Thanks to Daniel Nelson graphic designer/web developer for this observation (and, of course, to Abraham Lincoln). Check out Nelson’s website http://www.fromupnorth.com/2012/02/inspirational-quotes-433/
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Feb
9
WRITER’S BLOCK? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN .. START YOUR ENGINES….
Subliminal message - Can you figure it out?
Ever suffered from that “frozen into inaction” feeling whether it be from a huge task you are facing, a big choice that has to be made or from what artists refer to as “writer’s block”. This feeling has been around since the beginning of time. Here are a few examples of what some very creative people did to help overcame that obstacle. Click here to read more.. »
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Feb
8
WEIRD AUSTIN….STICKS AND STONES……..
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Being called “weird” isn’t something that everyone takes as a compliment – but perhaps it should be. One town in Texas has gone so far as to develop a whole marketing campaign that revolves around the movement to “Keep Austin Weird”. Click here to read more.. »
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Jan
20
“TAKE MY WIFE — PLEASE!” ~ Henny Youngman AND OTHER PARAPROSDOKIANS
Paraprosdokians – the word itself doesn’t elicit laughter, but the concept is used by many comedians and satirists to do just that! It is defined as a phrase or sentence that takes an unexpected twist causing the reader to reinterpret the first part of the phrase.
“If I am reading this graph correctly – I’d be very surprised.” ~Stephen Colbert
“Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak” ~unknown
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Aug
21
DISNEY’S THREE STEP CREATIVE PROCESS
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Walt Disney is considered one of the greatest “creative geniuses” of our time. His method for fostering this creativity in himself and in his staff is still used today. He believed that there are three main phases to fostering a creative idea. Click here to read more.. »
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Aug
17
WHAT IS YOUR ‘CREATEABILITY’?
Who can forget “Snowpocalypse 2010”? Although you can’t find the word in Webster’s Dictionary, the word itself conjures up images of the huge snowstorm that gripped the east coast. Today, thanks to mass media, inventing a word and having it catch on is not impossible to do. Click here to read more.. »
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Aug
10
LUCY NOBLE … POINT TAKEN!
Lucy Noble, an investment banker from Missouri, was so frustrated with the economic “doings” or “nondoings” of lawmakers in Washington that she decided to figure out a way to make her disgust known. She hired a company to fly a banner that read, “Thanks for the downgrade. You should all be fired.” At first Lucy wanted to have it flown over Washington, but with the no fly zone in place, she settled on having it flown over Manhattan. It was such an unusual form of communication that she got lots of airtime on local and national television and radio networks and internet hits!
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Aug
9
FUN WORDS TO SAY
These words are just fun to say:
FLUMMOX — to bewilder
TUTELAGE — guardianship
ONOMATOPOEIA–the formation of words that have sounds like their noise or action (bang, hiss)
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Jul
15
WHO’DA THUNK IT?
What is the origin of some of our familiar product names?
Pop Tarts - Originally made by Post and called “Country Squares”, Kellogg’s rushed through their version and gave them a very trendy name – named after Andy Warhol’s Pop Art phenomena- Kellogg’s Pop Tarts became the winner.
Nike - Greek goddess of Victory
Starbucks – A mining camp on Washington’s Mount Rainer is named Starbo. The first mate from Captain Ahab’s ship, Pequod in the book Moby Dick is named Starbuck. Both played a part in the naming of the famous chain.
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May
8
MOM’S THE WORD
SOME MOM MOMENTS……
“You don’t really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around – and why his parents will always wave back.”
~William D. Tammelus
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