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Monthly Archives: September 2002

The duck does not have other props.

Wednesday, September 25, 2002

From Suein Hwang’s Wall Street Journal column: Aflac has issued guidelines for every use of its spokesduck. The word “duck” for instance, is barred from sales agents’ e-mail addresses, as is any mention in company publications not generated by the Columbus, Ga., headquarters. Duck costumes are verboten, as are duck Christmas ornaments (requested by some […]

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A rare glimpse at my day job.

Tuesday, September 17, 2002

Client: I don’t understand this question about the snack nuts. Wendy: Well, nuts are classified four ways. Nuts in cans, nuts in jars, nuts in bags and unshelled. Client: What does ‘unshelled’ mean? Out of the shell? Wendy: Um…. no, actually in the shell. Like pistachios. Client: Well, if it’s a nut, you’d eat it […]

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Kushi Kutah

Wednesday, September 4, 2002

I felt it. That cold sort of warm breeze that harkens the beginning of autumn. I don’t know if it’s because all the kids started school on Tuesday or if they’ve just naturally timed it that well, but it’s as though with the first appearance of a yellow school bus, all the trees drop their […]

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