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Peter Drucker; Warren Bennis; Tom Peters; Jim Collins; Malcolm Gladwell – Makers of the Business Universe
My blogging colleague, Bob Morris, is more able to tackle this post than I am — but here’s my try. I was reading a couple of the speeches in the great William Safire compilation, Lend Me Your Ea… more →
First Friday Book Synopsis
The Dakini's Office Pool
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wrote 2 days ago: Okay, here’s my annual tribute to William Safire and his NY Times Office Pool. Last year … more →
Pulsing
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wrote 4 days ago: Lynn Sweet has identified a new verb (gerund? participle?) to enter the official lexicon. At moments … more →
The Worst Dead People of 2009: Let's Review!
wrote 6 days ago: Yes, we all love our celebrifucks. Everyone’s famous these days, no one knows why. Lots of cel … more →
2009 Farewells
wrote 1 week ago: Didn’t think a year ago, when Making Up America started, that there would be a need for a fare … more →
Cryptoquote Spoiler - 12/19/09
wrote 2 weeks ago: “The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.“ — William Safi … more →
Keyboard vs. Clubroom
wrote 1 month ago: The late William Safire, founder of the Wednesday 10 A recent Wall Street Journal article by Katheri … more →
Four for Thursday: Articles I've Read and You Should Too
wrote 1 month ago: If you get too stuffed this weekend to watch football, below are four great reads. Have a happy and … more →
Peter Drucker; Warren Bennis; Tom Peters; Jim Collins; Malcolm Gladwell – Makers of the Business Universe
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wrote 1 month ago: My blogging colleague, Bob Morris, is more able to tackle this post than I am — but here’s my … more →
Unfriend - Word Of The Year
wrote 1 month ago: unfriend – verb – To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook This … more →
Lost in Space - The Apollo XI Disaster
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wrote 2 months ago: With the death of William Safire, ex-presidential speechwriter for Nixon, in September, a number of … more →
William Safire's Rules for Writers
wrote 2 months ago: I don’t remember where I came across this. I don’t even know if this hilarious … more →
William Safire (1930-2009)
wrote 2 months ago: An obscure first time governor when Richard Nixon chose him as his running mate, Spiro Agnew was one … more →
The Write Stuff
wrote 2 months ago: Here is what then White House speech writer William Safire actually wrote for US President Richard N … more →
William Safire's Great Rules of Writing
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wrote 2 months ago: In memory of William Safire … “Great Rules of Writing” Do not put statements in th … more →
RIP - LOU JACOBI
wrote 2 months ago: EXPIRED: 10/23/09 – Lou Jacobi, 95, who, with a career spanning five decades, was a Canadian-b … more →
Improve the act of selling
wrote 2 months ago: The act of selling needs a re-write. Marketers seem to be mired in a morose engagement to transactio … more →
William Safire (1929-2009) The passing of a Jedi Wordmaster.
wrote 2 months ago: I’ve always been a regular reader of William Safire’s Sunday NY Times “On Language … more →
WORDS TO THINK ABOUT.....
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wrote 2 months ago: “Never assume the obvious is true.”- William Safire Follow Me On Twitter Browse The Blog Ye … more →
Prepostrophe's: Why They Don't Matter
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wrote 2 months ago: Most grammarians have a special area in their brain called the apocalypithalamus whose sole purpose … more →
