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After three years on the Sports Desk at the Las Vegas Review-Journal back in the early 90s, I just couldn’t bring myself to go out and cover another dart tournament, high school softball game, amateur golf event, or rodeo (even if it was the Super Bowl of rodeos). I also couldn’t muster up enough willpower to write another bowling column, even if I did have a loyal following that depended on the shoddy reporting I afforded it each and every week.
The writing was on the wall. It was time to escape journalism and do what I always wanted to do, write ad copy. As a card-carrying member of Gen-X, which roughly translates to the first-ever TV generation, my attention span was just enough to get through a commercial or the back of a cereal box, but not much more. Luckily that’s all you need to write ad copy, and I knew it. I could put my journalism degree to work by stringing together small bursts of words to sell products and services, and that made me happy.
So in 1993 I started an ad agency, and I’ve been running one ever since. Thus, I continue to string together small bursts of words on a regular basis. But like most anyone who has even an ounce of writing ability, there’s a need to do more with it. Write a book. Get published somewhere. Start of blog. You get the picture.
So now I’m launching this web site so as to self publish stories and rants that for one reason or another “need to be told.” I hope you enjoy and I truly appreciate any feedback you might have.
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