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Author Archives: Mr. Dan Kelly

Chicago writer interested in many things.

Photo a Day 2011, #37

Photo a Day 2011, #36

I can’t wait until it warms up. I’m getting tired of all these close-up, indoor shots.

DVD Menu Project, Films Watched February 8, 2011

Unfortunately, all the flicks I watch on Netflix aren’t represented here. Of course, that’s a relative “unfortunately.”

Photo a Day 2011, #31–35

Missed a few, alas. Oh well, once you break a resolution, you need to repair it.

Protected: Fatal Doom, Chapter 8

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Horrible People I Have Worked With

I worked as a freelance copywriter for a catalog house back in the early 90s. After a while they offered me a permanent gig. At least I think they did. It’s been quite a while, and I think I would have had to be ensconced there for what happened to have made sense. Anyway, at […]

Protected: Fatal Doom, Chapter 7

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Har!

I’m a copy editor/copywriter for a living, and part of my job involves delivering edicts on our editorial style, establishing standards for how and why we say things in our communications. Got that? Anyway, a co-worker came over today and asked me, “Dan, do you have any standards?” “NOOOOOOO!!! ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!” I immediately replied, to […]

What the Hell Is Nate Talking About? A Guide.

If Nate Says: “I want to see the big man video.” He Means: “Kindly play the Black-Eyed Peas’ ‘Let’s Get It Started’ video for me for the hundredth goddamned time.” [Assumedly, Will.i.am is the big man, but this is unclear.] If Nate Says: “I want to see the man in the black hat video.” He […]

DVD Menu Project, Films Watched January 30, 2011