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About nhbrownlee
Advertising copywriter, Creative Director and state of New York college professor. I love true stories. Who doesn't?I want to vote
I want to vote on November 6, 2018. I mean I REALLY want to vote on that day. But I won’t be in the town where I live to vote. I’ll be working and keeping the economy afloat. So I … Continue reading →
My day began in the back of a police car
At 4:45am on a recent weekday morning, I was all alone walking down a dark side street in the village of Southampton where I live. The only creatures stirring were myself and a flock of deer breakfasting on a homeowner’s … Continue reading →
No scare! I’ll be there!
This Tuesday, June 26, I’ll be working as an elections inspector during the Republican primaries in my residence town. I’ve done this before and I know one thing, you and all of my fellow Americans can relax. Even though my … Continue reading →
To Market or Not to Market
I’m teaching an online course in Advertising Copywriting for FIT which is part of the State University of New York. For those of you who don’t know what copywriting is the easiest way to explain it is that it’s a … Continue reading →
When Neil met Rudy
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in June of 1993. I was walking on East 79th Street in Manhattan with a group of friends. We had just come from a church basement after attending a meeting of an internationally known … Continue reading →
It worked for Izzy
I’ve been watching all the outrage about the use of social media data and the targeting of people through demographics and psychographics to persuade them to one particular political point of view. Putting aside the legalities and morality of using … Continue reading →
High caliber teachers
The other day it was suggested that teachers be armed while working in schools. Yes, that’s what I heard — arm teachers with lethal weapons to ward off potential mass shooters in schools. I thought this was a spoof or … Continue reading →
Happy
This morning a group of us had a discussion about happiness. One person wasn’t happy and couldn’t figure out how to be happy or at least find some sliver of happiness. He was doom and gloom personified! Long face, grudging … Continue reading →
Cold!
Today is January 18, 2018 and it is cold. 34 degrees cold. Not quite freezing but it will be frigid later after the sun goes down. I bet you’re thinking this is going to be a piece about how much … Continue reading →
How to get a shark to bite!
I was watching the show “Shark Tank” the other night. A fellow came on with a product that at first seemed crazy. He had developed nose plugs that look like small oval band aids that cover your nostril openings. They … Continue reading →