Mitch’s Blog on Life, Books & Marketing

Umm... Happy New Year?

2008-08-08T17:03:04Z

Quick question to all five of you who read this thing: Where the hell did 2008 go? I mean, it's already August, and I'm already starting to consider various New Year's eve plans... Is it just me, or has this year completely flown by? Another ran...

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One Minute Movie Review: "The Dark Knight"

2008-07-24T19:36:03Z

I saw “The Dark Knight” in IMAX last night – Wow! Great flick, in my opinion. Most of the reviews I’ve read about the new Batman movie describe a good, but not great film, with Heath Ledger as “The Joker” stealing the show. Well, these reviews ar...

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Sports Story of the Year...

2008-07-23T18:14:37Z

Anyone who's a sports fan has likely heard this story involving three collegiate softball players (two from Central Washington and one from Western Oregon), but here it is again (courtesy of YouTube). I'm not the most emotional person, but even th...

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"Please won't you be my neighbor..."

2008-07-22T16:28:37Z

After penning this post about some of the current problems with San Francisco, a client/friend of mine encouraged me to attend a monthly neighborhood meeting where issues affecting ourselves and our neighborhood are discussed – and I did, last ni...

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Congrats, Nick and Chenin...

2008-07-21T17:59:07Z

No deep thoughts today about life, books or marketing. Just wanted to use this space to congratulate one of my best friends, Nick Kenig, on his recent engagement to the lovely K. Chenin Woodbury. Nick proposed to Chenin yesterday afternoon in a p...

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I've Arrived... (Sort of)

2008-07-17T05:55:34Z

I think I’ve finally made the big time here in San Francisco. Nope – I have yet to grace the society pages in the S.F. Chronicle. I still have to wait my turn behind the velvet rope outside nightclubs. And telemarketers continue to ask for “Mich...

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Table for One

2008-07-11T20:52:54Z

I had a nice dinner last night at this local Italian joint on Polk Street, just a few blocks from my apartment. This, in itself, isn’t a revelation; the fact that I ate alone and thoroughly enjoyed the (lack of) company – probably is. I eat out b...

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One Minute Book Review: The Alchemist

2008-07-10T19:25:16Z

There are two types of people in this world: those who like Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, and those who don’t. I fall into the latter category, and I’m probably the only person I know who has read the book who wasn’t completely blown away. (So, I...

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Thank You, Stranger at BART Station...

2008-07-09T16:41:57Z

Just when you think the entire city of San Francisco is going to H-ll, a random act of kindness resets your thinking about the whole Armageddon concept. After work yesterday, Nick and I went into the BART station (S.F.’s underground mass transit ...

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One Minute Book Review: Under the Banner of Heaven

2008-06-27T21:48:49Z

I wrapped up Jon Krakauer’s 2003 book, Under the Banner of Heaven, earlier this year, and whole-heartedly recommend it. Krakauer’s read is incredibly interesting, well-written, and paces really well. It reminds me of those long, absorbing pieces i...

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