Category Archives: Just thinking out loud

Make it work; why newspaper artists make the best designers

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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“Just set your resolution high on your monitor, scale it up, take a screenshot and slap it in there,” I said to the panicked marketing artist who was stressing over the jpg of a 1X3 benevolent ad she was given … Continue reading →

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The killing of Osama bin Laden

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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As the media launches it’s way into the play-by-play analysis of the Osama bin Laden raid, I’m left here struggling to figure out how I feel about the whole thing. I have come to the conclusion that I feel the … Continue reading →

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Is this thing on?

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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In a word, yes. This thing is always on. The photo to the right was tweeted out by Jim Long who is a “veteran, Washington, DC based, network news cameraman currently working for one of the original three broadcasters” (@newmediajim) … Continue reading →

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God, please save the copy editors

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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Dear God, if you are listening, it’s me, Rufus. I know you and I don’t talk much these days but you never say anything. Praying to you feels kinda like ranting into a twitter account. But we really could use … Continue reading →

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What I carry – a #letsblogoff post

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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Some time around my junior year in high school, I bought myself a blue and silver pen. It wasn’t anything special — a Parker or Papermate — but it was just the right weight, thickness and flow of ink. I … Continue reading →

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None of your reality is really real

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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This is the town center of North Clayton Village in Clayton, Ohio. It has a nice wide Main Street, store front shops, a coffee shop, a park around the corner and apartments on top of the shops. It has everything … Continue reading →

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How I know bigotry is alive in Middle America

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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I was passing through the playground at a nearby school in Englewood, Ohio. Sallie had climbed up the stairs that ended in a tube slide and I thought it might be cool if I encouraged her to slide down. So, … Continue reading →

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