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The Many Delusions of C. Auguste Dupin
Other cities would like to claim him, but Baltimore has Poe. There is a society of scholars and devotees who meet to discuss Poe works and a special Poe room in the main branch of our library. There are Poe … Continue reading
Posted in Baltimore, Edgar Allan Poe, Food and Drink, Satire, Uncategorized
Tagged actor, advertising, Americano, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, Bun Shop, C. Auguste Dupin, copycat, David Franks, Dupin, Edgar Allan Poe, espresso, Evening Sun, France, Jeff Jerome, Jeff Savoye, Long Black Veil, Madame Flame, Mark Redfield, meerschaum, Poe Baltimore, Poe House, Poe Toaster, promotion, Rudolph Valentino, Sam Porpora, Sean Penn, tomb, Urban Legend, Westminster Hall, William Donald Schaefer
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Lobby Observances: The Pre-Interview Job Search Process
l have yet to meet any sane person who wants to work a generic office job, wear taught ties and suit jackets for eight hours a day, sit in broken adjustable chairs, and sniff paper stacks inside gray partitions. Most … Continue reading
Reading Between the Resume Lines
Although I have never hired anyone for a job, I have been very close to a few people who have, and I have witnessed the torments that these employers put themselves through when choosing someone to help build the company … Continue reading
Branding the Offbeat: A Path for 2016
The beauty of blogging is that once you’ve published your post, you can check your “stats” minutes later and see if anyone is looking. I say “looking” because who knows if anyone reads such things. When I visit other blogs, … Continue reading
Posted in Baltimore, Business Communication, Satire, Uncategorized
Tagged Baltimore, bourgeois, branding, Charmin, Charney, ethos, Hansel and Gretel, Kardashian, Macy’s, Maryland, motivational speaking, Mr. Whipple, offbeat, ozonosphere, personal branding
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Charney’s Codification: Prohibitive Perfectionism
This being that most wonderful time of the year, I was at the shopping mall searching for that perfect gift. A few weeks previously, my wife had informed me of her interest in a new leather handbag and gave me … Continue reading
Posted in Business Communication, Satire, Uncategorized
Tagged eponymous law, Macy’s, Murphy’s Law, Nordstrom, Parkinson’s Law, Peter Principle, Plato, Victoria’s Secret
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Female Foreign Nationals: A Good Time to Discuss?
I have long been irritated by emails from females from Russia, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe: women offering to travel to meet me and promising matrimony if I turn out to be a nice guy. If they had done their … Continue reading
Posted in Satire, Uncategorized
Tagged California girls, deportation, Donald, Eastern European, foreign national, golddigger, Hispanic, hunky, immigrant, Ivana, Marla Maples, Melania, Mexican, Muslim, normative discontent, Polish nose, Politics, Russian, Slav, Trump, Vladimir Putin
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A Guiding Light for Baltimore
Anyone who has followed the news in Baltimore this year knows that we have been a city in turmoil. After the death of Freddie Gray, allegedly at the hands of several of our city’s police officers, Baltimore experienced terrible riots. … Continue reading
Posted in Baltimore, Politics, Satire, Uncategorized
Tagged Baltimore, Battle Monument, Dorothy Hamill, Freddie Gray, fried Oreos, holiday lighting, Maryland National Guard, Michael Phelps, Mount Vernon Place, National Aquarium, National Katyn Monument, riots, Walter's Art Gallery, Washington Monument
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Still Over the Moon for Caribou
I am not one to believe that a person grieves, gets over, and moves on. For me, the loss of a loved one sends shock waves through my system that can linger for a lifetime. Such are my feelings concerning … Continue reading
Posted in Baltimore, Food and Drink, Satire, Uncategorized
Tagged Artifact, Caribou, Charmington's, Dooby's, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, latte, latte liberal, Mustang, Panera, Peet's, Spro, Starbucks, venti, York Road
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Charney's Life of Charney 