Category Archives: Just thinking out loud

You cheated me. You stole my destiny.

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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There is a scene in Forrest Gump where Lt. Dan hauls Forrest to the floor of the military hospital and lashed out at him for saving his life. His destiny, he yelled through clenched teeth, was to die in battle … Continue reading →

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Puppies of Mad Men

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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Anyway, it got me thinking that if Mad Men started off with a puppy, there has got to be a ton of other puppy references throughout. So I am going to find them and add them here. Continue reading →

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I’m a joker, I’m a smoker, I’m a midnight toker… but mostly I’m a welder who writes haiku and works as a janitor on the weekends

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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When I was young, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life when I grew up; EVERYTHING. I wanted to be on the receiving end of a firehose of experience that was exciting and revelrous and peaceful … Continue reading →

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There, I fixed my Klout Score

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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Klout messed up my score, so instead of complaining about it like everyone else on the twitter, a little bit of duct tape, a black Sharpie and I just fixed it myself! Problem solved. Tweet

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Water pressure

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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I spent a huge chunk of my 20s and 30s traveling around the country for my corporate employer who no longer graces the list of the Fortune 500. I have stayed in thousands of hotel rooms and all of them … Continue reading →

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Crowdsourcing bridges

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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In the past week, I’ve stumbled onto two major brands that launched crowdsourcing design projects they probably should not have. The first is the Barack Obama Reelection Campaign (MY poster submission is posted to the right) and the other is … Continue reading →

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You were carried

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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A popular legend about Sacagawea was that she carried a baby throughout her stint with Lewis and Clark as they mapped the Western regions of the United States. That baby grew up, thinking he had discovered America. In truth, he … Continue reading →

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