Great CX-pectations
Under the great headline “Fanfare for the Comma Man” Ben Yagoda wrote April 9 in The New York Times about the evolution in the use of the comma. Notice please that I used no commas in the previous sentence. But … Continue reading
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Ink by the Barrel
“[Tommy] Lasorda used to say, “‘Don’t get in arguments with people who buy their ink by the barrel.’” — Bobby Valentine, quoted in The New York Times, March 13, 2012 “Never argue with a man who buys ink by the barrel.”– William … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
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A bushel of words
Apple sneers at the term “flagship store.” It prefers the word “landmark,” and with good reason: The designs of many of the Apple Stores are arguably more impressive than the design of Apple’s computers, consumer electronics, Web and software products. … Continue reading
Res Ipsa Loquitur
The Bay Citizen reported this week on the personal bankruptcy of Lt. John A. Pike III, the campus policeman who gained worldwide notoriety recently for pepper-spraying a line of protesters at the University of California, Davis. I was one of … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
Tagged Bay Citizen, John A. Pike III, Linda Katehi, pepper-spray cop, privacy, public interest, UC Davis
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