Golly Gee: Court Strikes Down FCC’s Indecency Policy

Posted by on Jul 13, 2010 in Blog, Xanadu | 0 comments

In the latest example of how corporate attorneys and the judiciary system have way too much time on their hands, an appeals court today...

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Dogs Days of Summer PR

Posted by on Jun 29, 2010 in Blog, Xanadu | 0 comments

With temperatures well in the 90s, the Dog Days of Summer are here. It’s a time to reflect on the work of fevered PR brains that...

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Book Review: The Case for Rational Optimism

Posted by on Jun 18, 2010 in Blog, Xanadu | 0 comments

In the 1800s, a transportation expert warned that if horse-drawn travel continued apace, city streets would fill with 10 feet of manure by...

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Of Tea Parties, Mad Hatters and 6:00

Posted by on Apr 14, 2010 in Blog, Xanadu | 0 comments

As a lad I had a French teacher who told us: In France, we say whenever you look at your watch and it’s exactly 6:00, you’re...

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“Think Outside the Box” — Oh Pull-ease!

Posted by on Apr 9, 2010 in Blog, Xanadu | 0 comments

Are you as sick of hearing “think outside the box” as I am?  The phrase is as silly and meaningless as a mantra. Who the heck...

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My Own Personal Verizon Repairman

Posted by on Mar 19, 2010 in Blog, Xanadu | 1 comment

Last week my phone went dead.  I called Verizon.  Ten minutes later a black-clad Verizon tech support SWAT team swooped in by helicopter,...

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