I finally got ahold of my pal Halbert, down in Miami, after listening to a busy signal for two days. Hurricane Wilma did a number on the town, and I’ve been worried about him and a number of other friends in the area.
Harlan, John, Dean, Rich… if you read this, drop me an email […]

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For those of you keeping score, I did not offer a seminar this year.
I lectured at four or five seminars put on by other people… but there’s a huge difference between what I can do with a typical 90-minute slot at a crowded event… and what I have accomplished in the two past […]

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Okay, I’m not the young buck on the scene anymore.
No longer the smart-mouthed kid, or even the too-hip-to-live aging-well culture warrior.
I’m not even officially “middle aged”, unless I live to be 100.
I’m now… gasp… the grizzled veteran who’s not just seen it all… but maybe seen too much.
When the hell did that happen?
I was talking […]

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Lovely blog software I’ve got here. If I don’t post for six days, it goes into a sulk and serves up a blank page.
That’s just rude.
So, I’m leaving a quick note here to let people know I’m not dead yet.
I also know that the notification for posts is not working for most of you, […]

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I’ll be on the horn with Armand Morin in just a few hours — 6 pm west coast time, tonight, Tuesday the 4th — talking about copywriting.
It’s a free call. If you’d like to eavesdrop, bop over to this link:
http://www.quicksales.com/app/aftrack.asp?afid=311096
Just leave your name and email, and you’ll be sent the relevant details. (I […]

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Have you ever watched a cat stalk birds?
I wasn’t raised on a farm, but I did grow up near one of the last edges of American civilization — specifically, a far-flung suburban outpost in pre-densely-populated Southern California, long before the tsumani of pavement washed in and covered up all the vineyards, orchards, and xeriscape foothills.
When […]

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