I would tell my 20 year old self, “Get out of this marriage.” I should never even have married.Mores were different in 1954.Unbelievably different.There was nothing worse than being an unwed mother. Nothing. “Shame. The most powerful, the most poisonous of human essences.“ – Jean Korelitz There were many times I should have left my marriage.Many […]

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Hey Indy,It’s been a while. There’s a new virtual class at Wizard Academy called The Art of Working, happening on November 12th. Thought it might interest you.Aroo, Little Buddy.Zac SmithVice Chancellor, Wizard Academy

INDY BEAGLE: It is here for only a little while, and then it is gone. ALFIE the ELF: What are you talking about? INDY BEAGLE: Everything.

via GIPHY If you want to look deeper into this idea of multi-dimensionality, take a look at the video on this page of last week’s rabbit hole. Aroo. – Indy Beagle

How to Walk Though an Advertising Minefield If you are going to communicate effectively with a person, you need to know something about their beliefs. Most writers assume their readers see and believe as they do. And when they knowingly write to people who believe differently, their writing often takes the tone of an argument, leaning heavily […]

Who is Justa Foo, and what kind of juice is that?

I wish I could visit with my Great-Aunt Beatrice.I would say to her, ‘Details. I need details!’ Beatrice and her 11 siblings, mother Mary and father William lived in Paoli, OK.  A new doctor, George Blackwell, moved to town.George was handsome, charming and well spoken. All the ladies in town vied for his attention. The competition […]

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TRIBES-2020_version2 Tribal Theater Handbook, by Tom Grimes Tribal Imperative is focused on the primal driving force in human behavior … we are social-emotional critters made of flesh & blood. (3,086 words) Tribal Theater Handbook provides the overarching framework of 5 FACTORS & their 10 FORCES for behavior architects.  (2,281 words)These are the essentials of WhyWeDoWhatWeDo; the WWDWWD Tool Kit. – Tom Grimes

Here’s where to click if you want to begin at Chapter One

There were two first big trips; big and really big. The ‘big’ trip was my first time to a foreign country, Grand Bahama.True, it’s only 50 miles off the coast of Florida but it is a foreign country. It was in 1979. A Grand Bahama resort was offering a promotional $100 visit, including airfare! Myself, […]

Here’s where to click if you want to begin at Chapter One Here’s our boy, Manley Miller, 18 years ago on a Wednesday night, preaching his first sermon!

Oh wait. I just remembered that one time I did fear for my life.    It was while I lived on the southern coast of Spain. I was a member of The American Club in Fuengirola. Funny thing about The American Club, it had hardly any Americans! Membership was open to any ‘English speakers’.The American Club had British […]

Send indy@WizardOfAds.com an email with the subject line DIGITIZE, and I’ll see if I can convince Manley to do this for us. And the BIG guy in the photo below is Jack Hayden, the baby in the chapter you just read!

These are the basic principles of Chaotic Ad Writing as taught by Wizard Academy: 1. Approach your subject from an unexpected angle. 2. Tell two stories at once, using the relationship between two things as a pattern to reveal the relationship between two other things. 3. Allow the listener to arrive at their own conclusion. In the New […]

If you already requested a Molokai ad, one is being written for you by a Wizard of Ads partner. If you’d like to get one written for your product or service, email indy@WizardOfAds.com a link to your website, with the Molokai in the Subject Line.

Molokai is the most primitive of the Hawaiian Islands. Only 8,000 people live there. You will find no resorts on Molokai, but her people are among the healthiest and strongest in the world. They always have time to talk to you, no matter who you are, and they glow with contentment. You should see them! […]

Farther We Go (A Capella) Walk Off The EarthI used to runCamp in the backyard andPlay in the sunWe couldn’t wait to grow upMan, we were youngAll of the crazy thingsWe thought we’d becomeWe were so youngBefore mom and dad went grayBefore my friends moved awayI never thought I’d feel this way but I doBefore […]

The Boy Who Answered the Call of Kilimanjaro on Amazon

Read about the historical significance of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Mountains in The Belt of Orion: The Wizard Academy Campus 2000 Years Ago

I’ve changed the question slightly. I will tell you my best worst date. I accepted an invitation to go for a moonlight sail. I had never been on a sailboat and thought it might be fun. I only remember that his last name was Blackwell and that his sailboat was docked at Lake Keystone. Never […]

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Listen to the podcast with Rabbi Sacks or read the transcript at Tim.blog

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These are the basic principles of Chaotic Ad Writing as taught by Wizard Academy: 1. Approach your subject from an unexpected angle.2. Tell two stories at once, using the relationship between two things as a pattern to reveal the relationship between two other things.3. Allow the listener to arrive at their own conclusion. In the New Testament, these […]

No, I have never feared for my life.I have feared for someone else’s life. It was in Barcelona and I was on my way home on the Metro subway.The car was crowded. Several of us were standing near the door. Suddenly a youngish man started screaming at the woman standing next to me. He was […]