Daily Archives: Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Close, but no Cuban cigars

Close, but no Cuban cigars: Alas, my career as a Mavs fan, which started with such promise, has ended (at least for this season) with a thud. The Miami Heat won the NBA championship 4-2 tonight with a 95-92 win … Continue reading

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Advice to speakers

Advice to speakers: In my life, I’ve heard thousands of speeches. I’ve written hundreds (I once worked for three years as a speech writer). And I’ve delivered dozens — perhaps more. Tonight, a friend named Jim Brown told me that … Continue reading

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Subway tunnel advertising

Subway tunnel advertising: Apparently, they’ve been around several years, but earlier tonight, I saw a “subway tunnel ad” for the first time. I was on the DC Metro Red Line between Metro Center and Judiciary Plaza, glancing blankly out the … Continue reading

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x%$&ing Maverick post

x%$&ing Maverick post: I’ve been traveling or in a bubble since Sunday, so I didn’t even see Game 5 (except the score) nor heard of the follow-up controversy (although, I anticipated there would be plenty of it). Mark Cuban explains … Continue reading

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Meg Whitman on Skype (and her visit today to Capitol Hill)

Meg Whitman on Skype (and her visit today to Capitol Hill): I’m at the NFIB Small-Business Summit this morning, where eBay‘s CEO Meg Whitman has just spoken. (NFIB.com story.) Recently, there has been much written about how Google and others … Continue reading

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