Monthly Archives: July 2011
Rejection Week: Bottom banana plays second fiddle
In 2009, DC Comics hit me with a surprise. Wednesday Comics was a serialized newsprint comics broadsheet that hit stands once a week for 12 weeks. I blogged giddily about the joy I took consuming it, and even had my … Continue reading
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Rejection Week: Life outside the group
In 2009, I saw an ad for a Groupon editor. At the time, working at Groupon seemed like a risky prospect; I had already worked at start-ups and been laid off by every one of ‘em. Still, it seemed like … Continue reading
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Rejection Week: Trains to (literally) nowhere
Next up in my week of failure: My non-starter career as a map designer. So, I like me some board games. A big welcome one in my house is Ticket to Ride, which is fun for people who are not … Continue reading
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Rejection Week: World traveler stinks it up
In 2001, I joined my wife on an adventurous business trip to Germany and Austria. It was adventurous less for our adventure and more for who joined us: our 1-year-old son. He was an active dude, who quickly got to … Continue reading
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Rejection Week: A goodbye to my greeting cards
Welcome to Rejection Week, an examination of just a few things I have created that have been rejected, denied, passed over and outright dissed. My list of misses is much longer than my list of hits, and sometimes I think … Continue reading
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