Matthew McConaughey loves Texas, and man, his enthusiasm is highly infectious. “In Austin, nobody’s too good, but everybody’s good enough,” says the M.O.C. That’s the spirit of true Texans, and the M.O.C. understands the need to lead people who are new to the state to embrace “The Cowboy Code.” In his charming rambling Texan way, […]
Tea for Texas
How’s The Job Search Going?
When you’re in the middle of a job search, people can be so helpful. A friend or family member might innocently and genuinely offer, “Hey, have you tried Indeed?” For the job seeker, it’s the kind of question that can make one want to sink deep into a tub. “Yes, thanks friend. My resume is […]
Conservative Democrats Will Be Primaried
Jessica Cisneros is running for Congress in south Texas. To win, she must first beat the Democratic Party incumbent, Rep. Henry Cuellar, in the primary election. Cuellar has been called “Trump’s favorite Democrat,” and he has an A-rating from the NRA. The Democrat in-name-only voted with Trump 67 percent of the time in the 115th […]
Ad Age Names Several Small Agencies of Year; In Other News, Barton F. Graf To Close
Agencies rise and agencies fall. Let’s start with the bad news. Barton F. Graf, the small indie agency in NYC, like Wexley School for Girls in Seattle (and other “hot shops” before it), is closing down. Jeff Beer writes about advertising for Fast Company. When learning of the closing of Barton F. Graf, he pondered […]
Cornyn The Divider Has A Mountain of Cash, But No Clue
For the past 40 or more years, “Liberal” has been a bad word in Texas. Senator John Cornyn still lives in that throwback era, although time is now catching up to him and his kind. Let’s look at the last gasps of a desperate GOP, and the tired arguments they continue to rely on. Since […]
No More Games: This Is A National Emergency
What if you lived in a nation where the president incited racial violence on a daily basis? What if you lived in a nation where feeble-minded recipients of this twisted messaging were all too willing to spray the place with bullets from an automated weapon? What if…? The fact is the current president of the […]
“Joie de Hooha” Is Utterly Natural and Totally Achievable
Singing vaginas is not the answer you might expect, no matter the question. Yet, here we are, and in this case, it’s a good answer because the Whole Foods shopper doesn’t want rancid chemical solvents on, in, or near her body. That’s why OrganiCare CEO and serial entrepreneur, Caroline Goodner, is battling industry juggernauts to […]
Are You Prepared for South By Southwest?
I first made my way to South By Southwest in March of 2003. The conference, the city of Austin, and the creative industries have all changed considerably since then. It was just 16.5 years ago, but in our accelerated, digitally-disrupted world things happen fast. To make my point even clearer, when I first attended South […]
