Author Archives: pegoleg

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R-A-M-B-L-I-N-G-S, Ram...Blin!

Which Whatchamacallit Will Win?

Posted on July 30, 2012 by pegoleg

Thanks to all who entered to win the (soon-to-be) coveted Peg-o-Clio Award. Your task was to craft an ad campaign to sell the following item to an unsuspecting world. I convened a distinguished panel of judges over the weekend (being … Continue reading →

Posted in Peg-o-Clio Competition | Tagged advertising, blog, humor, shameless self-promotion, writing | 61 Comments

Fry-day Heats Up

Posted on July 27, 2012 by pegoleg

Me: Here It is finished. Thanks to all who entered the Peg-o-Clio Advertising Award contest. I am overwhelmed at the talent all y’all have – we’re talking advertising skills capable of selling ice to the Eskimos. (I hope that isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Peg-o-Clio Competition | Tagged blog, humor, shameless self-promotion | 15 Comments

Peg-o-Clio Award Hangs In The Balance

Posted on July 26, 2012 by pegoleg

Did you watch the Clio Awards results show on TV last night? The creativity shown in those advertisements is mind boggling. That’s why the Clio has long been considered the pinnacle of achievement in the advertising world…until now. Move over … Continue reading →

Posted in Peg-o-Clio Competition | Tagged advertising, blog, Clio, humor, life, Mad Men, shameless self-promotion | 36 Comments

Breaking the Fourth Wall

Posted on July 25, 2012 by pegoleg

We almost had an “incident” at the gym the other tonight, and it would have been my fault. I pulled back in time, but it was a close call. I almost broke the fourth wall.

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged gym, health, humor, life, the Fourth Wall, working out | 60 Comments

Cancer Can Kiss My Ass

Posted on July 23, 2012 by pegoleg

When and if I ever get to see God, face-to-face, mano-a-mano, the first thing I’m going to ask Him is this: Why do bad things happen to good people? It was little over a month ago I went to Chicago … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer Schmancer | Tagged cancer, family, health, humor, life | 65 Comments

This Whatchamacallit Is the Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by pegoleg

The TV show Mad Men has been nominated for more Emmys than any other cable drama. Is it because of the steamy sex bits? The Peyton Place-like drama? Christina Hendrick’s impossible curves or Jon Hamm’s smoldering magnetism? Nah…it’s the chance … Continue reading →

Posted in Peg-o-Clio Competition | Tagged advertising, blog, humor, Mad Men, shameless self-promotion | 80 Comments

I Sold Out To The Man

Posted on July 17, 2012 by pegoleg

Big Business Daddy Warbucks Halliburton Big Pharma Wall Street The Man That Guy In The Monopoly Game

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged advertising, blog, business, humor, life, Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, shameless self-promotion, WordAds, writing | 85 Comments

Homo Sapiens Vacationus At The Watering Hole

Posted on July 11, 2012 by pegoleg

As any zoologist will tell you, the best place to observe animals in the wild is around a watering hole. When the species in question is Homo Sapiens Vacationus that means the hotel pool.

Posted in General Ramblings, Vacation Stories | Tagged family, humor, life, musings, travel, vacation | 252 Comments

Don’t Let Tinkerbell Die!

Posted on July 2, 2012 by pegoleg

This old song from The Kingston Trio really gets you thinking, doesn’t it? Never mind that peace and war stuff, though. What I want to know is this: Where have all the readers gone?