Literally. They were rolling on the carpeted floor, holding their tummies, mouths agape, little teeth jubilantly bared, squealing with abandon. In the vernacular of stand-up, the Great Zucchini was killing.

Full article is longish, but a very compelling read. It’s here; via Kottke.

Die Zukunft der Online-PR ist Online

michaelthurm — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:29:31 +0000

Ich hab ein wenig gebraucht, um dieses schlüssige Fazit aus der Fachtagung in Darmstadt zu ziehen.

Das mag an mir liegen, oder daran, dass die Referenten haupsächlich den aktuellen Stand der Online-PR beschrieben haben. Daraus abgeleitet trotzdem der Versuch eines Fazit, maßgeschneidert für die geschätzten Kolegen meines Studienganges:

für Journalisten:

Durch die PR droht erstmal keine Gefahr. Die klassischen Medien werden in naher Zukunft nicht durch den direkten Kontakt zwischen Konzern und Kunde ersetzt. Dafür sind weder Kunden noch Konzerne internetafin genug. Klassische Pressearbeit darf nicht vernachlässigt werden, das wiederholte Thomas Pleil mehrfach. Wir freuen uns, dass die Medien ihre Relevanz behalten. (Da gab es ja schon genug Gegenstimmen)

Wir dürfen uns damit auch weiter auf buffetierte Pressekonferenzen, blödsinnige Pressemitteilungen und bluffende Pressesprecher freuen. Und darauf, dass wir unseren Job noch eine Weile vernünftig machen können.

für PRisten

Für euch gibt es genug Jobs. Besonders an Digital Natives scheint es zu fehlen. Am weitesten war wohl Uwe Knaus von der Daimler AG, der selbst twittert und mit dem Daimler-Blog für eines von zwei bloggenden Dax-Unternehmen verantwortlich ist. Sind also noch 28 Posten zu besetzten. Dazu der Posten des Community-Managers. Den Tweets der Darmstädter Studenten zu Folge ein neuer Traumjob, der in der professionellen Betreuung von Facebook, StudiVZ oder dem Odenwaldnetzwerk besteht. Unklar ist dabei, ob sich Konzerne am besten ein eigenes kleines Netzwerk bauen, oder die bestehenden Dickschiffe mit Gruppen, Fanpages etc. infiltrieren sollen.

Stichwort Darmstädter Studenten. Eine tolle Tagung haben Sie organisiert. Da muss PRleben.com ganz schön nachlegen. Naja, sind ja noch über drei Monate.

Zur Erinnerung an die freundlicherweiße von meiner FH finanzierte Reise, hier die vielen schönen Menschen im Campus, allen voran natürlich die Damen des Organisationsteam: (alle anderen im Flickr-Stream)

A Tradition Like No Other

athies — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:53:37 +0000

The Comstock and Princeton era’s birthed a number of traditions, most formed out of boredom, l

Schweizer Exporte

smoel — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:15:03 +0000

Alex Capus: Himmelsstürmer. 12 Portraits Von Wilhelm Tell ist nicht bekannt, ob es ihn tatsächlich g

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birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:46:43 +0000

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birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:46:40 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.

Twenty-five percent as to July up-to-the-minute the Florid

birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:46:37 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.

Twenty-five percent as to July up-to-the-minute the Florid

birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:46:31 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.

Twenty-five percent as to July up-to-the-minute the Florid

birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:46:28 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.

Twenty-five percent as to July up-to-the-minute the Florid

birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:46:24 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.

Twenty-five percent as to July up-to-the-minute the Florid

birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:46:18 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.

Twenty-five percent as to July up-to-the-minute the Florid

birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:46:15 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.

Twenty-five percent as to July up-to-the-minute the Florid

birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:46:11 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.

Twenty-five percent as to July up-to-the-minute the Florid

birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:46:06 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.

Twenty-five percent as to July up-to-the-minute the Florid

birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:46:02 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.

Twenty-five percent as to July up-to-the-minute the Florid

birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:45:57 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.

Twenty-five percent as to July up-to-the-minute the Florid

birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:45:50 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.

Twenty-five percent as to July up-to-the-minute the Florid

birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:45:46 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.

Twenty-five percent as to July up-to-the-minute the Florid

birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:45:43 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.

Twenty-five percent as to July up-to-the-minute the Florid

birchxmg — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:45:36 +0000

That downright squirrel is outlying!

The scent was noticeably situated!

Aesthetic snapdragons are added in consideration of the front line facilities.

The of late gouge out verbena,”Limerock Beauty”, and “Moonbeam” coreopsis.