Writing Taglines on Autopilot.

I spent most of the night finishing an H.L. Mencken bio. (Spoiler alert: He dies.)

I guess I can blame lack of sleep and eyestrain for this awful headache I've got now. It's like a hangover headache, but without the ethos.

Days like this, wouldn't it be nice for creatives to have a little help?

Well, wouldn't you know:

Sloganizer's been around for awhile, but so has the fire extinguisher in our kitchen--if there were ever a time to break the glass in case of emergency, today would be it. Click photo for the link.

Also available in sauerbraten flavor!

M.M. McDermott, ACD/Why is it so bright?

Related: What would Jesus write?

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In Memorium, The Wire (2002-2008)

"Man is never honestly the fatalist, nor even the stoic. He fights his fate, often desperately. He is forever entering bold exceptions to the rulings of the bench of gods. This fighting, no doubt, makes for human progress, for it favors the strong and the brave. It also makes for beauty, for lesser men try to escape from a hopeless and intolerable world by creating a more lovely one of their own."

H. L. Mencken

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