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Trump loves tripping, and my lap
First, a few things to understand about the Trump I know. It’s no surprise that he can be is-he-even-alive lazy, having not moved for...
Patrick Pawling
Feb 152 min read
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The Devil is in the details, they say. We shall see.
[First in a series of greatest hits reruns] Joseph Waggenhofer is a priest, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church in Somers Point, NJ. He’s...
Patrick Pawling
Jan 133 min read
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'No tricks, just treats' as a subject line?
No. No imagination. No information. Nothing to pique my interest as I scan the subject lines in my email client. Plus they hid the lede...
Patrick Pawling
Oct 31, 20241 min read
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Siri is still dumb as a post
Me: "Hey Siri, when is the Washington birthday holiday?" Siri: "Today isn't a holiday, not in the United States anyway." Copilot:...
Patrick Pawling
Oct 29, 20241 min read
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A phishing email that doesn't pass the sniff test
Cybersecurity is getting tougher, particularly in phishing. Notice the email I received, below. The color is accurate, the fonts are good...
Patrick Pawling
Oct 25, 20241 min read
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Top 9 things my cats are *trying* to teach me
9) Humans are not gods 8) Waste no energy. 7) When there is a need, super strength is possible. 6) Be patient with prey, but move...
Patrick Pawling
Oct 23, 20241 min read
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The day I got an F-minus in writing
His name was Sullivan. He taught English at the community college where I (barely) landed, having scraped by in high school as a...
Patrick Pawling
Oct 17, 20243 min read
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What splitting wood taught me about life
Wood stoves provide more heat than you might think. You have to drop the tree or talk somebody into delivering some cuts, remove the...
Patrick Pawling
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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How NOT to handle a radio commercial
It's simple. Focus on benefits, not features. This is the oldest rule in copywriting. Yet I just heard an ad on Bloomberg radio that went...
Patrick Pawling
Sep 25, 20241 min read
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Hello! How are you! I am well! Glad to hear it! Thank you!
It's said, rumored, to be honest, that the exclamation point — AKA the admiration mark — was invented sometime around the end of the 14th...
Patrick Pawling
Sep 4, 20242 min read
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