MacDonald Manufacturing Concern

Your Life Ain't Nothin' But a Number.

If for some reason you weren't already feeling marginalized this morning...

Zip code analysis is just one of the many ways marketers lump people together into vague, broadly-defined stereotypes. According to this site, my zip code in Boogie Down Brooklyn is a heady mix of the working poor, affluent yuppies, and bohemians obsessed with "microbrews."

Microbrews? Whatever. Nowadays, it's all about the precious, home-cooked batches of crack. My dealer even wraps each rock with a little tiny bow for that small-town crack house feel.

Client Service Tip.

Here's a handy tip.When going out to the client for a major creative presentation, don't try a new shortcut via unfamiliar roads. I'm sitting in traffic right now, more than an hour late, and this meeting is gonna suck. That is, if we ever get there. Hooray for clients in New Jersey!

Glorious Cheese.

I disavow any connection to the events described in this strip from Penny Arcade. Except that a few months ago, I was asked to submit a list of names for the so-called "Double Decker Pizza." I seem to recall most of them were rejected for evoking images of clogging arteries.