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Archive for July, 2008

You might want to file this post under “Tim doesn’t have a personal blog, but he felt compelled to write this somewhere.” With that being said, I was just reading a fascinating story on CNN.com about a Qantas jet that was flying from Hong Kong to Melbourne, 29,000 feet up, when a giant hole appeared [...]

Old Spice Serves Up a Doogie

The current Old Spice commercials featuring Doogie Howser as “a former make-believe doctor on TV” are hilarious. Possibly even better than the Will Ferrell versions. Oh no she didn’t. Oh yes, I did.

Columbus. The Best of Everything

I love living in Columbus, I love working in Columbus. To me, Columbus is a great Mid-Western city. If we could add some mountains, it would be the perfect city. The Columbus Chamber has launched a nifty site to help anyone new to Columbus find loads of information about neighborhoods, work and places to play: [...]

My Top 10 Favorite Drummers

I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Tim, who are your 10 favorite drummers?” Alright, you don’t need to ask me twice. I’ve been thinking lately about who impresses me the most behind a drum kit.
My list actually includes 11 drummers, not 10. I figure if the Big Ten can have 11 schools, my list [...]

What’s In a Name?

Though I’m a few days behind the curve on this, I thought I’d add my two-cents to the current pop-culture debate on Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s recent choice for the name of their new baby girl:
Sunday Rose Kidman Urban
The first time I read it, I thought it was a mis-print. Like she was born [...]

So I’m going on vacation and started typing my auto-reply message, “I will be out of the office until…blah, blah, blah.” And then I stopped myself and said, “Hey self, you’re a copywriter. You can do better than that, can’t you?”
So here’s what I wrote:
While you are reading this, I will be stuck in a [...]

What have you been up to?

Over the weekend, I was visiting family and my sister rented Definitely, Maybe, starring Ryan Reynolds and Abigail Breslin. I gave the movie a chance and to my surprise, I really liked it.
Probably the least exciting, memorable or attention-getting line in the entire movie caught my attention. Will, the main character, protagonist, or whatever you [...]

Embarassed to read the newspaper

Last Saturday, I attended an “unconference” here in Columbus called PodCamp Ohio. Billy, Marcie and I had a great time. We learned a lot about viral marketing, podcasting and blogging and we got to talk to some really smart and interesting people. If we have time soon to review our notes, maybe we’ll share some [...]

$13 Challenge Part 2

How is Marcie faring you ask? As of yesterday she still had $13…
She has been eating things she bought grocery shopping and planning her meals, I am so proud and a tiny bit envious of her homemade food (which has been suplemented with office food laying around).
The keeping busy strategy seems to be working. If [...]