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Dog Days at JD Custard

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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On July 17, JD Custard is celebrating Dog Days of Summer. Show up, have some great custard and each dog receives a free Dogwich. Hours are 12:00 noon until 10:00 pm in Englewood. Take a picture of your dog eating … Continue reading →

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Three things I learned at #140conf NYC

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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To say that I learned three new things at the #140conf (June 15-16, 2011 in NYC) might be stretching things a bit. Perhaps I mean to say that three of my observations and assumptions about human behavior have been affirmed. … Continue reading →

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My little dopamine spritz #twittermakesyoustupid

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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Last week, Bill Keller (@nytkeller) Executive Editor, The New York Times tweeted out: “#TwitterMakesYouStupid. discuss.” And I wrote a blog post that was a half tongue-in-cheek job application and half… naw, it was a job application. I suspected his tweet … Continue reading →

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A thousand words in a million keystrokes

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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This morning, I pulled the dust cover off the old manual typewriter, rolled a sheet of paper into the carriage and typed something. I wanted to see what it felt like again to be a “real writer.” In truth, it … Continue reading →

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My political leanings

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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Someone asked me yesterday what my politics were. I sent out a series of tweets explaining them. New readers to my blog might quickly jump to the conclusion that I am a left-wing, bleeding heart liberal nutbag, but they would … Continue reading →

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Me and the Wall Street Journal finally broke up

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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I have had a long-standing relationship with the Wall Street Journal. We’ve been through my business career together, traveled the country hand-in-hand and kept each other company in many lonely airport lounges when flights were delayed or during long layovers. … Continue reading →

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I’m a picker, I’m a grinner, I’m a lover and I’m a sinner… but mostly I’m a plumber who writes poetry and works as a barista on the weekends

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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This photo got a fair amount of ribbing on Twitter all last week by the interior design community, architects and some other folks who will remain unnamed. It was a good bit of fun as we poked at how this … Continue reading →

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